I have read all the Harry Potter books numerous times and never fail to be gripped after 3 to 6 months of not reading it. I have just started reading The Deathly Hallows again. What is J.K. Rowling's talent, I'm asking myself?
- Is it the constant action in the book? There seem to be very few sequences were the story is not being pushed further on.
- Is it the fact that after six books we feel as readers that we know the characters personally and are actively interested in their outcomes?
- Is it the skilled descriptive writing that brings every scene into 3D for the reader to feel part of?
- Is it the suspense of each story? We, as readers, are kept in the dark until the last possible minute and are turning the pages to find out what will happen.
- Is it the fact that it can be read by child and adult alike, and understood each on his level? There are lots of psychological details added in for the adult reader to ponder, whereas the child can access the basic story and characters.
It is probably a combination of all these factors and more that made Harry Potter so wildly successful. Interesting to examine these points because if this winning formula could be bottled and we all could write like this, we would all be very rich.
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