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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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This book is something. I wasn't originally going to write a review of it, but I think I need to get down how this book made me feel; and that is all at once confused, inspired and lonely. Why did it make me feel this way? Well partly because of its somewhat simplified yet unbelievably complicated premise and partly because I believe that's how his main character Lyra felt the entire time. This book tells its story through the eyes of a young girl and her daemon but the philosophical and religious questions that are thrust upon her seem too adult for even some adult's understanding.
That being said, for some reason or another, this book is a great one for kids to read. The mysticism and magic will take them to worlds they never thought possible and open their minds to help cultivate their imagination. And although I don't think they'll quite grasp the 'truth' (For want of a better word) or the science of the tale, they will heartily enjoy it as I did.
This book exhausted me with its myriad characters and their myriad complexities, but it was a good kind of exhaustion. And I'm very happy to have read it. 3.8/5
That being said, for some reason or another, this book is a great one for kids to read. The mysticism and magic will take them to worlds they never thought possible and open their minds to help cultivate their imagination. And although I don't think they'll quite grasp the 'truth' (For want of a better word) or the science of the tale, they will heartily enjoy it as I did.
This book exhausted me with its myriad characters and their myriad complexities, but it was a good kind of exhaustion. And I'm very happy to have read it. 3.8/5
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May 20, 2015
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May 20, 2015
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May 18, 2016
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May 18, 2016
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"It's so interesting. Interesting in a way that really makes you wonder what's going to happen next, not just in a mildly curious way, but with a burning intensity. I'm going over everything that is going to happen and had already happened. It's intensely frustrating in the very best way."
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May 23, 2016
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June 15, 2016
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childrens-books
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Aug 29, 2016 10:24AM
Pullman's idea while writing this was to create an atheistic response to the Chronicles of Narnia. I agree with you that it may be too lofty for children to grasp, but it's still one of my favorites.
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