Just had to add to this...
My dad was called in for jury duty and got to talking to this older couple (late 60s or so) about books. They discussed John Grisham, Robert Ludlum, Vince Flynn, etc. Somehow something came up about people waiting in line for hours for Clinton's book and they all agreed that those people were nuts. (I wouldn't wait in long lines for *ANY* 947 page autobiography. I'm sorry, but *NOBODY* has a life interesting enough for me to read a 947 page autobiography!)
My dad said, "But, oh, the Harry Potter books. We've waited in line to buy those a midnight. And will for the next one, too."
The older couple looked at him like he was in need of a strait-jacket. "We thought those were for kids."
So my dad got to tell them (enthusiastically, of course) how, even though they're technically written for kids, they're great books and how everyone in our family has read them (and 'stolen' them
) multiple times.
Always fun to break stereotypes.
Bethy
