Despite the fact that I think it's gotten over-hyped and over-marketed... it's darn good to see. Kids are eagerly reading these enormously thick books. What's even better is that they're discussing them, guessing, and using their minds. I'm hoping that, even after this series has long been concluded, we'll have a generation that have learned the joys of books.

(I'm only a few chapters into book 7, myself...)