Harry Potter for Adults

I would even call it Harry Potter for entrepreneurs — a naive utopia about ideal entrepreneurs passionate about their craft, who possess incredible superpowers in intelligence and persistence. Everyone would like to be an Elon Musk, and I probably more than most.

And the book gives you the opportunity to feel like part of a community of modern-day superheroes (set in another time). At the same time, the book contains quite a few female sexual fantasies, which sometimes cause slight discomfort while reading, but that’s hardly surprising given that the main protagonist and the author herself are women.

Personally, the book had a positive impact on me; like a little boy, I waited for the next heroic feat of Hank and of course John. Throughout the book, I compared myself to the characters, hoping to find superhero qualities within myself — and that, in my perception, is the primary goal of the book: to make you believe in your own strength and in miracles. And as in any book for eternal children like me, there is a sugary happy ending that beautifully concludes a very pleasant fairy tale.

I think if you edit out the scenes about the main character’s wet dreams, it could easily be read to children and they would love it, especially on the wave of popularity of Iron Man and other superheroes. As for women, I think it’s a sweet masterpiece and a must-read.

The book is insanely popular; movies have been adapted from it, fan sequels written, and there are whole communities practicing the ideology of John. The photo shows a movie frame which I skipped through very quickly without watching — after all, the book is always better 🙂