I know I must be thinking like a complete snob, but I can’t be the only one who’s disappointed by the number of adults they’re seeing reading the new Harry Potter on the tube. Last night I saw a couple sitting together each reading their own copy. I think the worst thing is that some people have being buying the “adult” version of the book that comes without the colourful cover, and has a mature author photo of JK Rowling on the back.
Come on.
You’d probably think less of me if I sat on the tube reading a Famous Five book, and rightly so. Mills & Boon romantic novels sell well, as do Black Lace erotic novels. But people get embarraassed and you don’t see them being read on the tube. If only it were the same for Potter.