by Philip Pullman
I read it hoping for some redemption after the debacle which was Book the Second. I think I felt so betrayed by Pullman that I couldn't fairly assess this book on its own merits. I'm still mad at him.
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I would say it was somewhere between 3 and 4 stars for me. I remain steadfast in my opinion that the first four Dark Tower books are excellent, and then it all went downhill. This was a nice addition, but it didn't really grab me (still, it was much better than the last three DT books). The book is ...
My book for work. Of course I like these because of the feminism, but more importantly, because the characters are aware of how exceptional they are, and how lucky. There's no smug superiority in Sally about her freedom, no condescension to other women. Instead there's an awareness of what it cos...
Enjoyed this series very much the first time I read it, still enjoying it a whole lot on re read. I like Sally, and I also really like the way this series tips its hat to its Victorian antecedents in interesting sorts of ways.
found this at a used bookstore in Mexico and since it didn't say it was a trilogy, I figured it would be okay to read it even though I hadn't read the other 2. I assumed it was more like Agatha Christie, where there's the same main characters, but you can read them in any order. Well, it turns out i...
G:AUDIO BOOKShistory historical ficPlays and dramaPullman, PhilipPhilip Pullman - Sally Lockhart - Bk 03 - The Tiger in the Well
As "The Tiger in the Well" begins, we find Sally Lockhart a single mother in Victorian England, her lover having died before they could be married. This is a hard enough situation, in those times, but soon Sally finds herself as the victim of a mysterious and elaborate scheme designed to ruin her re...
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