The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1)

Reader reviewed by Veronika

Usually I like Pullman's books, especially Sally Lockhart, which is excellent...but this one...it's, for mi part, the supreme degree of boredom.
I tried to read it once, stopped after about fifty pages, then took it again, went to the 80th page and then a third time, and I definitely stopped at the 100th.

Really, I can't go over.
But it is only my opinion.

Veronika

Reader reviewed by Christine

I did not like "the golden compas". The start took too long to go ANYWHERE at all, so it put me in a bad mood for the whole book. However, it was well written, and I did like the author. so I will give it some credit.

Reader reviewed by Janine

I thougth this book was great. I love Lira's history. Who her mom is, who her dad is. How she came to live at the university. Who took care of her as a baby. The gypsies, the bears, the animals that take the form of your soul. It is so cool. The compass is amazing, I love how she can read it. The ending is such a cliff-hanger, it really makes you want to know what happens next.

Reader reviewed by shorty

This book is the greatest book i have read yet. But Riney is confusing you. Will doesn't come in unitil the beginning of the second Book The Subtle Knife. Lyra and Roger are the main Characters in this book. But all in all this book was really cool. I had to look up a lot of words for it, but it was definately worth it.

Reader reviewed by Riney

The Golden Compass is the first book in the Dark Materials Triology, a great fantasy series!

The Golden Compass introduces the two main characters, Lyra and Will, both who live in Oxford, England, but in parallel worlds. Both have questions that need to be answered and both decide to go on to find the answers. Lyra, an orphan living with her uncle, is curious about this mysterious object called Dust. Will on the otherhand, is confused by his mother's actions and the disappearance of his father.

Together, the two set off to discover more than they ever thought.

Definetly read this book, and the whole triology!

Reader reviewed by Nurin

In this book an orphan named Lyra and her daemon are sent to live with a very nice woman called MRS. Coulter. This lady has prmised Lyra that she will take her up North. However when Lyra and her daemon realize that Mrs. Coulter is just toying with them they run away and live with the gypsies. Since many of the gypsy children have been kidnapped as well as Lyra's friend Roger have been taken up North Lyra, with her growijng talent of reading a truth device, is allowed to go with them in order to bring back the children
This book is really good and everyone will love it.

Reader reviewed by Astonished

I was sorry it didnt go on and on-and pleased to see it was only book one, so that I have Two and Three to look forward to. It really is a completely absorbing fantasy, both because of he many-layered suspensful plot but-even more-because of the main character Lyra and her charming sidekick, who made me long for a personal daemon myself. An original and fascinating novel.