From December 2010
THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN FOR TEEN-AGED GIRLS. MOST OF THE CHARACTERS ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IF YOU'RE OVER 25 YOU SOUND LIKE A TOOL IF YOU TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU LOVE EDWARD OR WHATEVER THE SHIRTLESS GUY'S NAME IS!!!
I'm an avid reader. I read during my 2 hour daily commute into NYC. Admittedly I'm a bit of a book snob sometimes but at the end of the day I love to hear people still read. I automatically have a lot more respect for you if you didn't stop reading after your last college paper. I even understand that Twilight may be interesting.
I like Vampires. I like love stories.
I don't care if people like the books I just don't understand why I hear women my age or older (I'm in my mid 30's, let's leave it there, please) go on and on about Twilight and Edward and Bella and the shirtless guy. The characters are in high school. The vampires sparkle. They sparkle. Uhm.... sparkle?!
Here's what put me over the edge - last Christmas I was at a get together with 4 friends, all over 33 and all with at least one child. The entire night I had to hear about their leaky bladders (that's another story), their useless husbands and what cute thing their kid did. Fun night for me. Really. Fun. At least I had a glass of wine (or four). At some point they realized I was quiet (rarity) and that I couldn't relate to any of them so they decided to ask about my dating life.
In the middle of telling them some story about the current guy in my life they interrupt me to tell me how said guy is just like 'Edward'. Sighs all around and faraway lost love looks, I'm not fucking kidding - except for me who at this point is in shock and trying to get back to reality. They debated back and forth on whether the guy was more like Edward or the shirtless guy. They told me how lucky I was to have an Edward in my life.
Did these women just relate my real love life with a FICTIONAL SPARKLY VAMPIRE?!
Yes, they did. This year I'm skipping the get together. Fuck 'em.
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