Twilight Update:

In Tawm's last video, he doled out part 1 of a multi-part punishment for skipping videobloggery for so long. So, I had to go to a bookstore and buy a copy of Twilight. Weee!

While buying it, I overheard some people (females) talking about the book agreeing that 'yeah, it's just like Harry Potter; [They] liked the book, but the movie was simply terrible.' Well, I thought. I liked the HP books and loathed the movies- maybe this won't be so bad. (Clarification: i have neither seen nor read Twilight, my lack of logic here was merely desperation)
But I was wrong. Clearly.

Twilight summed up in about 10 seconds (if you are a quick reader) can be found at Hijinks Ensue in their parody of a focus group concerning the upcoming Buffy movie. I almost agree with Joel, Twilight is season 1 of Buffy (the least appealling season in my opinion, too!) but with a twist: it is painful for me to read. Two points in the book: beginnings of chapter 11 and 13, I had to drop the book and walk away. I'd come back later and try to read the same page, but I'd get two sentences in and give up again. It seems Meyer knows something dark and dangerous, but nothing to do with vampires; it's more to do with the craft of weaponizing words into a book this potent.

But maybe it's less than that. A lot less, actually. Granted, when I start a book I don't like, I don't read it. Undoubtably, this book is recieving much unwanton critizism because it's the first book I've been forced to read all the way through since high school English. Maybe if you liked the first season of Buffy you would like this book. I'll try and save any real comments about the book for after I finish- I just needed to get my displeasure out.