Submitted by Bookanista t3_11w8kxj in books
Alternative title: WILL there ever be another book series phenomenon like Harry Potter?
To qualify the series would have to be massively read and enjoyed by ALL ages, from kids to adults. The series would have to be so popular you could strike up a conversation about it with a random person. I loved/love that communal experience of reading where SO many people knew the references, characters, jokes, plot points. My 50 year old brother-in-law and my 8 year old can both tell me what House they’d be in. There hasn’t been a book or series even close to that level of popularity since. Will there ever be again?
EDIT: Loved reading these really smart and thought-provoking analyses here. Opinion seems to be divided. The book series that get the most votes for being a Harry Potter-like phenomenon are GOT, Hunger Games, Twilight, LOTR, and 50 Shades of Gray. I personally think LOTR is the closest parallel for a series with incredible staying power and ear worm world-building. I think it is a little more of a niche passion though.