I'm hooked on Twilight

I think my obsession with Twilight is truly over the top. I'm an almost 42 year old woman. I don't have kids that I had to buy and screen the books for. I saw the movie, which I liked. I didn't love it. I didn't think much of it, at the time. But, then my roommate left the first book laying around the house. I picked it up and read a few chapters. I put it down, and still didn't think much of it. Then, I picked it up again, and got far enough into the book to get myself hooked. Now, I'm reading Breaking Dawn, for the fourth time. I've read all 4 books 4 times, and seen the movie another 10 times, probably. I now LOVE the movie, because of my love for the books. The movie puts faces to the people in the book. I think it's brilliantly cast, and I couldn't imagine anything changing in it, except possibly being a bit more like the book. I just didn't think it was the most amazing movie of all time, until I read the books, lol. I didn't think this was my kind of story. I was pursuaded by a friend to see this vampire movie that was getting a lot of talk. I didn't even remotely think I was going to like it. I'm a romance reader. I had never read a vampire book in my life. I tried to read some Anne Rice when I was in highschool because so many people were talking about them. I couldn't get past the first chapter. So, I never expected to give a damn about Twilight. I had never even heard of it, until I saw the movie. I didn't even know it was a book until after the movie. My love of it certainly took me by surprise.

My favorite book in the saga is Eclipse. I think that is the one that explains the characters the most. Many of their stories are explained. I actually started to like Rosalie in that book. When she sat down with Bella and told her story, and poured her heart out about her insecurities, and her wish that she could have stayed human, I actually felt like I understood her. Since I recently read the partial draft of Midnight Sun, and found out that Rosalie wanted to kill Bella to protect the family secret, I don't like Rosalie at all anymore. I also loved Breaking Dawn. There are a few parts that I think are just a little over the top, even for a vampire story. But, overall I think it's a great book.

I hope this isn't the end of these stories. Even if the Edward and Bella romance has come full circle, and we've heard all we need to about them... there are so many other characters that could be explored in future books. Stephenie Meyer is such a talented and creative author. I hope she will consider either future books related to this series, or a similar series.

I don't know exactly why I decided to blog about this. I think it's because I'm so obsessed that people who know me think I'm truly crazier than originally suspected, lol. I don't know exactly who to talk to, since I haven't found anyone quite as obsessed as myself. So, I can talk to myself here in a blog, right? I'm thinking I can come here and give my opinions, ramble about the books, about the gossip, about how much I can't wait for the next movie, etc. and my friends don't even have to know how much I am obsessing. I also planned on blogging out my opinion about the books as I read them again, which I will start again on Twilight not long after I finish Breaking Dawn. I was planning on making a list of my favorite quotes and passages.

So, I might blog more, I might lose interest, I just don't know where this is headed.