The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) in Book Buying Addicts Anonymous

Oct 11, 2011 hh rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2011, fiction, sff, ya

i knew i hadn't read this series, but i knew i'd read some philip pullman. (mystery solved: i read the sally lockhart books as a kid)

this is a breathless high adventure philosophical fantasy novel. a super fun ride. the characters are strong and really unique. i have to say that despite the ending, it felt really self-contained. i don't necessarily feel like i have to read the second book right this second or i'll die.

pullman is perhaps the clearest inheritor of the excellence of c.s. lewis. ...more

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Nov 14, 2007 Nicole rated it really liked it

The book started a little slow for me and I'm having a helluva time avoiding all the movie previews. I'm almost finished and have spent the last few nights reading furiously under the covers using my cell phone as a book light.

I'm not really understanding all the hoopla from the US Catholic League. Then again, I haven't finished the book nor read the others in the series. Then again, I could give a crap what they say or think. God Bless America

CORRECTION: I understand the hoopla now (the end of ...more

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Dec 05, 2007 Stacey rated it it was ok

Shelves: bookclub-gems

This was a quick read, but a bit too serious (for a children's book...). I still can't quite decide if I like it or not. I think I'm neutral right now, but the ending did leave me with a need for more closure. I guess I have to read the second one, and probably the third one so I don't keep wondering what happened to the darn Polar Bears.

I don't think I'm really any sort of Sci-Fi/Fantasy fan...just doesn't really do anything for me. So this one is on my "Ehhhh..." List and I don't think it will ...more

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Nov 22, 2007 Jennifer rated it liked it

With all the hype, of course, both the movie and the book were nothing like I thought they would be. I did enjoy the imaginativeness of the writing and the story. There are a few things that I still don't quite understand, but perhaps they will be further explained in the other two books??? On to the next one... ...more

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