The vogue in books right now? Fantasy novels and lots of them, with the most popular being the Harry Potter series and the Twilight saga. Personally, I am a devout Harry Potter fan, having read the entire series multiple times. I fully consider the series the crux of the fantasy genre.
Twilight, however is another story. As large a fan base as these novels have, I see them as a tawdry replica of the Harry Potter series. One of the main reasons that I have not read Twilight is that it pits the Edward vs. Jacob fans against one another, with both sides wishing to usurp the other's position in Bella's heart. People seem to become obsessed about who's on 'Team Edward' or 'Team Jacob'. I mean, the latest Burger King commercial shows elderly women in a nursing home glaring at each other and wearing opposing 'Team' shirts. Come on... can anyone see this actually happening? HP contrasts to this 'war of the vampires vs. the werewolves' in that the JK Rowling works to unite her readers with Harry against Lord Voldemort.
I know that this post will probably elicit an angry response from all those Twilight fans out there. To be honest, I have seen each of the two movies once. But I have never read the books and never will. I am a Harry Potter fan through-and-through and it will forever be the only fantasy series for me.
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