But The Secret Commonwealth's greatest strength is the care it takes to center the story in the individual the importance it grants to what's in our heroes' hearts. ( Though Pullman might find that comparison paltry.) This book feels like a response to the darkness in our time as Lord of the Rings feels like a response to the darkness in J. I was fascinated, occasionally contemptuous as the story had me siding with one character over another, and always curious to know more about the world and what would happen and always in awe of Pullman. It's an adventure, global in scope and epic in shape, but it's also a story about being unsettled in one's life, about living with consequences, of what happens to us when we are estranged from ourselves. It is a tale of spies and philosophies and wit, of factions vying for control of the truth - or the public's opinion of the truth. Philip Pullman's The Secret Commonwealth is a big novel full of big ideas, big characters and big sorrows. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Secret Commonwealth Author Philip Pullman
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