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jessthanthree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death and Kidnapping
Moderate: Misogyny, Child abuse, Violence, Confinement, and Religious bigotry
Minor: War, Racism, Police brutality, Infidelity, and Classism
literarypenguin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was so magical and very interesting! It almost hooks you in right away and you are invested right off the bat!
The characters are what made this book shine to me! I love Lyra she was one of the best main characters I have read and her growth throughout the book was just lovely to see. She was feisty, had her own set of morals, would do anything for those she cared about, and was a perfect liar to her own and others' benefit. She truly does the impossible, she befriends a bear, she makes friends and allies with a group of traveling people and she rescues a group of children from a fate worse than death.
The idea of spirit animals and how they are almost like another half of your soul was a very well thought out idea. It was a refreshing take on the idea of spirit animals in a modern setting. How when you are a child your animal keeps shifting into different forms and when you reach the age of adulthood your animal stays as one form. A form that best represents who you are as a person and what your personality is like.
Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel are perfect villains and truly scary and dangerous. I think what made them more dangerous as they were normally looked upon as normal and brilliant people and others would think of them were never able to do something like this to anyone.
I think the author did a great job of discussing spirituality and science and how those two ideologies can clash and be dangerous if in the wrong hands. Like how the world in the Golden Compass is ruled by a governing body known as the Church by some and how they control the use of science and research on certain subjects. Also, science is seen as potentially dangerous and harmful if used incorrectly or selfishly needs.
This book was a wonderful experience and left much more to be revealed in the next book of the trilogy. I may have to read the second book to know what happens next!
Graphic: Kidnapping and Child death
Minor: Racism
f18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexism, Drug use, Racism, Gore, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Child death, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol and Slavery
fiveredhens's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
10-yr-old me: wow cool ferret
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Racism, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Ableism, Dementia, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Vomit
orientalism, africa as a wild monolith, romani stereotypesviolaceae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Child death
Minor: Racism
tbose22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Kidnapping and Child death
Moderate: Child abuse and Animal death
Minor: Racism
fruya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, and Ableism
Minor: Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Animal cruelty
seedsofsunflowers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Slavery
jourdanicus's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
Minor: Racism and Forced institutionalization
yozhik's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence