Ashamed of Twilight?

Earlier this week I stumbled upon this post, which to sum it up basically says that there is nothing wrong with being a Twilight lover, and that despite the fact that Twilight may not be the best book ever written, it definitely can be considered an important piece of literature simply because of what it has done for reluctant readers.

I wanted first and foremost to bring attention to that post, simply because it is true. My case in point:

1. A very good friend of mine never read a book in her life. Until Twilight. Now, she's a bigger reader than I am.

2. Here is an anecdote from a discussion we had in my English 241 class. We all had to go around and introduce ourselves, and part of that introduction was saying our favorite books. A lot of the students named their favorite books and they weren't anything that I've heard of. And then I come along and despite being embarrassed, I had to give credit to my favorite YA author of all time, Sarah Dessen, and also The Hunger Games trilogy. Then, there was a girl a few seats away who said, "I know it sounds shallow, but I also love Twilight..."

Which just sort of reinforces what Alison said in her post, about people being ashamed of liking Twilight.

There is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of!

Please read Alison's post if you agree with this. It really has a strong message that readers everywhere should be aware of.

Jane

Movie Review: Eclipse

On Tuesday night I was one of the eager fans waiting three hours early to see Eclipse at 12:01.

The wait was not pleasant. Me + lack of sleep + giggly girls in movie theater = absolute crankiness. However, this post is not about that. This post will be about the movie.

First of all, I'd like to say that I am not a movie critic. I would just like to share my thoughts on a movie that has been highly anticipated by many fans of the Twilight series.

Overall, I really enjoyed the movie. It's been interesting to watch the actors develop and change from Twilight to Eclipse. I'd say, to an uneducated eye like mine the actors seem to be growing into their roles and becoming better actors in general. This makes Eclipse a much more pleasant movie to watch than Twilight.

I had a slight problem when it came to the fighting scene. When the vampires were attacked, it made a sound like glass breaking. That bothered me.

However, it was probably the only thing that bothered me about the movie. I really enjoyed it, and I am eagerly awaiting Breaking Dawn (which was my least favorite book, but I'll probably enjoy the movie.) Eclipse, the movie, is a good adaptation of an amazing book, and I think it'll delight Twilight Saga fans all over.

Now that that's over, I will go back to book reviews. After all, I'm a bit better at those!

Jane