We accompany 11-year old Malcolm on his first intellectual, and subsequently his physical journey. It's over ten years since I read Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and I was immediately drawn back into the fantasy word of daemons and Dust, although I did not relate to Malcolm in the same way I remember doing with Lyra. This story did not have the same level of depth and complexity that I recall, but did explore some dark themes and ideological criticisms.
(Eloise May - bwl 88 Spring 2018 ) |
