A short conversational excerpt from a YouTube interview in which two speakers discuss how the Harry Potter books influenced their lives. Speakers describe compulsive binge-reading behavior (bringing books to parties), timing (reading through high school by the series' end), and family resemblance in reading habits (mother-daughter similarity). The tone is informal and anecdotal.
When I really sat down to think about what books changed my life, I chose Harry Potter because I'm such a compulsive binge reader or watcher. I mean, by the time the last book came out, I was, I think, out of high school. And I would bring the books to parties, and if the conversation got dulled.
What kind of parties are these?
Like, parties in basements, like, with beer and beer pong.
And, like, so Mom's doing it at the stoplight, and I'm doing it in a party.
I'm literally just like, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just really quick.
What is that saying? That apple doesn't fall far from the tree?
A thousand percent. I'm so my mom. It's crazy.
