Justus explains that “the question mark is a symbol for the unknown, for unanswered questions, unsolved riddles. Third detective, responsible for research and archive, Bob Andrews.” In the Three Investigators’ first case, the audio book “Die drei ? und der Super-Papagei” (“The Three Investigators and the Super Parrot”), Justus, Peter, and Bob introduce themselves via their famous business card, which appears in all of their cases and even made it onto Langnese ice cream containers. However, there is a noteworthy, intriguing anomaly to the global interest in young adult literature among German audiences: the most successful children’s stories are the adventures of Die drei ? ( The Three Investigators), and Die drei ? are primarily radio dramas originally recorded for children. Germany’s most successful writer worldwide is children’s author, best known for her Tintenwelt trilogy ( Inkheart), which Der Spiegel kept off its bestseller lists for years since the books were written for children.
Rowling’s Harry Potter series broke one record after the other. In the New York Times, writer Meg Wolitzer defended adults’ interest, arguing: “When you’re deep in a good book, you won’t even hear the drumbeats.” This trend and surrounding heated discussions have also been taking place in Germany. Georgina Howlett noted in The Guardian that over half of the genre’s readers are indeed adults, and “adults are just people too, and we are entitled to read and like YA as much as anyone!” Slate contributor Ruth Graham spoke out against older readers of teen literature, telling them they should feel “embarrassed” about their choice of reading material, and question the reasons for their continuing infatuation with these books. The still growing trend has caused heated debates among enthusiasts and sceptics.
The question of why so many adults read young adult and teen fiction has baffled many in recent years.
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