Twilight. There I said it out loud. How did this happen to me? I had heard the whispers, I had seen the posters, and I know that there was a large group of fans out there calling themselves Twilighters, Twi-hards and they started hundreds of fan web sights. I didn’t have time for such foolishness; if I wanted to read a good vampire novel then it would be back to Ann Rice for me.
That was before I managed to get a sinus infection, an ear infection and bronchitis all at the same time. I was home and very bored. So I flip through the pay per view movies and see Twilight. I have never read the books but I thought maybe I would watch the movie. This of course is a big no-no according to the Twilight pop culture. But if nothing else, maybe it would put me to sleep. It didn’t. I was glued to the TV. I didn’t even think about how sad it was for a 30 something year old women to be daydreaming about being a high schooler and in love with a vampire. After the movie I had to get the book. Well not just THE book, but the whole series. I read them ALL in 10 days.
Why did Twilight become part of pop culture? It’s the new Romeo and Juliet of the times. It’s the chance to pretend you are someone else. It allows you to think that there are men out there that will boil your blood, and might even drink a bit of it. It brings back the fantasy that unnatural things exist. I believe it was the next pop culture phenomenon after Harry Potter.
I believe that SJWilson said it best in her ALLVOICES report said it best, “And hence the appeal of such novels: they will remind you, or make you live summer days spent reading in a hammock, believing all the while that hidden worlds reside right in your back yard.”
SjWilson retrieved on August 23, 2009 from http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3829183-why-twilight-is-so-popular
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Dont feel bad about your age and reading this book. I am 26 and I have read them all and I did the same thing: I read all four books in 10 days also. I would even stay up until like 2 in the morning because I could not put the books down. And I definitely agree with wanting to be a high schooler wishing a vampire was in love with you. I can not wait until the next movie comes out!
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