The Golden Compass

I thought I'd like this but, I had the hardest time getting myself to pay attention to the story. It's well written and I understand why this is loved, but I couldn't bring myself to care about the characters or plot, maybe this is my fault ‘cause I read this in the middle of reading another fantasy book that I do like a lot and so every time I pulled myself away to read this, I just wanted to read the other instead.
But then again, I do recall not being interested in this book as a kid too, so maybe it's just not the story for me.