Harry Potter Fans and My Contacts... I have a confession to make?

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Harry Potter Fans and My Contacts... I have a confession to make?
Okay, well if you guys remember to back to a couple of years ago when everyone was really antitwilight? Well basically I was forced to choose between Harry Potter and Twilight obviously, I chose Harry Potter. But now all this hatred is mostly over. I have to confess that I do still like Twilight. I know how much you guys all hate Twilight, but I hope youll still accept me?

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Okay, Im not sure if youre joking or not, but just in case this is a serious question Ill give you a serious answer.brbrThere is nothing wrong with liking Twilight. Its actually quite an interesting idea for a story a mortal girl who falls in love with an immortal boy. The book itself is a nice enough distraction. Ive read all four books, though I only read Breaking Dawn under protest. And as Lyra said, it could have been better executed.brbrI dont have a problem with anyone reading or enjoying Twilight. Its there to be read. The problem is when a few of its fans refuse to read anything else or worse still start comparing it to the likes of Austen, Dickens and Shakespeare. It sad when there are so many great books out there and you see a kid that will only read Twilight or its sequels. And the fact that there are so many of them and they come on sites like Y!A and brag about it. They could learn so much and discover so many different, wonderful worlds. I guess that is when I get angry, or when I see them saying that Twilight is the best book quotevahquot. I feel like telling them to try Harry Potter, Melina Marchetta, the Obernewtyn Chronicals, Tomorrow When the War Began, the Mortal Instruments or many of the other brilliant young adult booksauthors that they could easily find at their local library. Or perhaps some of the classics, e.g. Wuthering Heights on which Twilight is supposedly based