i was on the train today with my ipod with some good old iron maiden on ,when i started to look round and found loads of people not kids grown men reading these books,i thought they were for kids?

Derivative crap either way I always felt.

Nope. You are wrong. They are for kids and adults alike. I've read them all and will be taking the lad to see the final films in a few months. 😀

I think a lot of parents read them to their kids, so maybe get interested in them that way. A bit like how parents might know Iron Maiden, because their kids play dated gay hair metal on the family stereo.

Ummmmmm aren't you about 13 years late with this astute observation?

garr_lager please tell me what band you like thats been going so long?

The Fall. Was listening to them out on the ride this evening as it goes.

Different league to Maiden of course, so please don't think I'm attempting a comparison.

LOL MINT 8)

I'd suggest listening to Maiden renders any comment you may have about other's taste a bit redundant.

Wow! Quite a few growed-ups is reading Potter. Why hasn't this been on the news?

Iron Maiden > Harry Potter…OP win. 😈

It's been a Harry Potter house here this school summer holidays, reason why?……..LEGO Harry Potter on the Wii, my kids absolutely love it. My wife and I read the books as and when they came out but now we are re reading them with our 7 and 6 year olds. We are then watching the films when we finish a book. In all honesty though they are kids books, kids films and kids games but it's all good fun.

They are for kids, but can be ridden by anyone.

You've read the Hungry Caterpillar no?

Same thing. 😈

Hungry Caterpiller's for girls

Gruffalo in our house

If only the publishers realised that adults would like them too. They could have use two different front covers.

I read them all on the train journey from That Manchester to That London, but that was oooh about 9 years or so ago. They did adult covers, so it didn't look too childish.

Makes me a trendsetter.

I've read them all several times. Great escapism 🙂

I read the first two back to back in the car on the way home from a holiday in Cornwall years ago. I reread them both before reading the third when it came out, and reread 1, 2 and 3 before reading 4. I didn't try that for 5, 6 and 7 though.

I've read the first 4 10+ times, and the other 3 a few as well. mind you I'm of the right generation I think, was about just finishing primary school when I read them so was one of many waiting for my letter!

There's a few bits in them (particularly the later ones) that I think kids might struggle with to be honest so there needs to be an adult audience

I read them all before Bunnyhop borrwed them they rock

Maiden rock

The Fall are a bit "emporer's new clothes" for me, never understoof why people thought they were / are any good – he can't sing and the tunes are not great. If you like 'em though, all power to you.

Mike – I read 3 first , then 1 nd 2, then did the whole re-read the series before the next book – yes, each time.

I've never read one of them. Are they really so much better than the films?

Why would adults not be able to read kids books?

I can think of loads of other nominally kids' book I re-read:
The Wierdstone of Brisingamen (& Gomrath, Owl Service, Elidor) Garner.
The Giant in the Snow, Marianne Dreams, all but the last Narnia book, The Hobbit, and I'm sure there are others I can't bring to mind.

Hungry Caterpiller's for girls

Gruffalo in our house

But Where The Wild Things Are is really where its at.

simonralli2 – Member

I've never read one of them. Are they really so much better than the films?

THe films are pretty good interpretations, but like most book ->film jobs there's a lot of plot missed out to get a full book into a film

bag of repeated sh1te but mrs tlr LOVES them………………..! ? !

They're great stuff, ideal for a bit of escapism as sfb says (did I just agree with him on something!?).

Apparently JK Rowling intended that her readers should "grow up with" Harry Potter, so the first book was aimed at eleven year olds, the second at 12 year olds and so on. The last one is pretty seriously dark.