I'm slightly ashamed to admit this, but I finally gave in and read Twilight...
...and I got sucked in. Majorly. I couldn't put the book down. I read the entire book in less than twenty four hours. At the end of the novel, the author did something that was completely unfair. She included the first chapter of the second book New Moon. I just had to go to the store to get the second book (too long of a waiting list at the library). And then I got sucked in again- not as much as with Twilight- but still definitely sucked in. I finished that one in less than twenty four hours too.
Honestly, the books aren't Pulitzer Prize-winning material or anything; they're just...addictive. I thought it was quite a stretch for me to even be vaguely interested in the series because the subject matter (i.e. vampires, werewolves, et cetera) is not one in which I am even remotely interested, even though I'm working my way through Dracula because it is on my list of 100 novels. I decided to read the first book simply because a few of my friends were wanting to watch the movie sometime soon, and watching a movie before I read the book...well, that's just not something I can do without feeling...guilty. Blame my mother for that one.
I'm hoping to borrow the third and final books from a friend of a friend so I can finish the whole series this week and therefore have no opportunity to get sucked in again in the future...although, apparently the author has come out with a new novel...uh oh...
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Nooooooo, Jenny!!!!!!!!! Not you too! I've still not given in, but every person that does give in has to devote a full day to start and finish these books. They're always out at the library and I refuse to buy it....so I guess I'll still hold out. I did hear that the movie was disappointing if you read the book, but isn't that always the case? :)
I'm like Glenna and haven't yet given in and don't want to buy them, so maybe I'll read them in ten years when there's no longer a waiting list for them at the library. But really, every person I know who has read them has been just like you in that they became completely addicted. I like to think I wouldn't be, but I would probably get sucked in, too.
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