Can someone please explain to me what the big obsession is with Twilight and the character, Edward Cullen?

Question

I honestly don't understand it, all I'm hearing about as of late is Twilight and Edward Cullen. What is the big deal about it? It's like it came out of nowhere and it's the next big craze. Someone please tell me what is so great about it.

Answer 1

I know, I was thinking about that too.

No one read Twilight when it first came out whenever.

But then it got really huge.

But they're amazing.

Answer 2

I'm still trying to figure this out myself.  I read the series as a recommendation from my roommate and I've really been drawn in.  For me, it's refreshing since I've never read any vampire or romance novels.

People are obsessed with Edward Cullen because Bella is obsessed with Edward Cullen.  The books are written in Bella's perspective so the picture of Edward is quite idealized.  

The fact that he is the 'perfect predator' and that he is quite irresistible to humans is constantly being emphasized.  The author writes and so it is.

I think one of the reasons it's such a big hit is because it's so romantic, so intimate, and yet it isn't simply a smutty vampireXhuman romance novel.  

Everyone wants to meet their true love like Bella.  They want to believe that some average girl full of awkward and klutzy faults -can- catch the too perfect guy with a dark and mysterious past.    

But really, I have no idea.  I find aspects of the novel so incredibly irritating.  Cuddling with an animated marble statue of David/Adonis doesn't sound appealing at all.  Kissing freezing cold-hard lips isn't romantic much either.  I'm not a fan of Romeo & Juliet and so the constant reference about killed me.

&yet, here I am re-reading the series despite having just finished it last week and I still adore it.

Answer 3

OK yes, when i first hurd about it, i was like these books sound sooooo dumb, so i decided to read it and see what was so great about it and fell in love with the story

its about a girl who moves to a new town and ends up falling in love with a vampire (Edward) i wont say anymore, just in case you decide to read them

but really, i know they sound ridiculous but they are absolutely amazing so you should deff read them, theres four in the series

1.twilight 2.new moon 3.eclipse 4.breaking dawn (comes out august 2nd)

and if you dont like reading the movie for twilight comes out in December :)

Answer 4

Just based on a series of books..

Answer 5

well he's pretty much the perfect man. and he's practicaly indistructable. everyone's obsessed because they wish they had a boy like him. and it prob. just came up because the last book is comming out in 9 days. and the movie in less then 5 months.