Not til last month when Chrissie shoved a copy of Twilight into my fully loaded arm while shopping for stuff at NBS did I even consider reading the first of the saga. The movie was imminent she said. And I needed to get through the book if I were to watch it. That did it! Little did I know that once I dip my stubby little finger into this world that Stephanie Meyer created, there is no turning back. You just can't stay away from the passion and thrill of it. So now I'm hooked. I've marathoned, so to speak, through all 4 books in record time. Talk about zero sleep! Well, it helps when you're going through sleepless nights due to insomnia. I think I get as much sleep as Edward does. lol. Now better that I devour a book than stare at the ceiling til dawn, right?!
Okay , so I'm not going to nit-pick the saga as it has already been minced so many times over. Suffice it to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it... the first one (Twilight) immensely... the succeeding 3 with varying degrees of satisfaction. Overall, the books are easy reads; not at all pretentious; emanating with immense passion that it was really hard to put it down until you're through. Stephanie Meyer is not the literary great of our generation but she did create a new genre for young girls. I don't think vampires with morals have ever been so palatable to teens as much as the Cullens have. And the crossover to adult following is astonishing. No wonder Meyers has been endlessly compared to Rowlings (not that anyone wants to hear any more of that *wink*).And because I breezed through all 4 titles, I'm picking up the books again, intent on taking my pace and digest every detail. Nope, I don't think it's time to pack up and leave Forks just yet.
Twilight Movie rants and raves coming up... when I get around to it. =)
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