I actually didn't like The Subtle Knife at all...it was strange and definitely didn't have the quality of adventure I felt in The Golden Compass. I'm thinking it may have had something to do with the fact that it mostly took place in this world in present day. I also wasn't really sure the whole time what Lyra and Will's goal was. I mean, I realize they were searching for Will's father, but there was not really any sense of why or any urgency or anything that tied the two stories together. It was as if I was watching a TV show and a character from a COMPLETELY different show showed up and they continued the story by trying to fit their worlds together, with a strange result. I'm thinking something like a vampire shows up during How I Met Your Mother or something equally as strange. The whole thing was disjointed and kind of forced. I don't know...I guess it just wasn't my favorite.
The good news is that I'm now reading the Amber Spyglass, and am liking that better, as it is starting to make sense again. So far Will is searching for Lyra, which seems a plausible storyline, and definitely presents some urgency. I'll report on this when I finish, which will be in 8 hours, as my kindle has so kindly let me know. After that, I'll have to see if Return of the King is available at the ebook library, and if not I'll have to find something else from my list.
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