▁our ▁own ▁world ▁are ▁worth ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - wait : ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁D ust ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁them ". ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁said ▁that ▁" even ▁without ▁the ▁deep ▁well ▁of ▁context ▁of ▁those ▁other ▁books ▁of ▁D ust , ▁La ▁Belle ▁Sau v age ▁stands ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁as ▁a ▁singular ly ▁beg u iling ▁work ▁of ▁fant asy . ▁It ' s ▁sure ▁to ▁be ▁dev oured ▁by ▁readers ▁young ▁and ▁old ▁al ike ". The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁took ▁issue ▁with ▁flat ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁p acing ▁but ▁said ▁that ▁" even ▁with ▁its ▁longue urs , ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁wonder ." ▁The ▁Spect ator '' ▁said ▁that ▁" as ▁a ▁tale ▁of ▁flight ▁and ▁purs uit , ▁it ’ s ▁altogether ▁enjoy able ," ▁but ▁suggested ▁that ▁P ull man ' s ▁larger ▁asp iration — " to ▁see ▁off ▁Christian ity " — was ▁an ▁imped iment ▁to ▁his ▁story t elling ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁met aph ys ical ▁ideas ▁around ▁which ▁the ▁narr ative ▁revol ves ▁were ▁its ▁least ▁successful ▁part . ▁ ▁Ada pt ation ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁is ▁being ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁stage ▁by ▁Bry ony ▁La very ▁and ▁will ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁Bridge ▁Theatre ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁The ▁production ▁will ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁Nicholas ▁H yt ner . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H is ▁Dark ▁Material s ▁books ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁British ▁nov els ▁Category