Twilight

[theatokos]

Help me out.

I hear the books are more poorly written than Harry Potter (I didn't know that was possible) and more addictive than HP and crack combined. The movie trailer looks fab, but then..... sadly, I've read some commentary.

Moralistic vampire tales written by a Mormon. One kiss? NO SEX?? WTF?! Supposedly the whole thing is about suppressing the animal urges within. And premarital sex is an animal urge. And a sweet girl needs to be saved.... oh it hurts already.

I like premarital sex. Or I did. What's the deal? Would my brain explode in a conniption fit if I went to see this? Books first, then movie? Does it matter?

I want to know what everybody thinks: Mormons, abstainers, Pagans, feminists, Buffy lovers, Buffy haters (hiss!), etc.

Comments

[erinya.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the books, but the fans are absolutely insane.

One of the people on my friendslist has done funny summaries of all the books. The upshot is that the vampire love interest is incredibly creepy, the heroine is boring, and the writing is mediocre. And the abstinence only message is pretty in-your-face.

I've heard the movie is pretty bad unless you're already a fan of the books. I'm kind of morbidly curious about it, though.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

My sister and one other person I know (can't remember who) have read the books and said they're awful but you can't put them down. I may buy the first book for the plane ride to Australia.

[erinya.livejournal.com]

It's probably along the lines of a readable trashy romance novel, without the sex.