What book are you reading now?

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What did you think of His Dark Materials? That series literally changed my life, which is kind of embarrassing because it's a children's series and I only read it about three years ago . The passage at the end where the angel convinces Lyra to pursue the study of the aleithiometer was what made me decide to quit my job and go back to school (that and many other things of course. I'm not THAT impressionable). As a longtime atheist I wish I had read those books as a kid. It would have drastically improved my childhood experience.

I don't think you should even mention feeling embarrassed about reading them at this age, you should be embarrassed about being embarrassed (god i hate this word). There's no age limit on books..Except maybe erotic literature. Anyways, I absolutely loved the first two and had huge expectations for the third one, but the ending was a major disappointment. Like...I couldn't even believe it.
What I love the most about the series in general is all the magic and magical stuff. Gish, I love books with their own mythology and tons of different magical creatures and ldjglkdjfl