Saturday, April 21, 2012

Book: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman

I went into reading this knowing only that it was part of the His Dark Materials series. I've heard of the Golden Compass, but the cover put me off when I was the target audience, and assumed that the book would not resonate as much with adults. However, I'm surprised that this is marketed for kids, because the story is definitely complex and deals with themes and ideas that are pretty big to grasp. Also, I came across words that I didn't know which would have been very confusing for me if I was younger (and also didn't have a kindle with a built in dictionary allowing me to look up the definition of any word instantly!).

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Book count: 10
Movie count: 4
Other media: 3  

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