tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post3557828284659879352..comments2023-07-16T04:49:49.838-07:00Comments on Great stories: Urban fantasy - a new form of spirituality?Paula Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257475233897059248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-81250843792812912332009-08-11T17:07:17.027-07:002009-08-11T17:07:17.027-07:00Hmmm, well I finally relented and read the Twiligh...Hmmm, well I finally relented and read the Twilight series recently. And I was instantly obsessed. Not with Twilight itself, but with finishing the story - finding out what happened. I was so engrossed in the story I actually ended up skim-reading to find out what happened. So I know I will go back and re-read in a more leisurely fashion in the future, and will savour the bits I 'missed'. But while I found the romance angle very addictive, it was the mythology that was explored more in the last couple of books that I really loved. And I wonder if part of that is based on my love of science fiction in general. Do I prefer worlds similar or different to my own? I really don't know. I do love reading about a totally different world - if it's done well. I enjoy the experience of mentally placing myself in a totally alien environment. But otherworldly stories set in the real world do add a bit of spice to everyday life, where you get to wonder if just maybe everything is not as it seems. As a kid Enid Blyton planted that seed that just maybe there really are fairies in the garden, if only I could look hard enough. And Twilight is a little bit like that. Perhaps the world really is a little bit more exciting than it seems, if only we are open enough to see it.<br /><br />Whew - I think I've made up for 6 weeks away in just one comment. Sorry about that. Have really enjoyed catching up on our posts though. Hope you are well and happy XXX Bec<br /><br />PS. Will I be banned from this blog if I admit that I have even been reading some Twilight Fan Fiction???? Really, some of it's very good!!Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13723810605485842824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-9974103485930627032009-07-25T00:22:12.692-07:002009-07-25T00:22:12.692-07:00My theory is that fantasy works because it is pure...My theory is that fantasy works because it is pure escapism. It's like our world, but not - a world existing in another. There is also the excitement of a romance happening between the ultimate 'bad boy'.<br />I think Catherine Hardwick said that if Twilight was made in the 1950's Edward would not have had to have been a vampire - he could have been the rebel on a motorbike. <br />In this day and age though, with so much freedom and the choice to be really, whoever you want to be, the scope for teenage rebellion and danger is a lot less. So we have to get into the supernatural world for our hit of excitement. That's what I think anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com