absent I saw the author being interviewed recently (US telly) and she seemed quite embarrassed at all the fuss. Given that it was started out as 'fan fiction' which why would anyone take that seriously, she must be shocked to be in the limelight (but enjoying the money). I wonder how much of it being the best selling book has to do with it going 'viral' and just being in the right place at the right time. She simply got lucky, and wrote a book that became a fad. That's what I think, it's just the latest 'must have'. I couldn't care less about intellectual snobbery, I'm an avid and inveterate reader but have never understood why people hoard books and line their homes with shelves and shelves of books (to show the world how clever they are from what they read unless of course for academic reasons or to do with job) when in fact books are a bind to keep, heavy to move, and dust collectors. I have a handful of books that I keep, they fill 3 tiny shelves. And I'm very thankful for my Kindle!