A review by aconfundityofcrows
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.0

Feb 2021: I left this at two stars for a long time, because I wasn't sure how to represent my feelings about it and I didn't want to change my rating until I reread it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual violence, Body shaming, and Misogyny