Re: Twilight
Posted: Feb 10, 2009 1:13pm
Now I'm waiting until april, when they are going to publish the 4th book. ;P~
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I love you.Yami Haga-Ryuzaki wrote:awful book. I read the series because my friends were obsessed, and it confirmed my suspicion that they have no taste in literature. Stephanie Meyer butchers the english language, clearly didn't define a plot before sitting and writing the books, and also defies several rules when creating characters - or, more simply - creating 2Dimensional characters that scream Mary-Sue.
Bella makes me concerned for the next generation with her generic powerless presence, as does the "Edward effect" it has on girls. "I can't wait until I find my Edward" is a sentence that I have sadly heard, and I was horrified to hear it from an eight year old.
-Stephanie Meyer claims she wrote this for herself, so it's basically a four book wet dream she had. I don't like having to read "scintillating forearms", among the other million descriptions she wrote about Edward. We GET IT. He's ATTRACTIVE. Now quit ramming it down my throat.
As I've said before, there are hundreds of talented writers who can't get their works published - but Stephanie Meyer pulls a sexed up Mary-Sue out of God knows where and rakes in the profits. It makes me sick to the stomach to hear people regarding her as "the writer of the decade".
-and when people go against her "awesomeness"? Stephen King said that "she couldn't write a darn" - and he got SWAMPED by horny-for-Edward thirteen year olds screaming "OMG UR JUST JEALOUS 'CAUSE U DIDN'T THINK OF IT! YOU SMELL!"
Now Stephen King has written a real vampire story, Salem's Lot. REAL MOTHER EFFING VAMPIRES. Not this sparkle in the sun crap. Having super strength but never ripping off Bella's arm doesn't count as scary either. It counts as WEAK, all that "stay away, I'll hurt you and I"m dangerous" and he never properly hurts her. Irritating.
This book is feeding a generation of young girls who are going to think that pumping out this kind of tripe counts as great literature. Okay, props to Meyer for trying something - but negative-props for doing a poor-awful job and then not doing anything to make it right. I hope to god she improves and admits to all these pre-pubescent children that what she wrote is second rate and COULD be done better.
(I'm sorry for rambling, but this is a book I've been asked about a lot, and it pisses me off everytime I have to explain it again. This is how I think, you can love the book all you like - but this is why I hate the entire thing. I hope this fad goes away as soon as damn possible.)
I can agree for the most part as well,Dreaming Awake wrote:I love you.Yami Haga-Ryuzaki wrote:awful book. I read the series because my friends were obsessed, and it confirmed my suspicion that they have no taste in literature. Stephanie Meyer butchers the english language, clearly didn't define a plot before sitting and writing the books, and also defies several rules when creating characters - or, more simply - creating 2Dimensional characters that scream Mary-Sue.
Bella makes me concerned for the next generation with her generic powerless presence, as does the "Edward effect" it has on girls. "I can't wait until I find my Edward" is a sentence that I have sadly heard, and I was horrified to hear it from an eight year old.
-Stephanie Meyer claims she wrote this for herself, so it's basically a four book wet dream she had. I don't like having to read "scintillating forearms", among the other million descriptions she wrote about Edward. We GET IT. He's ATTRACTIVE. Now quit ramming it down my throat.
As I've said before, there are hundreds of talented writers who can't get their works published - but Stephanie Meyer pulls a sexed up Mary-Sue out of God knows where and rakes in the profits. It makes me sick to the stomach to hear people regarding her as "the writer of the decade".
-and when people go against her "awesomeness"? Stephen King said that "she couldn't write a darn" - and he got SWAMPED by horny-for-Edward thirteen year olds screaming "OMG UR JUST JEALOUS 'CAUSE U DIDN'T THINK OF IT! YOU SMELL!"
Now Stephen King has written a real vampire story, Salem's Lot. REAL MOTHER EFFING VAMPIRES. Not this sparkle in the sun crap. Having super strength but never ripping off Bella's arm doesn't count as scary either. It counts as WEAK, all that "stay away, I'll hurt you and I"m dangerous" and he never properly hurts her. Irritating.
This book is feeding a generation of young girls who are going to think that pumping out this kind of tripe counts as great literature. Okay, props to Meyer for trying something - but negative-props for doing a poor-awful job and then not doing anything to make it right. I hope to god she improves and admits to all these pre-pubescent children that what she wrote is second rate and COULD be done better.
(I'm sorry for rambling, but this is a book I've been asked about a lot, and it pisses me off everytime I have to explain it again. This is how I think, you can love the book all you like - but this is why I hate the entire thing. I hope this fad goes away as soon as damn possible.)
Story plot was HORRIBLE. It was the same freaking Romeo and Juliet rip off ever written since the beginning of time. Of course the characters were unrealistic! VAMPIRES DO NOT SPARKLE!!!!!!!!Mel wrote:I can agree for the most part as well,Dreaming Awake wrote:I love you.Yami Haga-Ryuzaki wrote:awful book. I read the series because my friends were obsessed, and it confirmed my suspicion that they have no taste in literature. Stephanie Meyer butchers the english language, clearly didn't define a plot before sitting and writing the books, and also defies several rules when creating characters - or, more simply - creating 2Dimensional characters that scream Mary-Sue.
Bella makes me concerned for the next generation with her generic powerless presence, as does the "Edward effect" it has on girls. "I can't wait until I find my Edward" is a sentence that I have sadly heard, and I was horrified to hear it from an eight year old.
-Stephanie Meyer claims she wrote this for herself, so it's basically a four book wet dream she had. I don't like having to read "scintillating forearms", among the other million descriptions she wrote about Edward. We GET IT. He's ATTRACTIVE. Now quit ramming it down my throat.
As I've said before, there are hundreds of talented writers who can't get their works published - but Stephanie Meyer pulls a sexed up Mary-Sue out of God knows where and rakes in the profits. It makes me sick to the stomach to hear people regarding her as "the writer of the decade".
-and when people go against her "awesomeness"? Stephen King said that "she couldn't write a darn" - and he got SWAMPED by horny-for-Edward thirteen year olds screaming "OMG UR JUST JEALOUS 'CAUSE U DIDN'T THINK OF IT! YOU SMELL!"
Now Stephen King has written a real vampire story, Salem's Lot. REAL MOTHER EFFING VAMPIRES. Not this sparkle in the sun crap. Having super strength but never ripping off Bella's arm doesn't count as scary either. It counts as WEAK, all that "stay away, I'll hurt you and I"m dangerous" and he never properly hurts her. Irritating.
This book is feeding a generation of young girls who are going to think that pumping out this kind of tripe counts as great literature. Okay, props to Meyer for trying something - but negative-props for doing a poor-awful job and then not doing anything to make it right. I hope to god she improves and admits to all these pre-pubescent children that what she wrote is second rate and COULD be done better.
(I'm sorry for rambling, but this is a book I've been asked about a lot, and it pisses me off everytime I have to explain it again. This is how I think, you can love the book all you like - but this is why I hate the entire thing. I hope this fad goes away as soon as damn possible.)
I must say though that the story plot wasn't bad. It was just horribly written with far too many cliches. The characters were completely undeveloped and unrealistic.
Ty.Yami Haga-Ryuzaki wrote:awful book. I read the series because my friends were obsessed, and it confirmed my suspicion that they have no taste in literature. Stephanie Meyer butchers the english language, clearly didn't define a plot before sitting and writing the books, and also defies several rules when creating characters - or, more simply - creating 2Dimensional characters that scream Mary-Sue.
Bella makes me concerned for the next generation with her generic powerless presence, as does the "Edward effect" it has on girls. "I can't wait until I find my Edward" is a sentence that I have sadly heard, and I was horrified to hear it from an eight year old.
-Stephanie Meyer claims she wrote this for herself, so it's basically a four book wet dream she had. I don't like having to read "scintillating forearms", among the other million descriptions she wrote about Edward. We GET IT. He's ATTRACTIVE. Now quit ramming it down my throat.
As I've said before, there are hundreds of talented writers who can't get their works published - but Stephanie Meyer pulls a sexed up Mary-Sue out of God knows where and rakes in the profits. It makes me sick to the stomach to hear people regarding her as "the writer of the decade".
-and when people go against her "awesomeness"? Stephen King said that "she couldn't write a darn" - and he got SWAMPED by horny-for-Edward thirteen year olds screaming "OMG UR JUST JEALOUS 'CAUSE U DIDN'T THINK OF IT! YOU SMELL!"
Now Stephen King has written a real vampire story, Salem's Lot. REAL MOTHER EFFING VAMPIRES. Not this sparkle in the sun crap. Having super strength but never ripping off Bella's arm doesn't count as scary either. It counts as WEAK, all that "stay away, I'll hurt you and I"m dangerous" and he never properly hurts her. Irritating.
This book is feeding a generation of young girls who are going to think that pumping out this kind of tripe counts as great literature. Okay, props to Meyer for trying something - but negative-props for doing a poor-awful job and then not doing anything to make it right. I hope to god she improves and admits to all these pre-pubescent children that what she wrote is second rate and COULD be done better.
(I'm sorry for rambling, but this is a book I've been asked about a lot, and it pisses me off everytime I have to explain it again. This is how I think, you can love the book all you like - but this is why I hate the entire thing. I hope this fad goes away as soon as damn possible.)
I agree. And the character of Bella is like mold on the crackers.Tailtiu wrote:The whole thing with Twilight- and I had to go thru this with a friend of mine- is that they're like literary crackers- good, but nothing more than a filler until dinner. However, all the fans are making out to be this literary 5-course gourmet meal, which it isn't.
Tat and Tyche, you are my new best friends. lol.Tyche wrote:I agree. And the character of Bella is like mold on the crackers.Tailtiu wrote:The whole thing with Twilight- and I had to go thru this with a friend of mine- is that they're like literary crackers- good, but nothing more than a filler until dinner. However, all the fans are making out to be this literary 5-course gourmet meal, which it isn't.