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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Series #1) - Community Reviews back

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Where Is Wallis?
Where Is Wallis? rated it 12 years ago
This is a re-read. I forgot how much I love this book until I re-read it. It's brilliant. A true epic fantasy. If you were put off by the film; and let's face it, it was shit, I highly recommend you check out the book anyway. The characters are so full of life, the world building is amazing and even...
Stuti's blog for depleting ships
Stuti's blog for depleting ships rated it 12 years ago
What can I say about this book that hasn't already been said, then re-said(?) in other words and later on in other languages? Hmm? I guess the only sensible thing would be to is rave madly to strangers grabbed off the sidewalk till their ears bleed! But sadly even that has been accomplished to perfe...
A World of Make Believe
A World of Make Believe rated it 13 years ago
This book just makes me all kinds of happy. I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to read these, really... Granted, I do go to a Christian university and it is such a great time to see people's reactions when I say that I'm reading these. Honestly. My advice to those people would be to read them fo...
The Girl who Reads
The Girl who Reads rated it 13 years ago
A truely good book and better than the movie!
Projections of a Bibliophiles Mind
This is the first book of my favorite set of books in this entire world. I don't think there is any book that can top the feelings I have towards this book. Even though it is a children's book I think deep down it was meant for an older reader. The book is filled with philosophical (mostly platonic)...
Nerdy Reading
Nerdy Reading rated it 14 years ago
Let me start by daying this: I did not finish reading this book. I rarely do this because even when I do not like a book I push myself into it, I always think the ending could be great & I would be missing something worth reading. That said, I couldn't finish the Golden Compass maybe it was because...
Lu (Sugar & Snark)
Lu (Sugar & Snark) rated it 15 years ago
My Rating:9/10My Take: This book was absolutely brilliant! I don't know why I didn't read this earlier! It was passionately written, beautifully thought out and a very emotional journey! I was hooked from the beginning and on the edge of my seat the whole time!The characters were vivid, wondrous and...
Bibliophilic Monologues
Bibliophilic Monologues rated it 15 years ago
Ah. Finally, a good old-fashioned fantasy with a gripping plot and interesting characters. And not a vampire in sight.
joannajoanna
joannajoanna rated it 15 years ago
I picked up this book, well the series really, in order to spend some time reading a few stories to my eight year old daughter. However, she wasn't very interested in the book because there were so many words she didn't know the definition of. However, I fully enjoyed the tale.I picked this book s...
Tiana Smith
Tiana Smith rated it 15 years ago
This held my interest, but it's not something I would reread time and time again. It seemed too political - like it had a message to get across, which quickly takes me out of the story.
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