Reviews - La brújula dorada

10.2k reviews for:

La brújula dorada

Philip Pullman

4.07 AVERAGE

laurenslovelylittlelife's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mindelanowl22's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

katclaybaugh's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ilikestartrek's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mrufka's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

crosar259's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I've always wanted to read the golden compass and I'm happy I did!! The world is so interesting and I can't wait to dive more into it!

catherine_bookshelf's review against another edition

https://booksbird.wordpress.com/2017/11/23/northern-lights-by-philip-pullman/
The first book in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials Trilogy, the Nothern Lights introduces the characters and begins the epic story of Lyra Belacqua, Daemons, and dust.

Set in a world very much like ours, there are however some noticeable differences. One difference is that it seems to be set in a time without technology, and where men are the majority of academics with few women in this field. Religion also plays a part in this book, however, the churches’ influence is very different to that in modern society.

The very noticeable difference, though, is the magical side of the novel from other worlds within the aurora (northern lights), dust and of course Deamons. The Daemons, in particular, are what make Pullman’s novel so unique and intriguing. Each human has a Deamon which is a person’s soul in the form of an animal. These animals can shape-shift into different creatures when a person is still a child but upon becoming an adult Daemons stick in one shape which in some way reflects the person they are linked to. The bond between a person and their Deamon is a brilliant exploration of identity, imagination, and magic in our every day lives...