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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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Chaitra
This is the umpteenth re-read of a beloved book. It's the only YA series all of whose books I really love. Its combination of a complex heroine, daemons, armored bears, zeppelins and balloons, gyptians, multiple universes, theology, witches, the villains with their complicated desires - it's all heady, and for a piece of children's literature (that I've read), completely other. I think this should be rated higher, although I can see why it's not. This is not a fast read (even though its a re-rea ...more
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May 22, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 15, 2014 marked it as to-read
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