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His Dark Materials: Northern Lights
His Dark Materials: Northern Lights | Philip Pullman
The first volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking His Dark Materials trilogy. "Without this child, we shall all die." Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world... Northern Lights is one of the nation's favourite books, adored by adults and children alike.
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mjtwo
Northern Lights | Philip Pullman
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26 May-30 Jun 24 (audiobook)
Much better series to listen to with Trix on our commutes to school and activities. I particularly love this first book in the series which introduces Lyra and the concept of the animal daemon. It is a magical idea - having a speaking animal companion for your whole life. I wish Pullman kept the religious aspects out of it but I guess he is the modern day CS Lewis.
Regardless it is a wonderful book.

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jitteryjane724
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This is the book that makes me want to go to Svalbard and initially sparked my interest in Arctic exploration!

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kathy88
Northern Lights | Philip Pullman
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A book I have always wanted to read but haven‘t been able to finish.

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cottagelantern
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5 ⭐️s
With a fast-moving plot and deeply complex characters, Pullman crafts a deeply atmospheric and metaphor rich world. Pullman uses his own religious views to create fantastical inversions, all deeply tied to his personal interpretation of Paradise Lost and Christianity. I have SO many feelings about this book; I love the characters and worldbuilding, even if I don't agree with Pullman's religious convictions.

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ChelseaM6010
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Eggs Exquisite 🧡🧡 12mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💙💛 12mo
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thereadingpal
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Update: I managed to read all of part 1! Starting part 2. Perhaps my reading slump is gone

#fantasy #rereading #currentlyreading

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Rachiiebookdragon
Northern Lights | Philip Pullman
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I re-read this via audiobook from BorrowBox,
I enjoyed it, so to listen to the rest and
then I can listen to lovely Michael Sheen read The Book of Dust books 😍

Read for reading challenges.

4/5

I enjoyed reading this the first time I read it too. 4 ⭐

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Deifio
Northern Lights | Philip Pullman
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Was watching the TV series His Dark Materials and now I'm also rereading the books. I'm on season 2 and I really like this adaptation.

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Burpito
Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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Maybe young adult books are not so bad. I will be reading this trilogy

edit months later: maybe young adult books are not so bad but this trilogy does not prove this sorry it's really messed up

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bookishbitch
Northern Lights | Philip Pullman
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As seen in the wild. Did you know the UK version of The Golden Compass has a different title? I didn't until today.

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Melreedauthor
Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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So, I finally finished it again. It‘s an amazing read and one that I can do slowly. I‘ll be picking up Lyra‘s adventures in book 2 here soon.

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Melreedauthor
Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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I‘m currently working my work my way through the book still. It normally doesn‘t take this long, but life. It keeps me busy. ❤️

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MizzGraham
Pickpick

Finally listening to “The Golden Compass” and it‘s so good! Not sure why it took me so long to listen, but glad I did!

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Melreedauthor
Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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Next book to start is an oldie, but I wanted to re-read before going to the next two. ❤️ I won‘t watch the show until I finish, soooooooo…. Gotta finish it. 😁

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Julz422
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I watched the HBO series and definitely cried at the end of Season 3! Made me want to read the books so starting with #1!

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Andrew65
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First thing that came to my mind with #Lights was the first book in the excellent ‘His Dark Materials‘ Trilogy by. Philip Pullman and the start of Lyra‘s journey. This book was also published under the title of The Golden Compass. Definitely divine!

#DivineDecember

@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

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Roary47
Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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#ScarathonDailyPrompt for yesterday 10-11 His “Dark” Materials #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

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SusanLee
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Eggs Perfect 🤩 2y
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CynDC
Northern Lights | Philip Pullman
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When you find some books when you where 14 years old 🥰
Hidden treasures

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yoavshai
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 178.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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Ast_Arslan
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 140th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

persephone1408 I read these booms years ago & I just LOVED them 3y
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Kiralyn
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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It‘s a celebration of the sad & beautiful moments that take you from childhood to being an adult. The adventure is captivating and the theme of institutional power unchecked resonates. Lyra uncovers mysteries around her while navigating her way towards being the adult her world needs.

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bookiemonster_ph
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ: ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀꜱꜱ
ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ: ᴘʜɪʟɪᴘ ᴘᴜʟʟᴍᴀɴ
ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ: ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟꜱ

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Jovy
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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Another classic I should have read earlier. I love Lyra and this magical, complex world Pullman concocted. Pure genius! The audiobook was brilliant.

#MountTBR2021 #SeriesRead2021

TheSpineView Great job! 3y
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persephone1408
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#curiouscovers
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
Day 24: Close up
I pick the Golden compass by Philip Pullman. These are some of the best books. 🐻🦊🦎❄🐿🔪

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome cover!! 3y
Eggs 👍🏼❄️🐻 🧭👏🏻 (edited) 3y
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erinachu
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Brilliant. A wonderful adventure story about a girl who hates her parents, a mother who loves her dearly, and a father who just wants to kill God.

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erinachu
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#bookreport and #weeklyforecast
🎧 Big Summer - done. Enjoyed this, though the ending was rushed.
🎧 Tuesdays with Morrie - done. #bookspin and a pleasant read.
🎧 The Library Book - starting today. #doublespin
📚 The Golden Compass - 77% done. Enjoying it, but taking so long to read.
📚 A Storm of Swords - 78% done. I'm picking this one back up (almost a year later) during the long car ride to my brother's graduation this week.

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MayJasper
Northern Lights | Philip Pullman
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#MayCharacters *9 #marginal

John Faa was the king of the Gyptians, the boat people on the margins of mainstream society (or vice versa depending on your point of view).

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚🙌🏻😹 3y
Eggs Lovely 👏🏻👏🏻 3y
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erinachu
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#bookreport #weeklyforecast
🎧 The Last Time I Lied - done. Loved this book! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
📚 The Golden Compass - 75% done. Loving this one too. I watched the first season of the show, so I know what to expect.
🎧 The Knockout Queen- up next. Reading it because of Litsy, so let's see if I actually like it.

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camilla_788
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Initially found this quite complicated and hard to understand, but I was soon drawn in. Definitely recommend if you enjoy reading fantasy.

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freeatlast1137
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Lyra finds herself on an adventure to the north to discover what is dust.

GingerAntics I quite enjoyed this book and a short story from this world. I haven‘t read the rest of the series, but I need to. 4y
freeatlast1137 @GingerAntics I did too, what was the name of the short story? 4y
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maich
Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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TheSpineView
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GatheringBooks
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RWeasley
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“𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑜, 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒.”

- 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑀𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑇𝘩𝑒 𝐴𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑝𝑦𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠.

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bibliobliss
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Making good progress in the tagged book. It's sooo good 👍☕️

The book is hiding my child playing with a hairdryer; yes, I'm watching him like a hawk 😂

#currentlyreading #bookish #bookshot #fiction #novels #bookseries #openbook #20in4 #readathon

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RamsFan1963
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 247

Books in a series will be posted together, instead of individual posts for each.

#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet

IamIamIam 😍😍 Loved these!!! I bought a used copy of all 3 books when I was on the last one and figured they'd be good for a revisit! 4y
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bibliobliss
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman

"I see the Master as a man having terrible choices to make; whatever he chooses will do harm, but maybe if he does the right thing, a little less harm will come about than if he chooses wrong. God preserve me from having to make that sort of choice."

#currentlyreading #bookquotes #bookblurbs

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bibliobliss
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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• Pretty much the only book I'm reading right now!! •

#currentlyreading

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bibliobliss
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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This book has grabbed me and won't let go. I love that feeling!!

#currentlyreading #fiction #novels #bookseries

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TheBookAddict
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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We had started watching His Dark Materials on HBO Max and I remember watching the movie years ago. So I decided to read the books.

#TookeyToles does not care if I use her as a book rest while I read, as long as she can use my lap as her bed.😔🤦🏻‍♀️ cats these days...😆

#YesiReads

bibliobliss I just started this book and it's so good so far 4y
TheBookAddict @Readage yes! Even after having watched the first season of the show before starting it it‘s really good. 🙂👍🏽 Have you watched the show or movie? Or are you planing on watching either one or both? 4y
bibliobliss @TheBookAddict I haven't watched either but if the books keep my attention, I'll eventually get to them!! 4y
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bibliobliss
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman

"That's the duty of the old," said the Librarian, "to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old."

#currentlyreading #bookblurbs #bookquotes

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bibliobliss
The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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Arvena
Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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Mehso-so

I didn't read this as a kid and maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I had. Although I don't understand why this is considered a children's book...
It was a little too technical for me, the story felt very slow, too much of political banter and there were no funny moments in this book...
I have bigger expectations for Book Two ;) Now - watching it on screen 🎬

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Zephsomething
Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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I still quite like this book even reading as an adult which is nice to learn. It is still just as dark as I remember but also like? More overtly religious. It‘s not that I remember it as less religious I just thought it was slightly more subtle and it is decidedly not.
Still baffles me that this book is considered 9-12 though

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