Well, today I finished the Golden Compass after a three hour push. I really enjoyed the story a lot. Pullman is a great author who is very aware, it seems, of the story’s elements. The first book was a fun, quick read and I’m excited to start the second book.
One of my favorite parts of the book was when Lyra came out to meet Iorek before he fights Iofur. I am drawn to Iorek’s character because of his steadfastness. In this scene, Lyra feels extremely bad for putting him in a position like this, she apologizes profusely. However Iorek is amazed that she has tricked Iofur and knows then that he can doubtlessly beat him beacuse he has lost his bear sences. He does trick Iofur eventually while fighting by acting that he was injured. This scene is on p.256. It is great how Iorek just walks in and begins talking to the bears like he owns the place. Of course he does and everyone knows it after he gets done ripping Iofur to shreds.
Awesome!
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