How Twilight (apparently) works

I knew I couldn’t do the whole Twilight thing when I reached the end of the first book with no clear understanding or awareness of how I got there or what had happened along the way, apart from the fact that I’m pretty sure it involved vampires and werewolves at some point.

And then I got angry, and literally threw the book across the room. As much as I love the whole supernatural genre, this was ridiculous. Seriously, if I wanted to read about someone’s awkward, emotionally painful, terminally self-absorbed adolescence, I have my high-school yearbooks, thank you very much.

That being said, the following video does a fabulous job of explaining the continuing success of the tween-marketed juggernaut for all those who just don’t get it.

Oh, and if you’re wondering, the Oatmeal did the original post that this video is based on, How Twilight Works.

Or doesn’t.

Just sayin’.