Sucking them in...

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 6436

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Rejoice with me! My husband has finally started to read the first 
book.
> He's clearly tired of listening to me spouting endless commentary, 
of
> which he understands one word in four.
> 
> Just wondering--how many other "mixed marriages" are on the list, 
and
> how are you approaching it? Conversion? Immersion? Subliminal 
reading at
> night, a la I Love Lucy?

My wife much prefers murder mysteries and legal fictions (Cornwall, 
Grisham, etc) and she rarely reads fantasy, sci-fi, or anything 
labeled as children's literature (hey, we're DINKs, although I work 
with kids professionally).  Anyway, a couple months ago, I suggested 
she try the first HP book just to see if she liked it. SHE LOVED IT! 
Not only that, she read volumes 2-4 in (a) hardcover, even though she 
hates to read even her favorite authors in hardcover, and (b) 
rapidly - she read all four books in about three weeks - her usual 
speed is about one book per month.  She doesn't have a good memory 
for what she reads (so she wouldn't get into all the nitty-gritty 
discussion in which we rejoice) and she would never post on an HP 
discussion (nor would she on any other subject in the entire 
universe), but I was still very pleasantly surprised by her reactions.

OTOH, none of my co-workers have yet to evidence any knowledge of HP -
e.g, for an interoffice newsletter that I routineli compose, I have 
recently taken to paste in examples of HP fanart (in lieu of my usual 
choice of Warner Bros. toons) - these drawings have attracted many 
inquiries, although their significance would be immediately obvious 
to any HP reader.  I've used this an opportunity to proselyte on 
behalf on JKR - to no avail as yet, but I remain steadfast in faith.

    - CMC