I suppose 'persuaded' might be over-stating it... I had ignored a friend's recommendation, but when I was visiting my brother and he had just finished reading the first book, and was starting the 2nd one, he recommended that I try it - I was hooked in the first chapter! I had to buy my own because he was reading that 2nd one too slowly. LOL

I hooked my cousins and their kids by giving them the audio books as a thank you gift after I'd stayed at their beach house.... Of course the adults and kids all got completely hooked on Harry Potter, causing trouble w/their Christian (anti-Harry Potter) in-laws! So I guess I'm just a trouble-maker.