![]() "Obviously there are many adults who have never had any problem with reading narratives with elements of the fantastic in them," Miller explains. She says readers who might never have indulged in books about the fantastic now feel they have permission to take the plunge. Miller, who says she has always loved fantasy fiction, is delighted to see this new trend. I don't want to have to leave that behind just because I'm a grown-up.' And really there is no reason that they should." ![]() But I also want to read this intoxicating imaginative narrative as well. ![]() ![]() "That generation has grown up to say: 'Yeah, I may want to read Jane Austen. But don't ask adults who grew up on Harry Potter to give up magic, says Salon reviewer Laura Miller: But for the last several hundred years, those stories have been competing with the reality-based fiction of the modern novel magic was thought to be the stuff of kids' books. As long as mere mortals have been telling stories, they've dreamed up tales of gods and demons, monsters and magicians. Magic has never really gone out of style. ![]() Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Night Circus Author Erin Morgenstern ![]()
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