Discovering the Golden Compass: A Guide to Philip Pullman's Dark Materials Reviews

I have just finished reading the  Gloden Compass..actually it was the whole trilogy...Philip Pullman..His Dark Materials....I couldn't get enough of this book...after hearing all of the controversy about it i had to find out for myself...I find no problem with the subject matter...I just seems to be a different point of view..as we all know the catholic church seems to have a problem with that.... i would recomend this trilogy to anyone...and I mean anyone...it is gripping...imaginative...and a wonderful tale oflove, courage, self discovery, and conquering tragic odds in ones life...please If...

This is the first in a really different trilogy. Not as simple a story line as it appears, unlike the Lord of the Rings or the Narnia books, were it's pretty clear who and what is evil and needs fighting.

The Compass books require a bit more thought, they are working on more than one level and I'd advise people who think them disturbing to actually read all 3. They are the perfect books for a reading circle/group to discuss and dissect.

The most basic premise they make is that anything taken to extremes (at either end of the spectrum) is potentially dangerous. (Won't go into any specifics in-case...