Blogs and Vampires and other such things.

How lovely! Another blog that nobody reads! HA! However, I will be tenacious and keep on with this one, hopefully. Being new to the world of the Blog, do not be alarmed if I have added you or whatever you do in order to get people to read this crap, it just means I liked your blog so, really, you should be flattered. I like writing about the things I like, funnily enough, and I like knowing what other people think about the things I like. All in all, expect a lot of bull from this space, and a few short stories (yes, I'm that type), and if not that, a lot of angry ranting!

Everybody who hasn't been living under a rock for the past couple of years has heard of the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. I did too, about two years ago, and have been turning my nose up to it since then, resisting the sickly sweet romantic plot of hot vampires and accidental heroines (think Northanger Abbey's Catherine Morland in an episode of Buffy) that seems to have been written for the sole purpose of making teenage girls swoon. Oh, but I was tempted, temptation being the only thing I cannot resist, and swoon I did.

With a plot that relies solely on characterisation, specifically how ethereally beautiful but tormented Edward Cullen is, being the hot vampire next door who drives a shiny Volvo, it takes a good while for Twilight to kick in with the action which, although pretty good, is a bit too scarce, tailing off into some more romantic fluff involving self-perceived 'plain Jane' Isabella and her vampire lover (did I mention that he is really really hot?). Bella's obsession with Edward's attractiveness (a bit of an understatement there), borders on obsessive, and sometimes cringe worthy, although it does provide female readers with a pretty excellent vampire pin-up to drool after.

The plot may be whimsical and long winded, characterisation may rely a little too much upon adjectival description, and sometimes you may wonder why Edward (who, by the way, is perfection incarnate) takes so much interest in Bella, who as the narrator doesn't understand this herself. HOWEVER, in the end, it is a gripping read, despite all the reported speech followed by adjectives and adverbs which almost sound like stage directions, it is a bloody awesome book. The characters are easy to empathise with, the plot manages to flow despite being slow, and most importantly, the readers are made to give a crap about the characters, even if it is all a little too superficial, it is fun.

Needless to say, I cannot wait until the release of the Twilight film, it's great material to work into a movie, hopefully they haven't fucked it up. Of course, I will NEVER admit to having a crush on Edward Cullen, and thinking that Robert Pattinson makes a great veggie vampire.