Your Dark Passenger

Happy Wednesday, dark passengers.  Since I can’t watch TV for 30 seconds without seeing a commercial for the release of the Twilight DVD, I thought I would go ahead and give into the craze.  The rest of this week is officially Twilight Week…er…Twilight Half-Week…Twilight Something.

Okay, so I maybe shouldn’t make talking about Twilight seem like a hardship since I’ve been in the vampire zone while working on a slew of articles and posts for my new site. Anyway…To kick off the Twilight Whatever on Your Dark Passenger, I wanted to begin with the book that started it all: Twilight.

I have mixed feelings about the new cover for the paperback version.  Don’t get me wrong, I like that the image of the actors from the movie is on there now, but I also really liked the cover with the pale white hands offering the apple.  It was this whole amazing forbidden fruit temptation imagery that fit so well with the storyline.

As for the story itself, it’s good.  I read a great deal so I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s the best book I’ve ever read or anything like that, but it’s not abysmal either.  Actually, it’s probably one of the better vampire love stories I’ve read though it does have its moments when I had to wonder if author Stephenie Meyer was a pre-teen girl describing her first crush.  Just a touch too gushing at moments for my taste, I suppose.

Then again, since we’re looking through the eyes of a high school age character in the book, it makes sense for there to be some gratuitous gawking.  Some.  After a point, I found myself rolling my eyes and thinking, “Enough already.  I get it.  He’s hot…the hottest guy on the planet.  Got it.  Move on.”

In the interest of full disclosure…Had I been reading the book with the image of Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen then I might have been totally on board with the over the top drool talk.

I wouldn’t let the girly gushing dissuade anyone who’s not read Twilight from reading it.  Even though it’s a wholly fictional situation, there are some timeless themes and issues woven into the story to which I believe everyone can relate.  Christians especially might end up with some thought-provoking conversations out of it.

While I’m on the gushing hotness of the movie guys, I’ve GOT to share with y’all something I found while I having a little looksie-loo at one of my online catalog thingys.

Yes, dark passengers…Now you can own your very own cardboard cutout of some of the Twilight cast members.  I didn’t look through the entire site or anything because my vampire insanity only goes so far - or at least that’s my story - however, I was able to determine that they’ve got Edward Cullen, Bella Swan and the three bad vampires: James, Laurent and Victoria.  They might have the rest of the Cullen clan, but you’ll have to check that out for yourself if you’re into that.

I could possibly be talked into a Carlisle Cullen cutout myself.  What?  The actor is hot Hot HOT…and more age appropriate for me.

Oh…wait.  Did I mention these are LIFE SIZE cutouts?  Feel free to check them out by clicking on either the Edward or the James picture.  (Don’t worry.  I’ll never tell if you were on the good vampire or the bad vamp side!)

And if you’re seriously one of the people out there who still hasn’t read Twilight then stop dragging your feet, click on the picture of the book at the top and just buy it already.  You know you want to…

Jen

“Let your dark passenger come out to play…Be your own nemesis!”

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