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Summary: imaginative, amazing and like a modern fairy tale.
Review: One of my favourite all time books. You have to read it!
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Summary: imaginative, amazing and like a modern fairy tale.
Review: One of my favourite all time books. You have to read i
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Summary: breathtaking!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Golden Compass and its sequel the Subtle Knife. Philip Pullman has a writing style that is unparalled by any author I have seen in either the 80's and 90's. Having just reread John Milton's Paradise Lost, I was even more amazed how well the symbolism of His Dark Materials Trilogy worked. LMilton's epic was one of the first that came up with the theme of questioning God's Judgement, and yes the most compelling interpretation of that work is that at times the Devil himself is seen as the sympathetic and humble hero who was a victim to God's pride. Its also surprising to note, having also read the critisms Milton received a couple hundred years ago, the negative critisms of the Golden Compass are almost EXACTLY the same! The purpose of a book is to provoke thought, not to mimic a readers views! His Dark Materials trilogy does exactly that. It takes a level of maturity to really understand the work, but it does not mean it deserves to remain unpublished or banned. I personally can't wait to finish the Trilogy with the Amber Spyglass; it will be an exciting and new adventure.
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Summary: Perhaps the best series i've ever read
Review: Harry Potter is fairly bland in comparisan.The oft-sung Harry Potter genre,is fairly common,but this is defintely new.The daemons are a intresting additon. The ending was,in my opinon,not only a fairly intellgint marketing scheme-though it might not be intended that way-but lets you wonder what does happen to Lyra. I like the strong female charetcer Lyra,displaying a group that is usally being rescued,not doing the rescuing. A good,fast paced read.It has appeal to all age groups,being simple enough for younger children,but in no way a ''kiddie'' book.This series deserves Harry Potter's publicity in full.
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Summary: Awesome Book
Review: This is a great book. It starts out a little slow, but is really good as you get into it.
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Summary: An Auothor to compete with Tolkien
Review: If you ever need a book with it all in I would advise you to buy this one. It is one of the best books I have ever read and it is up there competing with the Hobbit. If someone came along and said what is your favourite book I would automatically say this one. It is full of action and adventure and is a brilliant story for all the ages.
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Summary: What a stunning book!
Review: I absolutely loved this book! I would recommend it to anyoneover 13. It is very exciting and I was unable to put it down. Iorek,the armoured bear was my favourite character and I found myself wishing I had a daemon like Pan to guide me. Go out and but this book now!
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Summary: ** What an intelligent view of fantasy and mystery... **
Review: This book is a superb example of a highly skilled author that knows what he is doing. All through out the book, I found myself in awe at the brilliance of each new event. To me this book is new and exciting,-which are really such excellent qualities hard to achieve in a book. If you want to read something quite different than anything you have ever read, pick this one up!
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Summary: Wonderful and Magical Audio recording
Review: WOW! What a wonderful full-cast recording! Having previously read the book, I am still captivated by this presentation. The voices were well chosen and bring a whole new dimension to the book. If you are a Pullman fan, don't go without this experience!
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Summary: The Golden Compass: review
Review: The book starts out with Lyra and her deamon (an animal friend who is the "physical infestation of your spirit", your deamon is your best friend and goes with you everywhere. Untill you reach the end of puberty your deamon can change forms. Your deamon is your protection basicly) living in Jordan college at a free lifeIn Chapter One, Lyra sneaks into the RETIRING ROOM, the room where Scholars and the Master and their guests, meet every night. She learns about Dust, thwarts a plan to kill her Uncle, Lord Asriel, and starts her adventure. With this beginning, Pullman hooks us into the adventure of our life time. Pullman cleverly crafts the entire story so just about everything has a purpose for being there. The symbolysm in this book surpasses any that I have read before in quantity and within reason (of being there). I cannot wait to get back to it (nope, I'm not done yet, but I feel that my opinions are strong enough). THANK YOU Amanda, for making me read this book. Luv ya'! ::wink::
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