Twilight in Time
April 26, 2008 | Saturday | 87 CommentsThis week’s Time Magazine features an article about the Stephanie Meyer novels, and the phenomenon surrounding her books, Rowling’s, and the other fantastical YA novels that seem to have spawned entire societies of fans. The article, written by Lev Grossman, made one point that jumped out of the web page and smacked me on the nose: “There’s no literary term for the quality Twilight and Harry Potter (and The Lord of the Rings) share, but you know it when you see it: their worlds have a freestanding internal integrity that makes you feel as if you should be able to… read more »
