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I *do* like Twilight. It, and its sequels, are hilarious brain candy. They are the literary equivalent of playing Bejeweled. (Sparkly and pretty and you sink hours into them without realizing it.) They are *fluff*. They are NOT deep. They are ridiculous and fun.
I like them much better than Harry Potter.
I'm not sure why people keep *comparing* them to HP, as teen vampire romance != coming-of-age wizard story, other than OMG IT'S HUGE AND POPULAR WITH THE KIDLINGS AND THERE ARE CREEPY FANGIRLS ALL OVER THE INTERWEBS... I mean, I have thus far not found ONE SINGLE PIECE of slashfic written about Twilight on the whole interwebs, so obviously it's nothing like Harry Potter.
But, okay, comparing them like EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO, I do like them better than HP. There's much less of a chance of getting really thoroughly attached to the main characters and then therefore being upset when they act like idiots (as in HP)-- they're helpful because I can look at them and go 'GOD DAMN I am so happy I never have to deal with being in high school again'.
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joiedecombat found a post on teh LJs that really does, in fact, pin down why the books are sooooo popular, and why I thoroughly enjoy them. And it really does boil down to 'om nom nom wish fulfillment crackfic'.
That is all.
Edit: If someone would like to write some Twilight slashfic and prove me wrong, it will both fulfill Rule #34 and make me laugh my ass off. Just saying.
I like them much better than Harry Potter.
I'm not sure why people keep *comparing* them to HP, as teen vampire romance != coming-of-age wizard story, other than OMG IT'S HUGE AND POPULAR WITH THE KIDLINGS AND THERE ARE CREEPY FANGIRLS ALL OVER THE INTERWEBS... I mean, I have thus far not found ONE SINGLE PIECE of slashfic written about Twilight on the whole interwebs, so obviously it's nothing like Harry Potter.
But, okay, comparing them like EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO, I do like them better than HP. There's much less of a chance of getting really thoroughly attached to the main characters and then therefore being upset when they act like idiots (as in HP)-- they're helpful because I can look at them and go 'GOD DAMN I am so happy I never have to deal with being in high school again'.
joiedecombat found a post on teh LJs that really does, in fact, pin down why the books are sooooo popular, and why I thoroughly enjoy them. And it really does boil down to 'om nom nom wish fulfillment crackfic'.That is all.
Edit: If someone would like to write some Twilight slashfic and prove me wrong, it will both fulfill Rule #34 and make me laugh my ass off. Just saying.
