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Summary: Brilliant Finish
Review: This book brings the Sally Lockhart Trilogy to a close, and what a close it is. Pullman becomes a sort of Dickens of our times; He possesses a keen eye for rooting out social injustice and exposing it...both this and the His Dark Materials trilogy question our values and force us to think, all the while drawing us in and involving us. Its true, the first part of the book really makes you angry... almost like Oliver Twist affected me. Later on it jumps from place to place all the while riveting you. If you like this series I would definitely recommend Pullman's masterpiece His Dark Materials. The final book is finally out and completes this thrilling, yet darkly elegant, series.
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Summary: A Fitting Climax
Review: This book did a pretty good job of tying up all of the loose ends Pullman left with "Ruby in the Smoke" and "Shadow in the North". The only problem I have with this whole trilogy is one that many Pullman fans share: what about Sally's real mother? Anyway, at the beginning, you're almost as outraged as Sally ("This can happen in England? ")when she finds out that some stranger is trying to take away her precious Harriet in a custody lawsuit. You watch, enraged, as she tries to handle the problem herself as her dimwit lawyer simply "spreads his hands and tries to look mature" instead of helping her; and she only gets herself into more trouble. Finally, at the end of her rope with her sexist barristers and Parrish, whoever he is, Sally goes into hiding, eventually sinking to London's East End, packing her toddler daughter Harriet around with her. It's mentioned in both "Ruby in the Smoke" and "Shadow in the North" that Sally is a firm capitalist . . . until she sees what life is like on the less fortunate side of the fence. She meets a woman who's missionary-turned-doctor who's made it her mission to cleanse the East End of poor health circumstances; Miss Robinson, who runs a shelter and crusades against stingy landlords who enforce awful living conditions, and Daniel Goldberg, a Hungarian socialist willing to help Sally in ways that no one else can. The polt takes inummerable twists and turns and you begin to find out what really happened to Ah Ling that night on the docks . . . Read this book. Although it is not my favorite out of the Sally Lockhart trilogy (Shadow in the North is, though this one comes in a close second) it's just as wonderful as it's predecessors.
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Summary: A RIVETING NOVEL
Review: This book is truly one of the best I have ever read. Usually, I am a romance reader, but this book captured my imagination. The way the characters come together with the same purpose (to get the Tzaddik) is truly intriguing. I have not read the other books in the trilogy yet, but I am sure I will enjoy them. I encourage anyone with a love for adventure and mystery to read this.
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Summary: Fab!!
Review: This book was definately the best out of the three! It was more gripping and it was impossible to put down. I would reccomend this book to anyone who wants a good mystrey with a small dose of romance - barely any! You must read the first two books befor this, and then The Tin Princess.
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Summary: The Tiger in the Well
Review: This book was fantastic.It was basicaly about a young woman (Sally Lockheart)who lives with her baby Harriet.In a previos book Sallys fioncee Fred was killed in a fire purpossely made by Axel Bellman who then asked to marry her.Now a mister Parrish has a false claim that she is married to him.This book is very dark and SERIOUS.It does have its bad points although its great 1)It goes on and on and on and....you get the point?
2)When Sally spends time with Harriet the book gets slightly..BORING!OtherwiseI would recomend this to someone who enjoys long serios love stories this is for you other wise defiently do not read this book.
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Summary: Not as good...
Review: This book was not as good as the first two. Two of the main characters were off in South America half the time. I would still recommend the first two books, which in turn you will have to read the last, its just not as good. I still miss Fredrick!
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Summary: WOW!
Review: This is by far the best of the Sally Lockheart trilogy. Reading this made me analyze my own strength of character and will. This follows up on the Ruby in the Smoke very nicely. -Sara Doherty
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Summary: 3 1/2 Stars - Sally takes off her social blinders
Review: This is the least satisfying book in the trilogy. It could stand on its own without the first two, but a less convoluted plot would have aided immensely. Most off Sally's charm comes from the spunk she exhibited previously and abiity to think on her feet. Now at the ripe old age of 24 or so, a succesful single mom in Victorian London, she sems to have grown complacent. Her ability to analyze problems, consider options and move ahead with a solution, seems to have left her. She realizes she doesn't know much about child rearing since she has a nanny do that for her. She knows who is trying to destroy her life but she doesn't take appropriate measures to protect herself. In the first book she shows she is capable of shooting someone who threatens her. Rather coldblooded, but when she knows who wants to steal her home, business and daughter, what more do you need to take aggressive action in your defense? She could have removed Parrish from the scene, inherited his estate and if she wanted, given her child a last name. There is plenty of violence in the book so threatening Parrish would not have been illogical. While on the run, still trying to figure out who is trying to ruin her life (despite it being abundantly obvious the first time she meets with her attorney to anyone who has read the first book), Sally is exposed to many socialist ideas. Since she finds herself attracted to Daniel, the main socialist and there are somewhat bizarre diatribes against capitalism, it's unclear at the end of the book, which economic system will direct the rest of Sally's life. Sally falls into the helpless female role that I found unattractive. She doesn't need men to help her but it seems progress isn't made until men come to her aid at various times. It isn't until Jim (my favorite character in the series) comes back from South America near the end that the action picks up. I found myself skipping over most of the "woe is me" passages. The book starts out with a bang, drags through the middle and has a high action conclusion in which nature saves Sally's life. The book still has an abundance of charm, especially to me in the description off many of the lesser characters such as Parrish "He's not shy, not backward in coming forward." There's Sydney "Not like some men she knew, all mouth and trousers." When a girl gang member is comatose and her mates (they "looked as if they'd been pickled in sin for years") thinks she's dying, they tell her upon finally awakening "Devil, Bridie, but you scared us. We thought you was about to stick your spoon in the wall." Read and enjoy a very nice Victorian novel.
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Summary: A MUST READ!!!
Review: this is the most enjoyable book...
the best ever...
when i started reading this book i didn't want to stop, and i didn't want to finish reading it.
i didn't want to finish those enjoyable days...
well, is philip pullman the best story teller ever???
ofcourse he is ...
this book let u live with sally and feel with her.
the best in the series
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Summary: most mature book in the trilogy
Review: This trilogy seems to grow up steadily with its main character, Veronica "Sally" Lockhard, a beautiful and successful independent business around the turn of the century. The first book, 'Ruby in the Smoke', was enthralling and very good, but a bit juvenille. The second, 'Shadow in the North', grew up considerably, and the dialogue was more complex and mature to reflect the growth of Sally. Emotions are deeper, and the story is a tad more grisly then 'Ruby'. Now, with this third book, author Phillip Pullman has struck gold. It's intelligent, fast-paced and yet thoughtful and very mature. The crimes are more violent, the subject matter darker, and the characters are different and unique. They are adults now, in every sense of the word - physically, of course, but most noticably mentally and emotionally. Sally is her delightful self as always, stubborn and flawed but with a strong character and a good heart. Enter a new character, who at first seems to be an all-too-perfect new love interest for the heroine, a brilliant and radical Socialist under the name Daniel Goldberg. In short, a story rich is landscape, character, and emotion, and thick with plot, not to be missed. A new change for the slightly more young adult novels in this trilogy, but change most definitely for the better. My favorite.
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