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Title: The Shadow in the North (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 2) by PHILIP PULLMAN ISBN: 0-394-82599-3 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 23 September, 1989 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (65 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good
Comment: ... Philip Pullman is probably THE best male author I have ever read, and this series is one of my favorites. It's sort of a more evolved and grown-up Lloyd Alexander and is a very enjoyable read if you just want to escape for an afternoon. Sally Lockhart is a spunky heroine with more than the usual share of intelligence.
The only faults I can find with this book are, one, that she isn't the sort of heroine one can relate to. This didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book, but it did reduce the number of times I'm going to read it. Two, that even in a series, I prefer slightly stand-alone books, and this is not one of them. No respectable reader can tamely accept the ending without reading the last one in the series.
Otherwise, I recommend it for pretty much anyone. Just be sure to read the first book in this series and have the last book ready before you start.
Rating: 5
Summary: Continuing mystery and suspense
Comment: The Shadow in the North follows on from Philip Pullman's 'The Ruby in The Smoke'. Sally Lockhard is no longer 16, she's a young, fiercly independent woman with a mystery to solve.
As before, Pullman draws on his knowledge of Victorian London (and, almost certainly, his interest in photography). The Shadow in the North is one of Pullman's masterpieces of characterization. He has the phenominal ability to make his readers fall totally in love with his main characters - even to the point of infatuation and, at the end of SITN, you know Sally Lockhart as well as you would know your own daughter. You're proud of her. You even wish you could be like her.
Exquisitely written, The Shadow in the North is packed tight with diverse, often terrifying characters. The plot takes dark, unexpected twists. The story-telling is amazing. Pullman is one of the few authors who succeeds on both sides of the Atlantic. When you read his books, you know why. The Shadow in the North is entirely impossible to put down until you've turned the final page... then you want more.
Rating: 5
Summary: A touch of James Bond, but otherwise great.
Comment: I, personally, enjoyed the Shadow in the North even more than the Ruby in the Smoke. It is a continuization of the young victorian heroine Sally Lockhart (now 22), who certainly seems to attract shady business wherever she goes. Pullman's chracterizations are amazing, and his descriptions of everything make you feel like you're watching it as a movie.
However, I do feel like throwing something sharp and heavy at his head right now, like perhaps a big book about subliminal aggression towards love; as the end of this book and the end of the Amber Spyglass have similarly disturbing endings concerning romance. Also, the machine at the climax of the book is a bit far-fetched for the setting. It sounds like something out of a James Bond movie.
The plot is perfectly paced: Beggining with the sinking of a ship and ending with a diabolical plot to control lots of whatever (in the grand tradition of slimy, psychopathic villains) . The way all the characters are interconnected is clever and actually plausible. Of all the colorful characters, the best one is Jim, Sally Lockhart's cockney-type friend who spends his time reading and writing melodramas and working in the theatre. I never wanted to stop reading this book, and I will definentely get the Tiger in the Well. Strongly recommended, despite the far-fetched moments.
***Post script concerning sex in this book: For all you parent-type people who are worried about how appropriate this is for your Young Children, you can relax. It's nothing graphic, so it would probably be appropriate for anyone 5th grade or up. But my friend read it in the third grade and said it kind of freaked her out then.***
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Title: The Tin Princess by PHILIP PULLMAN ISBN: 0679876154 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 19 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Lyra's Oxford by PHILIP PULLMAN ISBN: 0375828192 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman ISBN: 0440238609 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.97 |
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Title: The White Mercedes by PHILIP PULLMAN ISBN: 0679886230 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 22 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The Broken Bridge by Philip Pullman ISBN: 0679847154 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 15 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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