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Northern Lights: the Illustrated Edition by Philip Pullman
16 reviews
anni_swanilda's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Death, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol
marianneiriss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Animal death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Torture, and Xenophobia
whirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Violence
fruya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, and Ableism
Minor: Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Animal cruelty
monoliloquy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
There are moments, in the way Pullman writes people--women, especially--that give me pause, but most of these moments are storytelling choices and specific misconceptions that Lyra has about the world.
The writing in this book is enthralling, vivid, and doesn't let you go even for a moment. It's creative and the worldbuilding is beautiful.
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Violence, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
jourdanicus's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
Minor: Racism and Forced institutionalization