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Northern lights, (golden compass book)

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pukkapatch · 03/12/2007 23:25

i read this a couple of years ago, or three, and remmber being not very impressed withit. i thought it to adult to be a childs book, with adult themes and adult language. yet to childish to be an adult book.
anyways, scroll forward a few years......
ds, aged 10.5. hates reading, but reasonably intelligent. we have just read the first chapter together. a sort of mummy and me time thing. and i feel it is way way too hard for him. the language used etc. is this most likly because ds isnt very good at reading because he hates reading. or is it really too difficult for ten year olds?

i just thought we could perhaps read it before we went to see the film, andhe might even enjoy th ebook more. iywim. didnt work with narnia, but i live in hope.

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SoupDragon · 04/12/2007 12:45

I didn't think it was a children's book either. Kind of inbetween one and the other with the child central characters but complicated ideas and language.

dingdongMegaLegsonhigh · 04/12/2007 12:45

DS1 received this book for his birthday (8). We started reading it together but it was a little beyond him. Think it would suit him better in a year or two.

MamaG · 04/12/2007 12:44

my DD loves reading, has read all the harry potter books by herself (for example). Do you think HDM are a bit old for her though? She will be able to read the words, but will she understand it

witchandchips · 04/12/2007 12:43

its not a good book to read if you hate reading iyswim. You need to be able to suspend disbelief and to create pictures in your head of this surreal world he is creating. I would take him to the film and save the books til later.

MamaG · 04/12/2007 12:40

I've just read it for the first time. I was considering letting my 8 year old DD read it, but I'm not sure whether its a bit odl for her. Would be interested to see replies too

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pukkapatch · 04/12/2007 12:39

no thoughts on this book then?

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