From the mall to the multiplex to the New York Times best-seller list, Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" books are a huge phenomenon. Are you a "Twilight" fan? How do you think the books measure up to that other series, "Harry Potter"? And do you think the "Twilight" books are pure fantasy, or do they have some spiritual lessons to teach?
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I am a fan of this series as well as Harry Potter. This saga didn't appeal to me at first but after reading the first book, I was surprised that I have finished reading it overnight and now, wanting for more. So its safe to say that I am now hooked.
Twilight appeals to me because it basically tackles the ageless forbidden romance laced with teen angst and first love. Whoever didnt experienced that? Even though I am no longer a teenager, its nice to recall those days through this book and as well as look forward to my own version of Edward. Though it maybe fantasy, there are messages interlaced within the lines which of course anyone can relate to. Whether they are taken positively or negatively because of the author's religion, they are there which for me is universal.
I am not keen for the comparison between Twilight and Harry Potter because they are different for each other. They have different messages to tell and they are set for different age genres. I guess the similarities that they have is that they are both fantasies and have millions of fans all over the world. Harry Potter may have paved the way for the success of Twilight, but Twilight can hold on its own and its totally different from Potter.
I love the Twilight books and I love the Harry Potter books, but for different reasons. They are not the same kind of books and I think it's unfair for people to ask"What series of books do you like more, Harry Potter or Twilight?" To me, that's like asking people to compare the kinds of music they listen to and find common ground!
I personally have read the Twilight books several times. There is something about the love between Edward and Bella that is so addicting to me! I know it's not real, but when reading the books, it feels like it's real and who doesn't want to be adored like those 2 are?! Some people get lucky and have their own personal Edwards' and Bellas' some of us are still waiting and hoping for that day to come. We are not all teenagers either, I'm sometimes afraid to tell people I'm in my 40's and truly enjoying the Saga. I read for entertainment though and don't look for lessons to be learned from books, if that's what I wanted, I would read non-fiction.
I am not a crazy person though. I have loved reading for as long as I can remember and I have "gotten into the character" of a book quite often. It happened when I read Jean Aual's series on the "Clan of the Cave Bear" things just sometimes touch me.
I am a total addict!!!!! Twilight is my life...just ask my language arts teacher or anybody who knows me!I never stop reading them.....I have honestly read them more than 75 times apeice. I even made my mom take me to the midnight release of Breaking Dawn...and had finished the book before 5:30 AM on August 2, 2008. I'd talk more, but I need to get back to this other thing I'm reading online....about Twilight, of course!
i luvvvvvv twilight as well as harry potter twilight is so discriptive and really is like tv in ur head i luv reading books i read the whole twilight series in 2 days and became totally obssessed with it now all my websites r twilight i live twilight and now that i have it twilight is my life i luv it and i cant believe i ever lived without it but be for e u judge go and read it because i thought it would be stupid then one of my friends told me it was the best series she ever read and i read it and she was right ive read twilight so many times i cant even count and whenever i say twilight i mean the whole series oh and i also got the movie of course the day it came out well thats not all i got to say but i got to get back to my twilight websit im tryin to get decode by paramore on it right now ....... always remember twilight obsessers.......
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