The Elements of His Dark Materials: The Guide to Philip Pullman's Trilogy by Laurie Frost
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Book Summary Author: Laurie Frost Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2006-09 ISBN: 0975943014 Number of pages: 560 Publisher: Fell Press |
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Book Reviews of the The Elements of His Dark Materials: The Guide to Philip Pullman's Trilogy
Customer Review: Knowledge adds dimension to reading
Summary: 5 Stars
Most fiction stands alone as a good read. Some make you think and some do not. However as with all the classics, many writers do not create characters and places out of whimsy.
There are so many hours in a day and it is not possible for the masses to be educated in every discipline needed to understand the deeper meaning of many of the symbols, places, and names involved in the stories we read. So we can use the help of books like "The Elements of His Dark Materials" by Laurie Frost to fill in the gaps and keep us focused on the original story. The book seems more massive than the book it is describing.
Even with books like "Annotated Alice" the philosophy is absent and another book "Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy" is needed to fill in the gaps. This book may not be the whole story but it is a great starting place.
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Spoiler Warning
Please be aware that the encyclopedic nature of this book makes spoilers inevitable.