Very little I can say about this save I've attempted to read this series four times...and have never made it half-way through the first book. I've never been able to pinpoint the exact reasons why I am so completely not interested in this series, but I very rarely don't finish a book I've started, s...
This book is engaging, exciting, and complex. The world Pullman created is so vivid and the characters are intriguing.Read my full review here.Pullman’s world is so unique. I love the idea of each person having a daemon, an animal who is a part of our soul. Right away, it’s easy to see that Lyra, th...
The Golden Compass is such a magnificent book in every way. It was so beautifully written, intelligent and so intensely creative. The story begins with an engaging, clever, yet sassy young girl named Lyra Belacqua and her shape-shifting daemon, him being her soul, Pantalaimon. Her best pal, Roger, i...
In a world where each person has their very own dæmon, and where there are witches, armored bears and a great amusement for "dust". The book revolves around it's protagonist; an 11 year old girl, Lyra. She sets out to find her friend Roger who has mysteriously gone missing. In the process, she meets...
Long story short: saw the movie first. I was underwhelmed. Tried reading the book. I was bored. The book became a paperweight. The end. At least, if not the favorable word of mouth these books keep on encouraging, that would be the end of it. Years later, a few days ago, and with my attention span...
I liked this book the most out of the His Dark Materials series. My problem with the series as a whole is that it's too didactic, Pullman pounding in his message against organized religion in later books with ten-inch nails. In terms of message and themes this series seems to consciously be the anti...
This is a largely ironic novel. I say ironic due to the way in which in aiming to parody another work of fiction, it falls victim to the same problems it accuses the other work of. By parody I mean the claim, verified in some sources by Philip Pullman, that due to the author's dislike of The Chronic...
The powerful and evocative tale of brave, brilliant Lyra, a self-willed child with a unique talent, in a hidden Universe close to ours... I found this in my school library and devoured its crystalline atmosphere, rich language, shadowy, redolent world and refreshing refusal to patronise young read...
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