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...very suspenseful genre," says Nissara Horayangura '00, who first heard of the books when she was living in London this past summer...
...There was this huge uproar about the series. I decided I wanted to check it out," Horayangura says. "I started reading the first one, and I was like, 'Oh my God. This is really good...
...appeals to a wide range of people, and can link people together," Horayangura says...
...question remains: why is Harry Potter such a hit with adults? The series is so popular that two of the books now occupy top slots on the New York Times Bestseller list. Nissara Horayangura, a senior in Eliot House, agrees that the hype caused her to buy the first book in the series. But as soon as she started reading, she was hooked. "It's a fantasy book, but it's suspenseful--it's a compulsive read. And it's not obvious, even to adults...
...Horayangura believes that the series appeals to an older audience because Rowling uses adult vocabulary and weaves a complicated plot full of suprising twists which fall neatly into place at the close of each book. And as the series progresses, each book becomes more sophisticated...