May 7
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass is the first book in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. It is set in a parallel universe to our own. Lyra Belacqua is the protagonist; a precocious orphan growing up at Oxford College. This is a book with a great, fun story along with fantastic characters, creatures and adventures. It is multi-layered and beautifully written. This is a book you can enjoy for pure story alone or analyze at length. I highly recommend reading the entire trilogy.
I have been curious about reading this series, but I’ve never gotten around to it. One of these days!
I know that feeling! I wish I were a faster reader and more hours in the day.
glad you recommended this read, Lori. when we read it for book club it was a surprise fave