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Juho Pohjalainen
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As soon as I was revealed who Lyra's father was, I immediately intuited her mother as well. I wonder if it's because I suddenly remembered from my first time reading this book, many years ago. Or just because I've read enough books in general to be able to tell how these things tend to go.
Either way, another thing I do remember is that I devoured this book the first time around, and I'm starting to see why.
— 20 hours, 15 min ago
Either way, another thing I do remember is that I devoured this book the first time around, and I'm starting to see why.
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Juho Pohjalainen
is on page 101 of 399
There's something interesting about the main character not only spending time with the person the audience knows to be the villain, but outright worshipping her for a while. Deep dissonance between in-universe and out-of-universe knowledge.
I'm glad she caught on before it'd start to get old.
— Sep 16, 2026 10:51AM
I'm glad she caught on before it'd start to get old.
Juho Pohjalainen
is on page 70 of 399
Here's another plot thread. Something about dust, and something about kidnapping children. Obviously these are connected - every narrative law demands it - but the main character shouldn't figure it out quite this easily. To her it'd all feel like too much of a coincidence. But so it goes.
At any rate, things are picking up.
— Sep 10, 2026 04:14PM
At any rate, things are picking up.
Juho Pohjalainen
is on page 37 of 399
It's been quarter-century since I last read this book, and even then it was just the one time and never picked up the sequels anyway. I remember almost nothing - bears, daemons, high concepts, no details. And I rather feel like the first chapter was a bit of a wasted space that could largely have been skipped, but after that it's been picking up.
— Sep 02, 2026 03:44PM