Guest blog: "Twilight" moves into "Nightlight"
Cult-wise, now we know the Twilight books have really arrived. No, we鈥檙e not talking about author Stephenie Meyer鈥檚 appearance on Oprah, or about the 鈥�Twilight Series鈥� coffee beans offered by one enterprising company in brews like 鈥淏ella鈥檚 Blend鈥�. The news that caught us is hearing that Harvard Lampoon has issued a parody of the book, titled 鈥淣ightlight鈥�.
The reported that the book鈥檚 154 pages about 鈥淏elle Goose鈥� and 鈥淓dwart鈥� follow the Twilight template, 鈥渂ut change every detail, from the glossy black cover with a chewed-to-the core apple to the come-hither copy on the back jacket, which reads: 'About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe.' "
The Lampoon book of my generation 鈥� or, actually, my parents鈥� generation, the books aren鈥檛 issued that frequently 鈥� was 鈥淏ored of the Rings,鈥� a sendup of J.R.R. Tolkien鈥檚 classic trilogy. As a young adult and a dedicated Tolkien fan (how I coveted my brother鈥檚 鈥淔rodo Lives鈥� shirt!), I found it rude, crude, and hilarious. The mere fact someone else had read the chronicles carefully enough to mock them so intimately mattered more than the actual quality; it all felt like one fabulous inside joke.
As an adult, I reread 鈥淏ored,鈥� and found its dorky, smutty humor no longer appealed to me in the least. I鈥檝e never lost my enraptured love for 鈥�Lord of the Rings,鈥� though. I wonder how today鈥檚 Twilight fans will feel about both the original 鈥� and the parody 鈥� another 20 years down the line.
Rebekah Denn writes at .
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