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Summary: Bad for my ambition
Review: I have a collection of nieces that read these books before me. Like the Harry Potter series, they read and loved His Dark Materials. And, like Harry Potter, I set out to read these books to have some common ground with the kids. To my delight and surprise, I was entranced. Plot and theme you can get from other reviews. I must say simply this: read these books. They are a wonderful trip down that grey early morning period of the soul between youth and adulthood. More than that, though, they navigate these tough times with skill, intelligence and heart. Read these books.
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Summary: The Best of Philp Pullman
Review: These three books are wonderful. Now that they come in one book you'll be able to read the whole Magical series. This book is adventure,humore,action and is heart breaking. This wonderful story will make you want to see what else Philp Pullman has written. You will be dissapointed that there are only three books in this series, but that makes your imagination explode with ideas! This book is wroth reading over and over again.
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Summary: Nothing Short of Amazing
Review: It has surprised me that this book can even be compared to Harry Potter. I have been a huge fan of His Dark Materials series since i first laid my hands on the Golden Compass. This has everything a reader could want, magic, suspense, cunning, love and leaves the reader basking in wonder. What can possibly happen to the characters next? The aggravation I went through waiting for the Amber Spyglass, imagine waiting for years for this amazing novel to finally arrive. These three books are at the very top of my list and i recommend them to anyone who does not mind spending sleepless nights completely glued to them. Philip Pullman is an amazing storyteller and you will never know what to expect next. Consider yourself lucky to have the full collection all at once.
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Summary: The Harry Potter of the 90's
Review: This is probably one of the best series I've ever read. This trilogoy has adventure, romance, comedy, and tragidy tide in together. It took about a week to read, which is long for me, but it was worth the wait. When I arrived on the last page of the Amber Spyglass, I was very disapointed it was over. I'm now a very big fan of Philip Pullman and I wish he would write more to this series. I still haven't got over how much these books affected me. Literaly, I never thought that I would actually like any other book series as much as the Harry Potter ones. Way to go, Pullman!
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Summary: Not a great read, certainly not for children
Review: I did enjoy the first book of the trilogy but as I read the other books I bacame more and more upset that this series should be found in the children's section of a bookstore. Most fantasy books for children do not directly denounce, or promote a god found in modern religions. This series did and did so blatantly.
For children from religions where there is a belief in a good and loving god, this series can be very troubling and frightening. I would not recommend this series to anyone under high-school age and even then I would be hesitant.
I have seen this series compared to C.S. Lewis. As far a children's literature goes, His Dark Materials trilogy does not hold a candle to the Lion, Witch and The Wardrobe series.
If you are looking for good children's fantasy literature, look elsewhere. This series is sure to trouble and disappoint young readers.
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Summary: A once in a lifetime journey
Review: In the trilogy of His Dark Materials Pullman guides readers through a fantastic and thrilling epic adventure. The Golden Compass is the most innocent of the three books, whereas the second, and especially third book, take on a more mature status. These are books that never lose their touch, no matter how many times you read them. A rollercoaster of emotions lends feeling, and all the characters have amazing depth. Though these books may not be for the die hard christian, they should be read with an open heart and mind. They will have you wishing you had a daemon too.(a personification of the soul in the form of an animal) If you are anything like me, you won't be able to put them down.
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Summary: Fantastic Experience
Review: Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series consumed almost all of my time- because I loved them so much. The book had everything I could ask for, love, adventure, complexity, and more! Every word was carefully thought out, that came together in a brilliant ending. Cheers to Philip Pullman, the author of such exquisite litterary masterpieces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Adult agenda taken to children
Review: Philip Pullman has written an very compelling trilogy with an excellent story line. However, the content is questionable for kids under the age of 14 without adult supervision, unless religion has no place in your lives. This trilogy openly attacks God and Christianity, and at the end of the third book Pullman also makes a concerted effort to plug sex. I'm, really disappointed that the library associations have given this book aclaim, and that it appears in most public elementary schools. Pullman is openly aetheist, but taking his cause to kids is a pretty cheap shot.
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Summary: Fascinating read!
Review: Roaming through the Young Adult section in the library this morning, that wasteland where Dickens and Tolstoy rest on the same shelf as Avi and Gary Paulsen, I happened to notice three rather substantial volumes: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. I'd heard of the triligy before so I picked up The Golden Compass and just finished it a few hours ago. And all I can say is... WOW. What a great book!!! Within the first ten pages Pullman ensnares you in a world of treachery and lies, courage and love, mystery and truth; a world where every human being is followed, protected and comforted by creatures known as daemons, and being without one is like living without a head or a heart. Lyra, the heroine of the story, and her daemon Panthalaion are unwittingly swept up into a world of lies and deceit; she has a purpose she must not know, a destiny she must discover alone, yet if she fails then all of humanity is doomed. Her fate centers around a phenomenon known only as "Dust", and the mysterious city that lies behind the Aurora, the Northern Lights... What can I say, I'm hooked. I would definitely reccomend the trilogy already, I'm going out tomorrow to pick up the other two books. Enjoy!
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Summary: Food for the Imagination
Review: I attend Narbonne High School. I often ask the Librarian if has any suggestions as to what to read. She suggested The Golden Compass. This has been one of the best books I have read. I like fantasy and this fits it to a T. I felt that I could connect with the characters in the book. For those who do not know, the book is about a girl who receives and interesting compass. The compass is unlike any we have in our world. Lyra is the main character. She is a smart young girl who lives in Oxford at Jordan College. In Lyra's world it is unheard of for people to not have deamons. Pantalaimon is Lyra's deamon. He acts as her conscience. They are a perfect pair. There are many other fascinating characters, such as Mrs. Coulter, an aeronaut Lee Scoresby, "uncle" Asriel, witch queen Serafina Pekkala, Iorek Byrnison the armored bear. It is fascinating to see how all of these characters are intertwined to make such a marvelous book. Philip Pullman has really outdone himself. As soon as I finished the first book I couldn't wait to get my hands on the second one and the third one. His Dark Materials is set up like Lord of the Rings. It's a story that is about one huge adventure mad into different books. I recommend the series to all of my friends. The way the story id written leaves me wanting more. It was very hard to put the book down. I would strongly suggest that for anyone who is intending on reading these books to make sure you have enough time. Once I got reading I couldn't stop. Pullman has really outdone himself. His Dark Materials should be in every library. No library is complete with out it. The Golden Compass is food to everyone's imagination. The characters feel so real that it is hard not to believe it is truth. After I read the first one I wished that I was in Lyra's world and had a deamon. The friends that I have recommended the series to go on to read other books written my Pullman. The Golden Compass is a fascinating story that leads to suspense, action, adventure and drama. I would give this book a ten!
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