“Twilight” by Stephanie Meyer is arguably one of today’s “it” books, especially amongst young adult readers. It’s thrilling, has some nice sexual tension and enough fantastical elements to capture the imagination.

And that’s about the extent of the appeal. While it’s about vampires, it’s no “The Historian” by Elizabeth Kostovo or Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. And while I’ve heard it compared to the Harry Potter series, I don’t see that connection. The Harry Potter books are fantastical and appeal to both adults and children. “Twilight” and it’s series of books are geared towards teens with some adult appeal but lack the imagination, fun and stunning visuals of Harry Potter (and perhaps the moral lessons as well, it’s a bit too early to tell).

“Twilight” reminds me more of “The DaVinci Code”. It’s fast paced, easy to read and suspenseful. “Code” made me think. I actually went to the library to review books of DaVinci paintings (because I couldn’t believe some of what the book asserted). “Twilight” did not strike the same amount of curiosity in me. You probably won’t be rushing to the library to look up information on vampires. Let’s hope that the movie version of “Twilight” is a bit better than the movie version of “The DaVinci Code” - how they could take a wonderfully thrilling suspense book and turn it into a dull and boring movie is still beyond me.

Thanks to Michele W for loaning me “Twilight” and suggesting it to me! I am intrigued enough to want to read the next one.

This book is probably appropriate for kids 13+.

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