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I have not read the three books but apparently it has some "Christians" up in arms as in the third book children kill a being anointing itself "God".
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I think you've understated it. Pullman wrote His Dark Materials as the atheist's alternative to CS Lewis. The trilogy is rife with polemic against Christianity and in favor of empiricism/science. But whether you're religious or not it benefits children to appreciate this materialist perspective. I have not read the books, but I know Barbara Gordon was shocked at what she felt was fairly mediocre writing throughout, and I respect her views. It may be the books are lionized a lot for political or ideological reasons.
I'm sure you've read that Pullman makes extensive use of Paradise Lost, which he loves, and "inverts" the story (I'm not sure how). By the way, Pullman is promiscuous in his open and explict condemnation of CS Lewis, as a bad writer, sexist, racist and otherwise purveyor of immorality.
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I agree children will benefit from exposure to it. The third book is uneven and not as developed as the first two. I imagine the movies will be successful. Pullman overdoes it on Lewis, but evangelicals overdo it on Pullman.
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