Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

This book has received a lot of attention and ridicule as of late. It seems like everyone either hates it or loves it. I, however, am one of the few individuals who find this book to have both good and bad properties. I am rarely an extreme person, but the first time I read this book I loved it. I admit I fell for the romance and passion of these star-crossed lovers. Plus, I've always loved vampires and other strange creatures.

I have heard people say the characters in this novel are flat and two-dimensional. Now, I did not feel that when I read this book. Bella and Edward are teenagers dealing with emotions and hormones, and to many adults that will make them seem whiny. The lives of teens and adults are as different as night and day, but that didn't stop me from connecting emotionally to the characters.

I'm not saying this book is for everyone. Clearly, it is not. What I am saying is that we should not listen to all of the rumors people spread about pop culture like this book and instead judge a book based on its merit. It is a drama of american teenagers with vampires and wolf-shapeshifters thrown in. Make of it what you will, but the hate between the people who love this book and people who hate this book is ridiculous and infantile.