Saturday, January 9, 2010

maybe this is why twilight is so damn popular >.<

A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much other fiction. By contrast, the audience for an obscure novel is largely composed of people who read a lot. That means the least popular books are judged by people who have the highest standards, while the most popular are judged by people who literally do not know any better....

~ The Economist

4 comments:

CorinneR. said...

That really made me giggle. I think it rings true. I won't read the books. a)I just don't have enough time and b) I prefer my vampires to NOT sparkle thank you very much.


Though I do have to admit...I kind of like the movies...in a total OMG eye candy kind of way...>.>

brenda said...

agreed. i hate that i like the movies...a little part of me dies inside every time i watch it >.< lol

Unknown said...

As a middle school teacher most of us middle school teachers like it because it does show a good example of how to treat a woman and what a relationship and love should be like. Whether Vampire's sparkle or not, the books are ultimately about the love story.

brenda said...

see, i think the exact opposite: their relationship is unhealthy, its obsessive, edward is way too controlling, bella cant function without edward...its just overall an unhealthy relationship. it tells girls that they MUST be in a relationship to survive, basically.