The not-so-Subtle Knife

Partway through the second book, and while replying to comments on the previous post about the first book, I realized that my shifting opinion on His Dark Materials stemmed from having expected ( author )

and instead gotten ( author )

. Critique from within the system. ( Details )

Something to look up in reviews, thinkpieces, fic, etc. when I'm finished reading.

Also, there is a lot of explicative monologuing. Like, a lot. Characters have largely stopped speaking like actual human beings.

All that said, though, I'm still enjoying the story. Even with pacing and repetition issues in The Subtle Knife. The Golden Compass was better. We'll see tomorrow+ what The Amber Spylgass is like.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

So... that's a thing that happened.

( The good and the bad )

Other links, for reference:

• kate_nepveu's reviews
• Daily Dot on the love potion