Harry Potter: Why do adults dig him?
Somehow the Harry Potter craze missed me -- but that isn't to say I don't appreciate it from the sidelines. It's remarkable how many adults love these books -- not just parents or teachers, who have to read the books to relate to the young'uns, but independent people in the twenties and up, who just plain love reading about Harry P. and his adventures. It's telling, too, that I've never heard anyone go on and on about the latest John Grisham or Michael Crighton with the same level of enthusiasm that I've heard many go on about Harry Potter; it's rare that you see that kind of passion evoked from a book.
Before I go on and on myself, about a subject of which I have no first-hand knowledge... heh. Dianne L. Durante has a thought-provoking answer to the question: "Why are Rowling's books so beloved by adults as well as children?"
Posted by Matt at June 22, 2003 3:31 PM
