What a wonderful book!A fantasy novel for children (and adults too) that is pro science, secularism, curiostiy driven reasearch, knowledge and touches on topics not typically associated with children or fantasy books, like e.g. quantum physics(!). And at the same time it has am amazing flow, a highly captivating story, compelling characters, and is very hard to put down once you have started.
Reading the first book reminded me of the time I read The Neverending Story as a child and just could not stop, sleep be damned. Unfortunately I was so busy with other stuff going on this time around, that it took me much longer to get through this trilogy than I would have, if I had been able to dedicate my time to just reading. *sigh* :)
I was a bit worried when the second book took the focus away from Lyra a bit, but Will is such a loveable character (the way he treats his mother) that I was immediately on board with him getting a share of the spotlight. The same was true about the third book and Mary Malone's story, which I wasn't sure about at first but turned out to be one of my favourite parts in the end.
Very highly recommended!
His Dark Materials: The Complete Trilogy by Philip Pullman
My goodreads-rating: 5 of 5 stars
