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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Read this in 1999. It's very imaginative world-building and filled with adventure. The movie version was not-so-hot, but don't let that dissuade you from reading this excellent fantasy trilogy. (  )1   woodge | Nov 20, 2009 |  A sweeping first entry in Pullman's His Dark Materials series. If only the rest of the books lived up to the original. If only Pullman's personal agenda did not get in the way of his writing. Pullman is talented and this book kept me company during my childhood flu experience. Pullman has excelled in building a world we care about. What he has not succeeded in, despite his aim, is a series of novels that rise to the level of C.S. Lewis's allegorical Narnia. ( ) SendersName | Nov 10, 2009 | I have NO idea what you people are thinking!!!! This is ABSOLUTELY NOT a children's book! Have you read the other 2? Unless you want to discuss the ethics of whether or not theres a God, or the cruelty of animal and human testing, or the theories of interworld dimensions! Seriously guys! Also, the movie was HORRIBLE compared to the book! If you had never read the book it would have been a cute movie, but if you did read it, the entire movie you would be like "WHAT?! that never happened in the book" and "Wait, what happened to this part?" But, i did love the book, i just don't think its something to read to your 9 year old. Definitely 5 stars + 2 thumbs up! ( )1 SammieDV | Nov 8, 2009 | I read this book for the first time several years ago and listened to it this time around. Lyra, a child left with the scholars at Jordan College to be raised, is curious and clever. When Mrs. Coulter comes to take her away, Lyra is hopeful for an adventure to the North. However, Mrs. Coulter and her daemon the golden monkey are not nearly as pleasant as they seem and are in fact Gobblers (the General Oblation Board) who are experimenting with children, daemons, and dust. Lyra is determined to find the children stolen by the Gobblers and bring the Golden Compass to Lord Azrael. Along the way she is added by the Gyptians, Yorik the armored bear, a mercenary aeronaut from Texas, a witch, and other interesting characters. However, it is Lyra's drive that continues to fuel this mission forward to connect to the hidden worlds and get to the bottom of the mystery of dust. I just saw the movie too - a big disappointment. Most of the nasty bits were taken out and the order of events was mixed around. Plus the movie just sort of ended without acknowledging what happened to Roger and the link tot he other worlds. The full cast production of the audio book was very well done! (  )1 ewyatt | Nov 7, 2009 | Philip Pullman delivers and unforgettable story in the first installment of his series 'His Dark Materials.' The Golden Compass follows the events of a girl, Lyra, who inevitable ends up fighting against an organization (seeking dominance over the world), called the Magisterium, whom she suspects has been committing horrible crimes against children everywhere, including one boy she knows well who disappears in the beginning. The Magisterium appears to fear an element called Dust, its properties fairly unknown and appears to be linked to magic of sorts, and every human's daemon companion creature that they are born with in this alternate and somewhat parallel universe. Pullman writes excellently and gives a wonderful story that should not be missed by any fan of fantasy or science fiction with an affinity for alternate/parallel universes to our own. Or even one who just enjoys a good story. ( )1 LibaryMaze | Nov 5, 2009 | 
 As always, Pullman is a master at combining impeccable characterizations and seamless plotting, maintaining a crackling pace to create scene upon scene of almost unbearable tension. This glittering gem will leave readers of all ages eagerly awaiting the next installment of Lyra's adventures.
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