** Literary Junkfood **
The other day I introduced my wife and mother in law to Goldfish crackers. Despite the fact that they’ve lived in America for over 20 years, they somehow missed this nutritiously vapid tastebud tantalizer. Goldfish don’t taste extraordinary, but it’s the lingering flavor that matters. Independently, both remarked on the cracker’s ability to lure a consumer into just another bite: “you can’t stop eating them!”
So this series is the literary equivalent of Goldfish. No nutrition, tastes only OK, yet somehow I’m still picking up the sequels.