Reviews - The Golden Compass

10.2k reviews for:

The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman

4.07 AVERAGE

morganhill121's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rheaa1226's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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

rachjtx's review against another edition

3.0

While I don't have much of interest to add to the conversation, I will say that I find it comforting that in a world of witches, talking bears and personalized daemons, there is still Texas. Also, having listened to the audiobook (which is more like an old fashioned-radio drama than an audiobook) in which the voice actor for Lyra was quite amazing, I wondered if I would find it as charming if, without the benefit of the audio, one of the characters responded with just, "Yeah."

What I liked the most, actually, was the bonus interview at the end of the audiobook between Ruth Wilson (one of my favorites) and the author, Philip Pullman. I particularly appreciated his understanding that stories for children don't need to be dumbed down. It reminded me of my insistence, while raising my kids, that they only watch tv shows that were smart.

nancyjvdv's review against another edition

5.0

I saw the movie first and now I read the book.

natii4u's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

losersfiction's review against another edition

4.0

I want to reread this. But my quick review of it would be the same heavy-handedness of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, except with the opposite messaging. It’s an interesting idea and I like what I read, but I wanna reread it before really deciding how I feel about it.