User blog:Twilightslastgleaming/Strange order of events...

I'm a little curious about the circumstances regarding other people's exposure to the Twilight Saga. I know some people read the books first, and some people watched the first, or possibly first & second movie(s) - and then read the book(s)... Some may have only seen the movies...

As for me - if I'm being honest, I started out with very little interest in any of it. :P I was "dragged" to the first movie, after considerable protest, by the girl I was seeing at the time. I made note of the fact that the theater was filled with teenage girls, and proceeded to watch it very begrudgingly. I thought it was "ok," but then you have to figure I went into it with the preconceived notion that it would suck. The next time I thought of it at all was when New Moon came out, and my friend - who worked at the local mall - commented about the ridiculous lines for the midnight release. I refused outright to see New Moon in the theater. Soon after it premiered, I was talking to my sister - who is 5 years older than I am - & she mentioned that she was reading the books. Since I write, I was curious about Stephenie, so I looked her up & decided that her story is very inspirational for aspiring writers. I mean the whole Harry Potter phenomenon is pretty intense (even though I can't stand Harry Potter), but it seemed like a once in a lifetime type of thing. When this series came along, it brought new hope. The target audience is a lot younger than me but I still enjoy the story, & I've become attached to the characters - which is a sign of good writing, no matter the intended reader.

So here is the disjointed order in which I went through the series:

Twilight (movie)

Midnight Sun ( http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/pdf/midnightsun_partial_draft4.pdf )

Twilight (book) from ch. 13 on

New Moon (movie)

Twilight , New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn. (books)

What about you?

Personally, my favorite by far is Midnight Sun. I think the writing is more intense, & the whole idea of opening up Edward's perspective to the readers was a brilliant idea. It really saddens me that someone had to go & ruin it for us all, but I hope she decides to finish it anyway. It WILL sell, I can guarantee that.