Pretty much says it all, doesn't it...

I'm at a bit of a loss for what to do. I felt a similar feeling when I finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but mainly because it was such a huge part of my childhood that was coming to an end. I feel a bit hollow at the thought that I might not be able to follow the rest of Bella's story and there's no childish attachment to blame for it. I get the feeling I'd want to read about Bella or Edward or Jacob (and for those in the know, Little Miss Loch Ness) endlessly, no matter how boring or ordinary their story got. I don't care that it's popular at the moment. I don't care that teenagers everywhere changing their last names to Cullen. I actually read Twilight before all the hype clouded my judgment and yes, there are some technically irritating facets to Stephenie Meyers writing style but no one can disagree that the way she makes you feel about the characters, the way she bonds them to the reader is powerful to say the least.

What a pity it looks as if they've turned the movie into a awkward sappy teen fest. Damn them.

One thing I will comment on, and I'll try not to give anything vital away, is how Meyer handled the end to her saga. She didn't lose her mind too much. In Harry Potter's ending it was clear to anyone who was familiar with J.K. Rowling that she must have gone a bit batty under the pressure. She was so worried about how to save all her characters that she snapped and killed half the cast within the one last book. It was like everyone expected her to have as little casualties as was believable but over compensated and killed the lot. This is where I am proud of Meyer. She didn't lose her head. Casualties were well thought out and not outragously excessive as in Harry Potter. Rowling killed characters that even though in real life, chances are they would have died, but within the confines of a fantasy novel should never have died at all. Prominent, loved characters that left a huge rift when the series is looked back upon as a hole. Rowling abused the love the readers had formed for these characters. Killing off a few key characters for the story's sake, fine. But killing off as many as she did was just for shocks sake. Unnecessary.

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Moral to the story. I'm a Twilight nerd... and after looooong long contemplation... I'm team Edward in the end...