Reading Between the Lines

Some days I spend my lunch hour wandering around Barnes and Noble or Borders.

Yesterday, it was Borders. I bought three books.

As I checked out, the guy ringing up my purchase studied the three titles.

Then, he looked at me.

He looked again at the books with a slight grin and a raised eyebrow.

As he looked back at me he said, "I think I'd rather spend time talking to you than reading any of these books."

Now was that because he though the actual books weren't anything he'd read?

Was it because he wondered WTF rolls around in my noodle that these particular books were my choices?

Or was it because he liked my smirk glasses?

:: shrugs ::

Twilight, the Saga

I saw Twilight last night.

Humm, I really wanted to like this movie.

I've read the first two books, "Twilight" and "New Moon", but I'll wait until the next two, "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn" come out in paperback to continue reading.

After I finished the first book, I gave it to my sister with a review of, meh, it's a "Harry Potter" for teenage girls. It's very predictable.

I do like the whole vampire theme, but I think I'd prefer to see a Laurell Hamilton or Ann Rice vampire series on film more than this Twilight series.

But, Twilight, the movie . . . . .

Books are usually better than the movie, and since I feel the book is written for a younger audience, I had hope the movie was going to be beefed up a little. Even if it was just in the special effects, but it wasn't.. The casting missed the mark, and the makeup was awful. Edward and Bella's characters are likable enough, but they lack in acting ability.

Still, I am glad to see a series, aimed at youth, without drugs, sex, or gangsta street violence.

Just your average high school vampires. With a side order of wolves.