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Originally Posted by Lalwendë
I think it's a marvellous read for girls, as Lyra is a very atypical female lead character - I just love Lyra and Hermione Granger as modern day heroines. It's also very readable for a good reader, though a lot of the references to Milton, Blake etc would not be noticed - that's not an issue though as the story itself is what's important at that age, and the plot is good. The main criticisms are that Pullman loses control of what he was trying to say as the books go on, but that's an issue for the adults; the kids just want a good story and characters, and it doesn't fall down on those.
It is quite scary though - if it frightened me in places, I think it would definitely scare a child!
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Thanks, Ms. Boggart, I think we'll give it a try. My daughter's at that odd 'tween' age where
'House at Pooh Corners' bored her silly, yet she's shown no interest in H. Potter. And speaking of odd, she didn't bat an eye at the monsters in LotR, but just seeing the Guy Fawkes mask in
V for Vendetta sent her scurrying from the room (I can't watch it if she's in the house).