"I wanted to read The Golden Compass because a friend had told me that she really liked the book, and I've kind of gotten interested in reading more books for kids. The book is geared towards kids, but I don't think it's really meant just for kids. It's a lot -- has a lot more interesting philosophical ideas, plus they're making a movie about it that should be out in December, so I was curious.
The book is about a little girl from a different world, a world where humans have two parts to their soul. They have their physical body, and they also have their animal spirit they call their dæmon. Their animal spirit can't be more than 30' away from their body at anytime or else they feel a really hard pull on their heart. Her uncle is involved in this interesting quest to understand this mysterious substance called Dust, and what that means and what that is is a really interesting story and she runs into a lot of really interesting characters along the way.
I would recommend adults read the book even though it's supposed to be aimed towards younger audiences, and I think kids as young as many 12 years old would like it. Any younger than that and it might be a little complicated or serious for somebody. I would give The Golden Compass 4½ to five stars out of five."
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