I am Bella

Almost everyone I know is raving about Twilight. It had been among the top-selling Amazon books, and was adapted into a film coming out this December.

A couple of my friends posted random entries--videos, photos, reviews and songs inspired by the film--over at Multiply that I am becoming more and more curious about it. Marife had mentioned Edward and Bella a couple of times during our chat or through SMS.

She said I should start reading and be "captured by Edward's charm" because I'll be missing a lot if I don't. My best friend added that I can relate to Bella's character, not only that our names almost sound the same (LOL), but to her whole persona, which according to her is a tortured soul. Me? A tortured soul?


Curious. Very curious.


I saw the teaser trailer for the movie adaptation of the book a couple of times. The part where Bella asks Edward's age (How old are you? Seventeen. How long have you been seventeen? A while...) was intriguing. The actor who plays Edward is familiar since he is the same guy who played Cedric Digory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I asked Marife what's the most interesting thing about the story. She shared that Edward is a vampire, and that vampires have this power where they can hear human thoughts. Then there's this one girl, Bella, whom Edward got sort of frustrated because he cannot hear her thoughts. Marife wanted to spill a little more, but I told her that that's enough to convince me to buy and to start reading it.


I'll see if I can get hold of a copy of of the book by the end of the week. I heard it's selling like hot cakes everywhere. My best friend bought her copy online, so wish me luck.