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The Golden Compass
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This is one of very best fantasy books in recent years - completely unique in the world building and with…more

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Jim Townsend
Aug 19, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Awesome. Great page-turner.
Amy Hayes
Aug 12, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: audio-book
Listened to this on audio because I've been putting off reading the book for ages. The story was interesting and I liked Lyra and the bear and Lyra's daemon. The characters you are supposed to hate, I did hate. I'll probably continue on with the other 2 books since I already own them. ...more
Katharine
Could not put this one down!
Jessica
Apr 27, 2020 rated it it was amazing
I'm doing a challenge to read more books from varied years and this one had been on my list to read forever - and I'm so glad that my challenge "forced" me to finally pick it up! A real fantasy gem that entirely appeals to me. You've got a plucky and stubborn young heroine set in an alternate Victorian England (plus other places) - it's basically Victorian England except that all humans have "daemons", which are like animal familiars. And magic and science are both as real as the other.

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Allie
May 27, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 12, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: bbc-100
A. S.
Jul 18, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 06, 2009 rated it really liked it
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Aug 24, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Sep 30, 2009 rated it really liked it
Nancy Brady
Oct 23, 2009 rated it did not like it
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~Sara~
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Jan 17, 2010 rated it really liked it
Suzanne
Feb 20, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: juvenile, adventure
Juliette
Mar 01, 2014 rated it really liked it
Delitealex
Nov 14, 2014 marked it as to-read
Marisa
Jan 25, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy, fiction
Jimena Rodríguez
Aug 10, 2015 rated it really liked it
Mary Ann
Sep 12, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Mar 04, 2016 rated it liked it