Sex with vampires is tough, but one can dream
About a year ago, before “Vampire Fever” struck the nation, I wandered into Barnes & Noble looking for a light read. That’s when I stumbled across “Twilight,” a campy looking paperback with a pair of pale hands holding a blood red apple on its cover. Vaguely remembering that this was the vampire book with a small faux-Goth cult following that I’d heard whispers about, I thought it looked perfect. Twenty-four hours later, I was hooked and in love with a vampire. I promptly devoured the next two books in the series. I became a Twilight-aholic, displaying the classic symptoms of restless...
I absolutely love vampires. Mostly because they somewhat reflect my character. Theyre very sensual. Any individual who want to come out of there skin needs to be bitten by a vampire....
I too was extremely skeptical of "Twilight," but after hearing about it on a radio station I decided to give it a chance.
I was pleasantly surprised that it had me completely engrossed, it was so relaxing to read. In fact, it cannot be counted amoung the world's greatest pieces of literature...but certainly one of the most fun...it is also not without quite intelligence. I eagerly devoured the entire saga that weekend. Soon after, I read the series again.
I have always been a fan of vampires...the occult in general. "Twilight" however, is more about romance ...of which I have never been a fan.
As I delved further and further into the "Twilight" universe, I began to compare them to other literary vampires...I realize now that Stephanie Meyer has created the most dangerous vampires of ALL time. These vampires have no weaknesses. They are not limited by daytime, or coffins and there is certainly nothing that humans can do to even slow them down....no crosses, no holy water, no stakes through the heart, no allergies to silver...NO weaknesses. They don't even have fangs...they have to bite through the skin...messy.
Even watching movies like Underworld, Blade, Interview with the vampire etc...I realized that the "Twilight" vampires, make all of them seem obsolete. I found myself thinking...why on earth would vampires need weapons?!
I found myself thinking that though these vampires are highly romanticized, stripped of their conscience, they are incredibly scary...humans don't have a prayer against them, they are invinsible. That has never been done before. These are truly unique vampires...down to a vampire fathering a child...incubus style. WOW. Beauty AND danger.
I'm impressed Stephanie Meyer...for someone who wasn't into vampires or the occult, or fantasy, you sure have an amazing imagination..creating vampires that are both part of our wildest dreams and worse possible nightmares....Well done!
I know exactly how you feel. Being an intelligent young woman, I found myself also having to hide my love for the ridiculously addicting saga. I know it's not great literature, but I can't help myself. I love it!