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May 18, 2017liljables rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
His Dark Materials continues to be my favourite trilogy: I loved it at 12, I loved it at 18, at 24, and I still love it now. Philip Pullman doesn't underestimate young readers - he has created an intricate, complicated universe and populated it with fascinating characters and an underlying challenge to question authority and think critically. Older teens and adult readers will find social (and religious) commentary around every corner, but younger readers can equally enjoy this story without being bogged down by allegory. His Dark Materials provides an excellent, necessary counterpoint to The Chronicles of Narnia. I'm equal parts excited and terrified for the follow-up trilogy, The Book of Dust, the first part of which is coming our way this fall...