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Books : Northern Lights: Complete & Unabridged (Cover to Cover)
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Northern Lights: Complete & Unabridged (Cover to Cover) by: Philip Pullman List Price: £45.01 CD-Charts Price: £34.99 You Save: £10.02 (22%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 9781855491922 Format: Audiobook ISBN: 1855491923 Label: Cover to Cover Cassettes Ltd Manufacturer: Cover to Cover Cassettes Ltd Number Of Discs: 9 Number Of Items: 9 Publication Date: November 05, 2007 Publisher: Cover to Cover Cassettes Ltd Release Date: November 05, 2007 Studio: Cover to Cover Cassettes Ltd Sales Rank: 52829 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Lyra's life is already sufficiently interesting for a novel before she eavesdrops on a presentation by her uncle Lord Asriel to his colleagues in the Jordan College faculty, Oxford. The college, famed for its leadership in experimental theology, is funding Lord Asriel's research into the heretical possibility of the existence of worlds unlike Lyra's own, where everyone is born with a familiar animal companion, magic of a kind works, the Tartars are threatening to overrun Muscovy, and the Pope is a puritanical Protestant. Set in an England familiar and strange, Philip Pullman's lively, taut story is a must-read and re-read for fantasy lovers of all ages. The world-building is outstanding, from the subtle hints of the 1898 Tokay to odd quirks of language to the panserbjorne, while determined, clever Lyra is strongly reminiscent of Joan Aiken's Dido Twite. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Slow start, great finishI tried starting this a couple of times but for some reason never got past the first few pages. However, once I managed to get into it I thoroughly enjoyed it. Considering the grown-up nature of the trilogy, Northern Lights starts off reasonably childishly - easy to see the Harry Potter comparisons what with all the witches, daemons etc. Much more of a standard 'adventure' book than the other two in the series. Rating:  - A decent but difficult children's book - (No Spoilers)To justify my score, I am reviewing this book as A CHILDREN'S BOOK and so its appeal to adults will not be considered in the review. Secondly in the Roger Ebert tradition I have tried to place the score acordingly in the correct context. Thirdly my personal oppinion is a factor. The score is a 3.5 (a 7/10). Anyway... lets get started. The Good: -Imaginative Ideas and Concept:- Philip Pullman's ideas and concepts are easily the highlight of this book (and subsequent sequels) with some truly fantastic thoughts in here. This should get children's imaginations going haywire. However a lot of his "terminology" like Naphtha and Anbaric will probably confuse children. -Some solid characters -Flowing narrative ... Read More: Rating:  - Lifes too short!After the amazing reviews this book has received I was really excited to start reading it and it started off really good. However, I found Lyra a very unconvincing character and not particularly likeable and it was this character that really finished my reading of the book. I gave up about fifty pages before the end as really life is too short to waste on such a boring book. Rating:  - If you're put off by this book's "for all ages" tag, don't be, it's a classicFirstly I have to admit I'm not a fan of books aimed at both adults and children. I've never read a Harry Potter book and have no inclination to, I just find these types of books wander too much into the realms of fairy tales and corniness for my liking. So it was with some trepidation that I decided to read this book. Despite its rave reviews, I was a little worried that a storyline that included daemons and talking animals, etc. may not be to my taste. All I can say is I'm so glad I ignored my misgivings and decided to read it! From the opening chapters it became obvious this was a story full of depth, imagination, twists and turns, plus a good dose of excitement. Northern Lights is set in a kind of 'alternative Earth'. It's similar ... Read More: Rating: - I want a daemonThis book is un-put-down-able; when you start reading, you can barely put it down. I read it in about a week reading two or three chapters on a school day and five chapters on a weekend. The book has 23 chapters of approximately 15 - 30 pages. Every page is exciting and adventurous and not one page is badly written - this book is brilliant! It is among my favourite books; I look forward to reading the other two books in the `His Dark Materials' trilogy. Phillip Pullman has written many books, a lot of which, I have read but this book is 10 times better than all of them (I am not saying those books are bad). The story is about a girl called Lyra whose friend, Roger, gets caught by Gobblers. She has many adventures on her way to finding him and when ... Read More: |
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