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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Wonderful ideas in a book that slowly defies convention.
I love it and I keep wishing I had read this when I was younger.
Great book, although I think some of the concepts may be above the head of children. However, I thoroughly enjoyed it! I read the whole thing in about three days, I was reading it every chance I got.
The boys and I loved this book, the beginning more than the end. Dust, daemons, and the Gyptians kept us engaged and excited. Even Iorek, the deeply troubled armored bear, kept us riveted to the story. But all the battles at the end left us confused and drained traveling from setting to setting.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is magical, charming, and ageless. Lyra, a young orphan raised by scholars at Oxford, becomes entranced by the mystery of "Dust," a strange phenomenon about which no one seems to know anything definitive. Along with her constant companion, a daemon named Pan, Lyra sets out for the North in pursuit of the mystery, avoiding the Gobblers, befriending the Gyptians, and determined to save the children kidnapped for unknown (but surely nefarious!) purposes.
Everyone should read this lyrical, almost myth-like tale. A fantasy as compelling as Narnia and better than Harry Potter!
Everyone should read this lyrical, almost myth-like tale. A fantasy as compelling as Narnia and better than Harry Potter!
Loveable characters:
Yes
I enjoyed this series very much. While I liked the movie adaptation okay, the books are much better, as usual. Pullman is a master storyteller, and his writing is just marvelous, from character description to scenery to plot development. Lyra is a very likeable main character.