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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
tense
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
Phenomenal piece of literature. I was astounded by how fantastic this was. I especially appreciated that it was very readable as an adult. I kinda wish I had read it as a child because I could see where I would have gotten different things out of it as a kid than as an adult. I'm so happy I decided to pick this up. Dark fairytales are for children too.
5/5 for content.
4.5/5 for performance.
5/5 for content.
4.5/5 for performance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
neglect
Excellent youth fiction book. We watched the His Dark Materials series on HBO, and I'm amazed, listening to the audio, how well the series stuck to the book. Cannot WAIT for season 3, so I'm listening to the books. The voices of the bears are AMAZING - all of the voice acting in the audiobooks is very good, actually. I had to slow down to 1.15x speed, instead of my usual 1.25x+ , because of the variation in accents.
I listened to the audio version-read by the author. It is done so well! Of course, there was a lot of controversy surrounding this book when it was initially made into a movie. As far as I can see at this point, the accusations that this book is "anti-God" are unfounded. The story is anti-Church though, as in a large controlling church somewhat like the medieval Catholic church. The author doesn't call it the Catholic church, and the whole thing is set in a parallel world where witches exist and people have companions named deamons--deamons are physical manifestations of a persons soul. I really enjoyed it, the whole story is enthralling.
More like 3.5 stars this time around.
I think that a grown man writing a little girls perspective seems skewed. I also think the explanation of dust should be clearer. They lost me at a certain point.
I think that a grown man writing a little girls perspective seems skewed. I also think the explanation of dust should be clearer. They lost me at a certain point.
Après deux tentatives infructueuses, cette troisième lecture fut la bonne. Ce n'est toujours pas un coup de foudre et les mêmes éléments qui il y a plusieurs années m'ont fait abandonner ce livre m'empêchent toujours de me laisser totalement emporter par l'histoire.
Northern Lights manque en effet à mon goût d'une pincée d'exposition, j'ai souvent eu l'impression que Pullman décidait des règles régissant la relation humain/dæmon au fur à mesure qu'il écrivait le livre. L'ingéniosité de Lyra, son sang-froid et sa maturité nous font parfois douter de son âge (difficile de croire qu'il s'agit d'une enfant de 11 ans dans sa confrontation finale avec Lord Asriel). Enfin, des descriptions plus fournies auraient été les bienvenues, surtout lorsque nous arrivons dans le Nord, parce qu'il est un peu frustrant de devoir se contenter de "il fait très froid, le ciel est illuminé par des étoiles brillantes comme des diamants" quand les personnages évoquent la toundra, les forêts, les villages de pêcheurs, les montagnes, etc., et qu'on subodore différentes cultures nordiques (les ours ! les sorcières ! les pêcheurs !).
Northern Lights manque en effet à mon goût d'une pincée d'exposition, j'ai souvent eu l'impression que Pullman décidait des règles régissant la relation humain/dæmon au fur à mesure qu'il écrivait le livre. L'ingéniosité de Lyra, son sang-froid et sa maturité nous font parfois douter de son âge (difficile de croire qu'il s'agit d'une enfant de 11 ans dans sa confrontation finale avec Lord Asriel). Enfin, des descriptions plus fournies auraient été les bienvenues, surtout lorsque nous arrivons dans le Nord, parce qu'il est un peu frustrant de devoir se contenter de "il fait très froid, le ciel est illuminé par des étoiles brillantes comme des diamants" quand les personnages évoquent la toundra, les forêts, les villages de pêcheurs, les montagnes, etc., et qu'on subodore différentes cultures nordiques (les ours ! les sorcières ! les pêcheurs !).
adventurous
medium-paced
4.15⭐️
Great storytelling, I got pretty invested in the end, and I appreciated that when stakes went up it felt like the packng moved a little faster too. Even though it was younger fiction, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would
Great storytelling, I got pretty invested in the end, and I appreciated that when stakes went up it felt like the packng moved a little faster too. Even though it was younger fiction, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
No
Lyra has moments where she can be annoying as the main character, but she's also a child.... and what child isn't annoying at some point? The beginning of the book was a bit slow and you get hit with a LOT of information pretty quickly.
Loved the narration of this book, each and every character had a different person reading for them and it was amazing and really lent itself to the richness of the world and characters.
Loved the narration of this book, each and every character had a different person reading for them and it was amazing and really lent itself to the richness of the world and characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Alcohol, War