Reviews - The Golden Compass

10.3k reviews for:

The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman

4.07 AVERAGE

annamcc_reads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious 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: Yes

kristadoiron's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

studiouspoppy's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional fast-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

juliettesbooks's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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: No

plutokm's review against another edition

4.0

fire

protagonist just annoyed me at the end with how easily she got over the death of her best friend to embark on the next adventure.. mr philip was rushing to set up for that second book deal he got. lyra also seems to sleep for the majority of the second half, and parts of the plot are grossly over-explained.

still a v fun book! i can see more clearly on this reread as an adult why this was critiqued as being anti-christian, although i feel it's more anticlerical. for something marketed to children, this book was much more violent than i remembered, and explored complex themes that made it entertaining enough for me to read nonstop for 2 days