At the hands of a possible external influence, like the alchemist in Oxford? Is Malcolm's plot-line just that? Is he just a complete plot device in that he can defy any natural odds because he needs to be with Lyra at the centre of the Rose Garden at the End of Book 3.
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When Lyra met Agrippa she was overcome with a sense that none of her choices were those of free will and that she had made it to this stage in her story under the influence of a higher power. Does anyone else think this is maybe on purpose? Hear me out. I've noticed a lot of people complaining about how Malcolm's character is too perfect, and that nothing seems to go wrong. The story ended, and now its been needlessly continued.
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The series was built for HDM, not an entire companion trilogy. This is the conclusion, and based on what we've seen in TSC (not count LBS as its a prequel) it wont be nearly as compelling. The problem is, that now volume 3 is the big finale. I think volume 3 has the potential to be great, but I dont have my hopes up.
And I also despise it for what its done to the series. It was an awesome book, but theres a lot that didnt work. Is now suffering in such realistic, distasteful, and honestly disgusting ways that it feels as if TSC actively hates HDM. Lyra, who fell in love in such an inoccent and beautifully written way. Lyra, who journeyed through the north with ice bears of old, who played the role of eve and whos father staged a multiversal war. Lyra, who was once freeing people from the land of the dead in one of the most beautiful and emotional moments in book history for me. Throw in the completely uneeded rape scene and the depressing hatred between Lyra and Pan and you have a book that completely ruins HDM for me. Unfortunately, thats exactly what happened. I kinda wanted an epic scope, and I really didnt want them to devalue HDM by completely forgetting about the defeat of the authority.
I wont lie, I was kinda hoping to see some cool new worlds and wacky fantasy creatures. This is our first proper HDM sequel since amber spyglass. Really liked the villains as well, and all in all I think it was amazing. The whole 'blue hotel' thing was extremely well done and I cant wait to see how that pays off. It was also very well written, and I really enjoyed the complexity of the story, as well as some of the mystery elements. Thematically its probably the best book in the entire series, exploring the personal toll that the magisteriums rule takes excellentally well.
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