Temel Kavramlar
The author argues that fan-created content like All the Young Dudes has gained immense popularity due to its detailed world-building and exploration of themes absent in J.K. Rowling's original works.
Özet
A 500,000-word fanfiction titled "All the Young Dudes" has taken the Harry Potter fandom by storm, focusing on the Marauders era and exploring relationships beyond what is canon. The story delves into themes of queerness, class, and societal issues not fully addressed in Rowling's books, leading to a massive following across various social media platforms.
İstatistikler
Over four million hits on Archive of Our Own for "All the Young Dudes."
188 chapters total in the fanfiction.
#atyd hashtag on TikTok with 704 million views.
Almost 9,000 ratings on GoodReads with a 4.82-star average review score.
Alıntılar
"It’s a slow-burning love story told from the perspective of Remus, who is a werewolf, and thus explores the experience of being a gay man in 1970s Britain and being a werewolf in the wizarding society."
"The growing interest in All the Young Dudes has this movement of reclamation to thank."
"People have taken it upon themselves to read it for audiobooks in a practice known as podficcing."