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I was always amused at the amount of flak Harry Potter got when His Dark Materials came out about the same time period. The young adult book series that very ex
by kuang_eleven 5y ago
I was always amused at the amount of flak Harry Potter got when His Dark Materials came out about the same time period. The young adult book series that very explicitly is about killing God, how evil the church is and even has gay angels as side characters!
- plasticchris 5y agoI think few people read past the first book. I’ve almost stepped in it talking to religious people that say they love this series and I thought it was some kind of coded message. Like, me too, what was your favorite part?
- 1123581321 5y agoPlenty was written about the message in the third book, in particular. The Pullman books just haven’t had as much cultural staying power so the debate about them isn’t being reinforced.