[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Progress on the Husband's Obsession.. getting others hooked

[bassettlover at aol.com]

In a message dated Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:33:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Doreen" <nera at rconnect.com> writes:

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Parker wrote:

> Well, I'd say he's becoming obsessed.

*Becoming*?!

Well done, Agent #37.  Your mission has been extremely successful.
The Overlord will reward you handsomely.

Amy Z

I wonder, if a count were taken, how many people have been influenced by
others on this list to read HP? Too bad there isn't a way to figure it out.
It has got to be some kind of reading pyramid type thing.

My Dutch friend has tried to get everyone in our chatroom to read HP from
book one... finally, as she chatted incessantly about waiting for book three
.. I made the decision to see what all her fuss was about when I noticed
the low price of the SS paperback.

Now, we both have loaned our copies ... and I have sent two copies to
die-hard-will-not-reads ... one of whom has started the book, even though he
states that he really should finish Dune first.. but the fact is that he is
reading it.

On the average, 1,000+ people, influencing at least 3 other people (I am
sure this number is low) ... makes for some interesting numbers.

Do you get the feeling that anyone who is not reading/has not read HP is
starting to feel very much left out? Has this ever happened with any other
book? (I know it has with certain television shows and movies, but I dont
recall any other book causing quite the craze that HP has)

Doreen


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Well, I for one would have probably never read HP, if it weren't for my step-grandfather to give me HPPS for a present, while I was visiting Germany last March. I tend to shy away from popular books, as I prefered to get books at a library, and if a book is that popular, you can never get a copy of it.  I  also detested fantasy.  I was bored to death in Germany, as I don't know that  much German, and when I was given an English  book, I was thrilled.  I stayed up all  night reading it, and read it five times in fourty eight hours.  I also went to every book store I could find, and read HPCS while I was there.  My mother purchased POA,  so I could read it on the plane ride home, and I read it twice.  I convinced her to read PS on the plane, and then I immediately weent to the school library, and got out CS, to  finsih, and read again, also so she could read it.  We fought over GOF the day it came out.

I also made a  friend, who I would have never payed much attention to if it weren't for HP.  We  both have read the books over fifteen times each, and I'm trying to get her to read  fan fiction. 

I have tried to get my other friends to read it, and I succeded on getting my aunt and cousins hooked.

I don't know about other books/movies/tv shows getting quite a reaction, but I do say I did feel a little left out when a good friend and a another friend would bring the books to school, and I had no idea what they were talking about.  Oh, yes,  I'm new.  


Jennifer