Book · 2005 · Drama
His Dark Materials
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You should read His Dark Materials, the trilogy and subsequent books by Philip Pullman.
Gretchen Rubin · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Jan 2021 Listen at 1:05:19 What they say about it
- Childhood favorite books“favorite series when I was a kid”2
- Children's trilogy by Philip Pullman“children's trilogy by Philip Pullman”2
The best things said about it
This was my favorite series when I was a kid.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Feb 2025 It was my favorite set of books when I was a kid.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jan 2021 His Dark Materials which is a children's trilogy by Philip Pullman.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jun 2020 It's a series of books by Philip Pullman.
Why people recommend it
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman is a celebrated fantasy trilogy following children Lyra and Will as they traverse parallel universes encountering armored bears, witches, and theological conflicts. Gretchen Rubin recommended the trilogy on On Purpose with Jay Shetty as an exceptional children's chapter book series that readers should experience. Chris Williamson frequently discussed the series across multiple episodes of Modern Wisdom, noting that it was his favorite set of books when he was a child. Williamson used the narrative to draw thematic parallels to Robert Greene's concepts of the daemon, explore the transition from childhood innocence to conscious awareness, and illustrate the broader journey from unconscious competence to conscious competence. Additionally, the host of Modern Wisdom referenced the series during an early episode, discussing its underlying concepts and noting that the initial book, published as Northern Lights, suffered from a poorly received film adaptation. Across these mentions, the speakers highlighted the profound impact of Pullman's storytelling, utilizing its rich mythological and psychological framework to examine personal development, human consciousness, and the bittersweet loss of early innocence.
Every mention
Gretchen Rubin You should read His Dark Materials, the trilogy and subsequent books by Philip Pullman, Kristin Cashore's G… 1
“You should read His Dark Materials, the trilogy and subsequent books by Philip Pullman, Kristin Cashore's Graceling trilogy, The Hunger Games is amazing by Suzanne Collins.”
Chris Williamson did you ever read his dark materials by Philip pman no okay uh of children's books ostensibly I guess this… 4
“Have you ever read his dark materials by Philip Pullman? Who? Philip Pullman. It's this kids book series called His Dark Materials.”
“did you ever read his dark materials by Philip pman no okay uh of children's books ostensibly I guess this was my favorite series when I was a kid”
“his dark materials the trilogy by philip pullman it was my favorite set of books when i was a kid”
“as you mentioned about sort of the tier 1 tier 2 tier 3 of self development that really struck me about His Dark Materials which is a children's trilogy by Philip Pullman”
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“and so you have both read or listened to his dark materials on you mm-hm there's this concept in that which keeps on coming up anyone who hasn't it's a series of books by Philip Pullman they butchered it when they tried to turn the first one into a film out here Northern Lights”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I read like the Philip Pullman's stuff they were good behind my house it's dark materials”
“and one of my all-time favorite books is Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and I always think of dust in that context”