Reply #69: I disagree- Harry Potter and Oprah made a difference here [View All]

One example is the library. When I was out of work and our computer went Kapoot I used the library for emailing resumes and checking jobs. It was always packed with people

Another example was at my wife's old neighborhood annual picnic (they get back together once a year-really cool thing) my mother was there to see our little girl so 5 women one of whom (my mom) was a loos wheel. After a moment of silence finally one of the women asked "So, what is everyone reading?" and the conversation for the next 2 hours was about books.

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My mother isn't a fan of the books Oprah picks but her book club thing really did boost reading as did the Harry Potter books especially amongst kids and "tweeners".

Oh another example-I rode the bus to work for almost a year (from a commuter parking lot) and half the riders were reading books every morning and afternoon.