The New Yorker’s David Denby wrote about teen readers losing their ‘reading obsession’, but his argument lacked insight into what motivates this generation

It was always an unlikely Hollywood franchise: the story of a feminist hero trapped in a dystopian capitalist nightmare. But its message of rebellion and revolution has gone round the world and grossed billions. As its fans explain, the odds were ever in its favour

When books are made into films the rewards can be lucrative, though the writer must let go