Am I fundamentally missing something about the whole Twilight craze? I know I am not in the target audience, but there a legions of women out there who are my age who are quite rabid about the series (and a few closeted fans). I do enjoy a good vampire story. Dracula was the first epistolary novel I ever read, which lead to a lifelong infatuation with the vampire lore and the literary style. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is another favorite, both for the exquisite writing and the continuation of the lore. I understand the lure of the mythology. (Remember, the theme of the original story was female sexuality is evil.) The vampire oozes sexuality and is just one smooth cat.
I just can't bring myself to read the Twilight series. Vampires shouldn't "glitter." And, somehow, I'm supposed to believe that a 104-year-old vampire has been waiting around for the love of his life: a teenaged girl. Umm...no. (I was a teenaged girl once. No one's soul mate is a teenaged girl.) All this wouldn't matter if the story was well written. But, when Stephen King says your writing is horrible, I would listen. You don't have to be a fan of his work to respect the depth and breadth of his writing career.
If anyone can give me some reasonable insight into this, I'd be happy to listen. Until then, I'll stay away and glean the information from The Oatmeal.
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