Mind you, Beatrix Potter did about 20 books. And Absolutely Fabulous . In the States, they'll bash a thing to death. I shall havesome grace and stop. The Harry Potter books have been knocked in some quarters as escapism without enlightenment.
Escapism is whatit's all about.
We read to escape from the world. There is nothing more exciting as an adult or a child to be reading a book completely absorbed while the world goes on around you. A great book you remember. According to Garp stuck in an airport in Casablanca for nine hours. It was a pretty dismal day in a hot, ugly airport, and I'll always remember the book, I loved it so much.