Any Phillip Pullman fans out there? I loved His Dark Materials as a young kid and a teenager; I'm re-reading it now as an adult and I'm so blown away with how well this series holds up and all that it offers to older readers as well as younger ones. I know that it's a retelling of Paradise Lost but it's also really rich in literary allusions beyond that. The writing is lush and beautiful, bordering on poetry at times.
I remember being so taken away by the story when I was a child, and I think it's such a testament to Phillip Pullman's skill as a writer that he can create a work which is capable of enchanting both young kids with its incredible adventure and emotive storytelling, whilst also being able to draw in adult readers through beautiful writing and bold ideas (so many of which went over my head when I was little!).
Anyway, just wanted to share some appreciation for this series because I think it's such a wonderful piece of literature- one of those books that you can see yourself reading to your own kids one day.