Many of the books seem to be message heavy, written by, and chosen by, well-meaning people who feel that children need a message. (Forgetting that children would mostly like to read to enjoy.)
A lot of people expressed love for the Pullman books because they were anti-Narnia, anti-Christian, anti-religious, so they kind of wink at the third book's jettisoning of story in order to really hammer, pound, jab, and smash that message home just in case you didn't get it. Interestingly enough, I have had no children finish the trilogy, so I couldn't ask them. A few tried the first, but no one made it through the second. Of course mine is a small school, and no doubt there are millions of kids elsewhere who loved the books to pieces. I just don't know any. Oh. Here's a side point: I've had kids adore the Narnias without knowing there was a religious point. They've been raised without religious awareness, so the Christian bits sail right over their head.
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A lot of people expressed love for the Pullman books because they were anti-Narnia, anti-Christian, anti-religious, so they kind of wink at the third book's jettisoning of story in order to really hammer, pound, jab, and smash that message home just in case you didn't get it. Interestingly enough, I have had no children finish the trilogy, so I couldn't ask them. A few tried the first, but no one made it through the second. Of course mine is a small school, and no doubt there are millions of kids elsewhere who loved the books to pieces. I just don't know any. Oh. Here's a side point: I've had kids adore the Narnias without knowing there was a religious point. They've been raised without religious awareness, so the Christian bits sail right over their head.