I admit it...I'm an official "Twilighter". Here is my story on how I came to be: I had been on Facebook for a while, and my sister and Co started sending me "Flair"...I love FLAIR too by the way - except that you can't ever just get rid of a flair - that is another rant for another day. Anyway, so I asked my sister who knows all because she reads Entertainment Weekly - what is this "Team Edward crap" on Flair. She said something to the effect it was teenage vampire books - Twilight. I have been known to check out the "Young Adult" section of the local library - Sarah Dressen being my favorite author - and been completely made fun of for doing so. Anyway, I had not heard of Twilight, but checked out the Wikipedia on it. Dark, romantic angsty love story? Sign me up! So, on a Monday I drive over to Barnes and Noble to try and find the first book. I searched the store and had to finally break down and ask where the books were. Nice manager-looking guy took me straight to a table where I feasted on the entire saga. I just bought the first one -- since I wasn't COMPLETELY sold on the fact that this was a horror/vampire type book. Think - Something Borrowed (Emily Giffin) as one of my favorite casual read books - I'm still a little skeptical going in.
Chapter 2 - I am HOOKED. I read it in a day. At which point I told my sister "You have got to read this." She read it the next day.
I had to wait a few days to pick up New Moon. I had a few really important presentations to do at work that week and simply could not spend all night reading and expect myself to function during the day. Not to mention I have a 22 month old to take care of!
I read New Moon on a Thursday. I have to say it wasn't my favorite and then on Friday, I picked up Eclipse AND Breaking Dawn at the same time - not before the guy at Barnes and Noble asked me if I was doing this for a reading assignment HAHAHAHAHA! My sister was RIGHT BEHIND ME reading the books. As a matter of fact, on Saturday Night I started Breaking Dawn but not before I met her halfway between our houses to take her Eclipse.
While I'm reading all this I discover that there is going to be a movie based on the first book. Yipeeee! More fuel for my newfound obsession! So I go and buy Hollywood Stock (www.hsx.com) on the lead actors and the movie. I am glad that I did that -- my stocks are SOARING! I am SO FREAKING PUMPED about the movie which comes out 11.21.2008. So what to do now that I've powered through the books? Well I am re-reading them a little slower this time. I'm on the 3rd one - Eclipse. They are even better the 2nd time around!
And for the record, Robert "Rob" Pattinson will make a GREAT Edward. I don't think he is "exactly" what I pictured when I read the books but I'm completely on board. I am honestly REALLY looking forward to the soundtrack -- it sounds like its going to be FABULOUS!
Twilight Tuesdays are on MTV. Check it out here: http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1594404/20080909/story.jhtml
If you google "Twilight", you will find a ton of websites etc. Its INSANE!
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