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A review by theinquisitxor
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
5.0
“We feel cold, but we don't mind it, because we will not come to harm. And if we wrapped up against the cold, we wouldn't feel other things, like the bright tingle of the stars, or the music of the aurora, or best of all the silky feeling of moonlight on our skin. It's worth being cold for that.”
I'm re-reading His Dark Materials in preparation for the HBO show release in November, and well as The Book of Dust #2, The Secret Commonwealth (which was actually released today! but I'm not going to read it until I have completed the reread). The last time I read this series was probably around 4 or 5 years ago, so a re-read of one of my favorites was overdue.
I didn't read this series as a child, but rather as a teenager. Now as an adult, I still hold true to the rating I gave the book back when I made this account. Lyra is one of my all time favorite characters. I love her as a half- wild girl running around the streets and roofs of Oxford, and I love her as the lying, scheming girl she is at the end of this book, who fights for what's right and braves going into an entirely new world. I also obviously adore Pan, and daemons in the story are so unique and part of what really makes this series stand out.
The setting also makes the book. I love university settings and Oxford is about as good as it gets. I also love journeys, as well as icy, vast, northern worlds. The armored bears, witches and secret government compounds probably make this one of the best combinations I have come across in books. Portal fantasy stories are also one of my favorite tropes, so this honestly, Philip Pullman couldn't have done better. (also, a woman and the church as the enemy? a very bold move by Pullman in 1995.) I have The Subtle Knife sitting here waiting, so I'll probably start it soon.
I'm re-reading His Dark Materials in preparation for the HBO show release in November, and well as The Book of Dust #2, The Secret Commonwealth (which was actually released today! but I'm not going to read it until I have completed the reread). The last time I read this series was probably around 4 or 5 years ago, so a re-read of one of my favorites was overdue.
I didn't read this series as a child, but rather as a teenager. Now as an adult, I still hold true to the rating I gave the book back when I made this account. Lyra is one of my all time favorite characters. I love her as a half- wild girl running around the streets and roofs of Oxford, and I love her as the lying, scheming girl she is at the end of this book, who fights for what's right and braves going into an entirely new world. I also obviously adore Pan, and daemons in the story are so unique and part of what really makes this series stand out.
The setting also makes the book. I love university settings and Oxford is about as good as it gets. I also love journeys, as well as icy, vast, northern worlds. The armored bears, witches and secret government compounds probably make this one of the best combinations I have come across in books. Portal fantasy stories are also one of my favorite tropes, so this honestly, Philip Pullman couldn't have done better. (also, a woman and the church as the enemy? a very bold move by Pullman in 1995.) I have The Subtle Knife sitting here waiting, so I'll probably start it soon.