Pullman, Philip The
Golden Compass: Graphic Novel Volume 1
Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
$18.99 GRAPHIC NOVEL Content: Language: PG (2 swears); Violence:
PG-13; Mature Content: PG.
Lyra lives at
Jordan College where she is free to go where she wants. She is an intelligent girl with lots of
questions and she has a pet weasel who talks to her. A woman comes to the school and wants to
teach her how to be an explorer and Lyra leaves the school, but before she goes
the school master gives her a golden compass that he says will help her figure
things out, but it’s a secret. So Lyra
begins a crazy journey where she meets a lot of interesting people.
This book has
an interesting story line and Lyra is likable.
There are mystical creatures tied to each person and there is a lot of things happening that are never explained (making this volume 1). The illustrations are
really good and it is obvious what is happening in the story, but Lyra is more
cartoon-ish looking than the other illustrations, which is weird. The violence was super shocking because a
person is shot through the neck with an arrow and it’s quite gruesome. This book leaves the reader hanging.
MS – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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