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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
I loved this book as a kid and I still do. There's something amazing about a children's book that does not pull its punches: friends get hurt, betrayed or worse and that makes the stakes real.
I love the way the world works. Both its magic system with the dust and dæmons, and the various cultures inspired by our world. (I did get jumpscared by my mothertongue a few times haha). I especially loved the section where Iorek challenges Iofur. The scene of these big noble bears fighting is something that always stuck with me.
Lyra is a great protagonist as well. She's stubborn and clever and so true to herself and so fiercely loyal. She's a great role model for girls reading this series in that way.
So yeah: excited to reread the next two parts!
I love the way the world works. Both its magic system with the dust and dæmons, and the various cultures inspired by our world. (I did get jumpscared by my mothertongue a few times haha). I especially loved the section where Iorek challenges Iofur. The scene of these big noble bears fighting is something that always stuck with me.
Lyra is a great protagonist as well. She's stubborn and clever and so true to herself and so fiercely loyal. She's a great role model for girls reading this series in that way.
So yeah: excited to reread the next two parts!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
It’s really interesting to read this book after reading Paradise Lost- the ending is near identical, and it’s interesting how Pullman seems to be in direct conversation with Milton. I also appreciated the Homeric similes in the fight scene between the two bears- it was an interesting thing to include. I wonder if this book could be seen as an epic.