6/22/2023 0 Comments His dark materials trilogySurely there is something more than the author’s considerable artistic skill at work. Is it because of its imaginative plotline? Is it its sheer adventure? Does it lie in the author’s skill in winning our admiration for Lyra, the relentlessly optimistic, indomitable heroine? Is it that adults too can instinctively identify with her battle against a largely faceless, unjust authority? Or is it perhaps that Pullman offers yet another conspiracy theory to explain its evil? All of these things and more have made His Dark Materials compelling reading for many. Like Harry Potter, the series’ success has extended well beyond the children’s market. It lies in the almost universal popularity they enjoy. To my mind, one of the main interests of Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy is not specifically related to the books.
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