I've started reading the Charlaine Harris "Southern Vampire Mysteries", also known as the "Sookie Stackhouse" novels, upon which the phenomenal series True Blood is based. Harris is a great writer, and her characters are so vivid and engrossing, plus the storylines are so fresh and original.
That's why I can't understand all of the hype and rabid fan base behind the Twilight books and movies. Okay, to be fair, I never even made it through the first book in the series--I couldn't. I realized about 50 pages in that I was having to force myself to keep reading, thinking maybe it'll get interesting. When you read Harris' books, or see the series, you wonder how anyone could want a watered-down, saccharine version of the vampire story.
Maybe much of my disinterest is the fact that the books cater to a teenage audience; trying to get through those scenes in the cafeteria were sooo laborious. But, the truth is, if the writing is good, and the story grabs you and carries you along, it doesn't matter what age demographic it falls into.
My point: True Blood kicks Twilight's ass!
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