Twilight

August 15th, 2008

Against my better judgement, I finally broke down and read Twilight this past week.

In case you haven’t heard, the Twilight saga is the next best thing. It’s basically just an Ann Rice/Buffy the Vampire Slayer kind of thing. I felt like I was a little over Vampire Romance, but for some reason, I couldn’t put this thing down. I read the 500 or so pages in a little over 6 hours.

“As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because–he’s a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonizes over the danger. But, Bella would rather be dead than part from Edward, so she risks her life to stay near him, and the novel burns with the erotic tension of their dangerous and necessarily chaste relationship.”

It’s so odd, because nothing even really happens. I’ve never been more bored, yet more entertained in my life. It’s unsettling.

Anyway, if you’re looking for something to beat the summer heat that isn’t heavy reading, check out the first book. Be aware that it’s a little YA (young adult).

Oh, by the by, they’re already making a movie slated to open in December, starring Cedric Diggory: