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Summary: I love this series!
Review: I read this book a few months ago, and I am finally going to read the 3rd (final) one in the series! I think that The Golden Compass is the best one so far. It does a great job of introducing the main character, and it also has a good plot. I think that this book has no (or very few) bad parts in it, and I would recommend it to anyone! If you do read it, don't expect it to be a very realistic book because right in the first chapter, you read about Lyra and her Daemon; so obviously, it is a fantasy story.
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Summary: The Golden Compass
Review: I know that most people like the book "The Golden Compass" but I hated it. If you like fantacy it's great, but if you dont it is a nightmare. Just to let you know!
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Summary: One of a kind read
Review: This book takes place in a world like ours, but different. At first I was thrown off a bit by the differences, but as I read more it came together beautifully. Lyra is an interesting character and though I didn't like her at first she really grew on me. This is deffinately a great book which works on many different levels. Of course if you read this book you MUST read the next two, both of which are better then the one before! This series is truely a classic.
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Summary: Phillip Pullman strikes Gold
Review: This is children's and young adult's literature at its best. Phillip Pullman is spectacular, and it shows in the Golden Compass. The story Follows young Lyra, who has come into possesion of a mysterious artifact nown as an aielthometer. With it, she can answer any question, and it helps her on her jouney to find the Mysterious Dust. This story is spectacular, leading Lyra from one escapade to another. Wheter it be with the Waterway-dwelling Gytians, the armored bears of Bolavangar, or the Witch tribe. No child should go without reading this.
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Summary: Simply Fabulous!
Review: I think that Pullman has by far outstreched his other creations (such as Ruby in the Smoke) in creativity and magical mystery. This story follows an adventurous young girl named Lyra on a journey to the north. As she learns about her past and as she struggles to understand everything that is going on around her, a plot unfolds in which she is not only included, but essential. At the end she must make a decision on which the fate of the world rests......
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Summary: THE GOLDEN COMPASS....EXCELLENT
Review: I loved this book! I loved this book! I loved this book! I loved it! I loved it! I loved it! I loved it! I loved it! READ IT READ IT READ IT READ IT READ IT READ IT READ IT.NEED I SAY MORE?
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Summary: An OK book
Review: I read this book for my AP english class as a freshman. I was rushed to read it, but I really enjoyed it. If you are into science fiction an like intriging books, then no doubt this is the book to indulge yourself in this summer. It is the story of a girl in another world and her struggles to search for the truth as well as her past.
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Summary: One of my favorites!
Review: This book is amzingly exciting! It is now one of my top ten! I think anyone who likes exciting mysterious books will love the Golden Comppass!
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Summary: The His Dark Materials Trilogy is Unmatched Any Any Other
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read, and probably ever will read. After the first page, I was drawn in with amazment at the perfection of the writing, and the storyline is unmatched by any other author. I can suggest this book to nearly anybody who likes good books of any catagory. In this book, and the rest in the series, the author, Philip Pullman describes the characters, the places, thoughts, and feelings, with enough detail to go from Oxford to Svalbard. This book and the rest in the series will always stay as some of--if not--my favorate books.
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Summary: HOW OFTEN DOES A NOVEL CHANGE YOUR LIFE?!? READ THIS NOW!
Review: Forget about comparing Pullman's 'The Golden Compass' to anything remotely to do with Harry Potter. That attempt can only deceive, for it's like comparing apples & oranges: can't be done. As other reviewers here have pointed out, they're both genius but quite differently so. However, 'The Golden Compass' treads utterly farther, deeper, & upon ineffably more existential terrain than Potter ever has - or even can. Advanced kids can read this, but it is essentially an adult book. [The only other book of this genre which is in the same class is John Crowley's 'Little, Big': read THAT!]. Once you slowly ingest the first few chapters, you are suddenly snagged into a story rich in complex characters; astonishing plot; & masterful writing. Where else have you read in 1 book of humans, daemons, the soul, witches, the Magisterium (!), armoured polar bears, & the eternal & most serious questions surrounding the existence of sin, God(s), multiple dimensions & realities; betrayal, courage & love? NOWHERE. One national critic points out that this is one of those rare books that actually changes your life. IT IS.
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