Why are the Harry Potter books so uniquely successful?

Question

I am a huge fan of the Harry Potter books, and have loved and cherished them for years now. I've awaited each new release with what one can describe as fanatical eagerness! There is no doubt that many of you out there are the same. Personally I find the books wonderful in every way. They’re magical and trapping, even when you are re-reading for the tenth or so time. But what is the secret behind this success? Why do we love J.K Rowling's world so much? What makes the books unique and unlike all others? Surely Magic has a lot do with it, but what's your other explanation?

Answer 1

For me the joy in JK Rowlings books is in the detail - everything has been imagined down to the finest detail - from floo powder, to the construction of magic wands (unicorn hair, phoenix tail feathers), every flavour beans... it's all the small things that add up to a completely absorbing world.

Answer 2

The Harry Potter books are not to any extent further uniquely valuable, there have been different books revealed that were only as, & probable extra, valuable. They truly were valuable, yet you're properly in asking the question about the secret in the back of their fulfillment. part of it i imagine is because they're cutting-area. The placing is a few thing that readers can relate to & it would want to in truth be taking position now without us realising (e.g there extremely is a platform 9&3/4). Readers do no longer ought to imagine themselves in a medieval international etc. yet an additional reason is that a bording college the position adventures happen is a classic little ones regularly going on - only about 'unique'. the present movie diversifications have also better the 'hype' surrounding the books. i'm no longer a large HP fan, particular i have examine the books yet i found them predictable, no longer continually completely nicely written, continuity blunders, the recommendations are not to any extent further new (no matter if i am going to admit countless factors of delusion are not) and some factors with obtrusive parallels to different delusion books, somewhat LOTR, yet I admit that countless Tolkien's artwork develop into in retaining with mythology also. i did not locate any of the spells smart etc. both (I studied Latin for countless years). The books are not to any extent further 'unique' & i'd recommend Tolkien's works, Ursula Le Guin, Terry Brooks, Anne McCaffrey, Garth Nix etc. in the previous I reported J.ok. Rowling. yet I do approve that her books have were given little ones, noticeably, lower back into interpreting. ~StarQueenEle~

Answer 3

I believe the reason they are so successful is due to the similarity between real life events and the stories which take place in the book. Magic aside, the storylines can equate to what we all experience during the course of our lives. This makes it so much easier to understand what the characters are going through, and to feel what the author is trying to get across through the words. The magic just adds a sparkle of fantasy to it. Since the events are the same as we all experience, almost anyone who reads the books can relate to what is going on in them, regardless of age. I have to admit, the age group the author seems to be addressing grows older with the main character. The storyline gets rougher each time a new book comes out.

Answer 4

Because it combines fantasy with witchcraft to attract even religious people, by the ay if your a christian please read: Among the terrifying images in books two and three were: a disembodied voice repeatedly
hissing "kill"; monstrous, flesh-eating spiders; children being attacked
and paralyzed; and an apparently dead cat hung upside down by its tail (USA Today,
June 15, 2000).

In book four of the series (Goblet of Fire) the evil character named "Wormtail"
cuts up Harry’s arm to extract blood in order to bring "Voldemort" (the
most evil character) back to life. (This is an occult practice done to supposedly
pass mystic power from one person to another during some occult rituals.) Rowling
called Voldemort a "raging psychopath, devoid of the normal human responses
to other people’s suffering . . ." (Entertainment Weekly, #554, August 11,
2000). Also in the latest epic, Harry’s parents, who have been killed, have to
be extracted from Voldemort’s magic wand. What kind of books are these and what
inspires Row ling’s work? We believe we know. She said, "It’s important
to remember that we all have magic inside us . . ." during an interview being
taped for an "Scholastic Book Fair" video. And when asked in an August
2000 Entertainment Weekly interview by writer Jeff Jensen if she felt any sense
of social responsibility (for the dark nature of the content of Harry Potter) Rowling
answered, "I cannot write to please other people." She then goes on to
mention that parents are coming to her saying their six year-old "loved her
book"! Perhaps a more important question is, what kind of parents are these?

Is J. K. Rowling a real, practicing, bona fide witch? Our research turned up no
overt statement she has made to make us believe so. However, when Ms. Rowling was
asked about her favorite holiday, it was Halloween. We realize that many people
who are not occultists might respond this way, but we figured her answer wasn’t
going to be Valentine’s Day! What makes us explore this possibility further is
just the occult accuracy of the texts. She has also intimated that some of the scenes
in the books were fashioned out of real life experiences she’s had. While from
the materials and interviews we researched Rowling only named some railroad scenes
portrayed in her writings as something actually from her childhood. However, it’s
not a huge leap to believe that the occult crux of the Harry Potter story could
be from personal experience as well.

Whether Rowling herself is a witch or avid New Age dabbler, it is obvious that no
one is really trying to veil the tie between the Harry Potter series and the occult,
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Answer 5

She blends like able characters with a plot which has many twists and turns and a humour which appeals to adults as well as children. There are similarities to Roald Dahl and C S Lewis and by the way I'm a Christian and i don't believe its inspired by Satan as someone stated CS Lewis had magic in hes stories as did JRR Tolkien both were Christians.

Answer 6

The reason for the success of this particular book is that it offers the reader a magical world that engulf`s you into it`s amazing unlimited fantasy where anything is possible and it is this that creates a realistic belief that you are actually experiencing this magic yourself.It takes the reader out of the reality we know and replaces it with illusion.

Answer 7

They are good books, very well written. I think their popularity with older readers has a lot to do with escapism. While you are reading them you can forget about everything else and just focus on the story. I think with younger readers, the way the books are written, with parts and places of the real world in them, they seem a bit more believable

Answer 8

I agree with you that magic has alot to do with its uniqueness but other thing that actually the hero of the story is a young boy making you think its not that unlikely for these things to happen to u personally

Answer 9

well the stories are good but i think mostly it's because they are really well written and witty. i don't care much for those people who brush them off as 'just kids' books about a wizard'. there's a lot more to enjoy in them: fantastic, well observed charatcers, witty humour, very cleverly crafted plots. i just think she's a fantastic writer and will be sad when the series ends.

Answer 10

harry potter is unique cos unlike other boring books about magic(like "thehobbit" ) j.k rowling adds humour, sports, adventure and loads of other stuff. that makes it so great that you just can't put it down. ( this is written by my ten yr old daughter by the way. shes mad on harry potter)