A few months ago I read the Golden Compass - fabulous book and would like to find the time for the other two. The movie, however, was not as good. The treasures are in the subtle details of this book and I felt that certain points were unnecessarily exaggerated in the film. The book is very personal and insightful to the flaws and hidden strengths often found when pursuing study of what is known as the human condition.

The website for the film is pretty fun. Go to the website and click on daemon, then click on meet your daemon. Controversy over these terms is really to me just silly arguement over semantics. These "daemons" really are merely an expression of our emotions revealed. Often we cover these, or hide them. But this story examines the idea that our emotions hold truths about who or what we are. If that is so, or not, is irrelevant. The idea is something we all know and experience often enough.. Now, go to meet you daemon - your own personal animal guide and attendant - :^)
Enjoy~