Thankfully I wasn’t anywhere near a movie theater whenever Teams Edward and Jacob united to watch “Eclipse.” I refuse to talk about the series on my blog; in fact, I avoid mentioning the word at all in case I were to draw traffic of girls thinking they were getting “Twilight” gossip.
Most people just hate the series on principle. Don’t get me wrong, I most definitely do. Chelsea Handler, in her piece from Entertainment Weekly‘s decade wrap-up edition called “The Vampire Craze? It Kind of Sucks,” sums up so much of what I feel about the series:
I don’t quite get this whole lusting-after-vampires thing … thisTwilight/True Blood craze is being taken a little far. I recently read that grown women were stealing cardboard cutouts of Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner from Nordstrom. I don’t understand how; the wind resistance alone should slow them down. Security can’t be to blame; obviously those women were on a mission. I for one would certainly get out of the way of a crazy cougar running down the street with a cougar cosmo and a fake vampire …
… I worry more about the younger girls that are ”Twihard” fans. For the record, I did not come up with that name, nor do I feel good about the fact that I just used it. I don’t know if the Twilight stars are very good role models. They always look exhausted, and none of them seem to be very happy about being famous. Although I sympathize with anybody who is forced to stay up all night and is deathly allergic to the sunlight, I would think the $12 million paycheck they’re supposedly getting could boost their spirits. I also don’t know if girls should be aiming to find a guy who only wants to suck on their neck. That usually results in a hickey, and the only way to cover one up is with a turtleneck, which I don’t recommend under any circumstances, including the Olympics.
Unfortunately, I also hate the series out of experience. Before my freshman year, I read “Twilight” for summer reading. I bought in sixth grade before I knew what a sensation it would become with tween girls. So, seeing it on my shelf, I figured it might make a nice read.
Worst. Decision. Ever.
Unlike a movie, which can be over in the relatively painful lifespan of two hours, I spent prolonged periods of time reading about the two star-crossed lovers showing affection in fields. It didn’t get horrible until about 200 pages in, and by that point, there was no turning back.
So you can call me a hater, but you can’t call me ignorant.
Marshall and the Movies 
I agree Marshall. I read the first three books for two reasons, curiosity and my occupation at the local library. However, I couldn’t even finish the first chapter of the last book. I could not force myself to read anymore of Myer’s book that lack in character development and included a limited vocabulary, nor could I read pages and pages of Bella’s inner whining dialog again. I can’t stand how popular these books have become and the message they are sending to girls, its almost disgusting.
However, out of curiosity of vampire novels pre Twilight I read “Interview with the Vampire,” which was fantastic, realistic vampire fiction.