Showing posts with label fantasy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fantasy. Show all posts

The Golden Compass

WOW. Very entertaining read, filled with all the usual fantasy highs and lows. The characters are interesting with varied motivations, but the whole fantasy genre trapping of "travel here, obtain object and/or meet new character, rest, travel elsewhere, repeat" gets tiresome. Really cool theological premises abound and look interesting for parts 2 and 3.

4 stars out of 5

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

What a fantastic finish. Worthy of any and all praise. Amazingly tight narrative that stays true to character and delivers a mesmerizing final spell over the reader. What's next, J.K.?

4 1/2 stars out of 5