It's Nov. 8, 2009!!!
It's been exactly one year since I've sneaked out of the house to go buy Twilight. It's been one year since I've met Edward and the Cullens, and of course our clumsy and danger-prone damsel in distress, Bella.
I remember reading all about the awesome Twilight and that the movie is coming out in the internet. I was curious about it so I did some research, and by research I mean I went to wikipedia. At first, I was wary of buying the book... "What if I don't like it?" "What if people are just exaggerating about this Edward Cullen" The Twilight book was expensive in the Philippines that time, and it cost me most of my one week allowance.
I remember loving Twilight and declaring myself as Team Edward that time. I thought that Twilight is the most wonderful book and that SM is the greatest author of all time. Of course, my views were biased that time as I was caught in the hype of Twilight.
As time passes, I've read different fanfictions, read different views about Twilight and my view about the books changed immensely.
Now tell me, What do you think of Twilight when you first read it and What do you think about it now? How did your views change about the saga? Did Breaking Dawn or the movie lessen your love for Twilight?
I think Twilight is sort of over-rated. There are so many character flaws, and there are some points in the books that (...uhm.. how to I phrase this?.. ) would make feminist cringe. What I love about Twilight is that it sucked me into it's world while I was reading it. Edward Cullen's words and gentleman ways made me swoon. The vampire thing in Twilight is different from the usual Vampire novels, I think it can have its own vampire sub-genre or something.. Twilight is marketed for young adults but still there are many middle aged people and even kids who read Twilight, it has the ability to cross gender barriers, which made the Twilight fandom really complex and extensive.
Being addicted to Twilight has also gained me some friends in real life.