orangerful | On Campus, Vampires Are Besting the Beats

On Campus, Vampires Are Besting the Beats - washingtonpost.com

I don't know how I feel about this article. Yeah, when you're in college you're supposed to be all "experimental" (whatever that means) but I feel the author is just downright snobby! I mean, I'm not a huge fan of the 'Twilight' series by a long-shot, but I wouldn't insult people the way this article does. How about these people want to read for ESCAPE and ENJOYMENT and not suffer through texts that they will be forced to read in class later anyway?

I really have a problem with people that talk like everyone should read the "classics" or they are bad people. Out of context, some of them are damn near unreadable. Others are just depressing. I see enough of the miserable world on the news, why would I want to read a book about it? And as for the more controversial books mentioned...perhaps they are getting their more controversial/political discussion in other formats (TV, the Internet) and when they go to read print books, they choose something a bit lighter. I think it has less to do with their political views and more to do with reading for pleasure (omg what a novel idea! get it-NOVEL!)

PLUS people discover that stuff when they are ready to discover it. I wouldn't have gotten Hunter Thompson's whacked out views when I was 18, heck, he still scares me! I barely had time to read for FUN in college, and when I did I would pick up something random at the library that looked like it would be less technical than the essays Westward Expansion I had to read for my AMST courses....And the comment that 13 year old girls like it is just being harsh. The book was intended for high schoolers - yes 13 year old girls have latched on to it but so have many adults. It's about community and reading what your friends/peers are reading so you can discuss...I just...BLURGH!!!!!!

anyone have an constructive thoughts? comments? Or just rant along with me?