The Many Faces of the Vampire

It's no secret to anyone who knows me well that I like to read vampire books. I've always liked books, movies, and TV shows that involved vampires. I blame my sister, she was into Anne Rice when I was little. I tried reading Anne Rice once,(Interview with the Vampire, of course) but could never really get into her writing style. I was pretty young when I was trying to read this stuff, so maybe I should try again now that I'm older. Anyway, that's not the point of this. I've been thinking how interesting it is that all of these books, TV shows, and movies all have different takes on vampires. Some of these are very different, not all of them even drink blood. I think one of the more interesting takes on vampires is in the Blue Bloods Series by Melissa de la Cruz. I find her books a refreshingly different look at vampires. Another take on vampires I enjoy came from the mind of Stephenie Meyer. I know, I know, most people think, these vampires sparkle, that is just not right, but think about this for a minute. Stephenie Meyer's vampires are probably the most indestructible vampires in literature. They have skin that is basically marble, sunlight only makes them sparkle, garlic merely smells bad, holy water is just like any other kind of water, and stakes...did I mention they have skin of marble...yes, stakes are not an issue. A mere mortal only really stands a chance against one of Stephenie Meyer's vampires if they can set them on fire, but that's not likely to happen since her vampires are also faster than Superman. So, even if Edward Cullen irritates the crap out of you, you have to admit, Stephenie Meyer made her vampires incredibly formidable and dang near indestructible.