2008-12-06, 20:40 | Link #1 |
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Twilight
Every little tween and teen are raving about how awesome Twilight is etc etc. I personally find it one of the worst books ever written. It's like those fanfiction you find on the internet that are so bad you just want to erase it off the internet.
Wow, that was a lame OP, but yeah. Feel free to discuss Twilight here.
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2008-12-07, 00:30 | Link #3 | |
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I've heard it's like really bad Anne Rice fanfiction. |
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2008-12-07, 01:44 | Link #5 |
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I couldn't read more than a couple pages... then I skimmed a little and dropped it in disgust. I only even tried reading it so I could credibly disparage it. It's the kind of book people rave about only because it's one of the only books they've ever read.
I've read a lot of vampire books, and more chick lit than I care to admit... from what I gathered Twilight is derivative trash. |
2008-12-07, 17:01 | Link #9 |
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Ouch I wish I could post the the article from Uncylopedia >_< It defines twilight in a nutshell . But its NSFW due to Obscene language used . No one could summarize Twilight better .
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2008-12-07, 19:01 | Link #10 |
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Besides the destruction of all feminist thought and the degradation of women to a point where all they become is creatures for the male characters to lust after and give men babies (it kind of baffles the mind that a woman wrote this tripe), the first book is somewhat fun...for anyone bored out of their mind that also has a great deal of time on their hand and wants to read a comical novel.
I read the novel during a Chicago to New York train trip I took a few years ago (around the time of the books release). I ended up reading the book entirely due to the fact that I forgot to pack a book to read during my trip, so I bought the first book at one of the many magazine stands scattered throughout the train station. It took about 4-5 hours to read the book to its entirety, and most of the read was quite humorous due to the sheer silliness of the story and character. Honestly, there is no real redeeming quality to the first book (which is all I read), but the movie is relatively okay. Sadly enough, the story bogs down what could have been a good/fun movie. Last edited by james0246; 2008-12-07 at 19:19. |
2008-12-07, 20:31 | Link #11 |
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My first reaction: Twilight wha?
Second reaction: yesterday I spent three hours removing a pesky virus from my little sister's computer because she was trying to "watch Twilight online," which of course I assumed was some sort of movie I didn't know about. I spent fifteen minutes after that delivering an impromptu lecture on the evils of the 'net and you know that was illegal right just to make sure so don't copy me and learn to take care of your own computer! (lol) Conclusion: I hate it already. Illogical? Yeah. Am I correct? Don't you dare challenge me, of course I am! The last time I rode down with a "book hype" I ended up with a fucking generic thriller conspiracy shit like The Da Vinci Code, which can't even come close to more intelligent fares like Foucault's Pendulum, no sir. Plus, vampires? Nah, it's overdone. I liked Vampire Knight for its unapologetic extravagance (The Tragedy of the Beautiful People!) similar to why I liked Code Geass so much, and I also liked Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines because it was such an incredible game, but that's about it. |
2008-12-07, 20:47 | Link #12 |
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I found grammatical errors in the book (only read like 6 chapters of the first book before I couldn't handle being a masochist any further). I swear the editor was on drugs on something.
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2008-12-07, 20:53 | Link #14 | |
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Question 2: In his 109 years of life, why hasn't Edward been sexually aroused until now?
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2008-12-07, 21:56 | Link #15 |
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I managed to finish all 4 books in a 2 weeks time. Book 2 and 3 is good, but i am disappointed by book 4.Let's just say all that excitement that i had was gone when i read the ending. Definitely disappointing.
Edward often delivers these cliche lines that i absolutely loathe. For book 1, you can skip to the middle of the book if you want to. I think the plot is really draggy in the first half of book 1. Did the author say anything about a possible 5th book? |
2008-12-08, 01:03 | Link #17 | |
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Apparently, SMeyers said that the 4th book is last from Bella's perspective. Let's hope she doesn't get the wrong idea and think her books are good enough to continue on... I'm a teenage girl and I say you shouldn't read it xD. Unless you're a masochist, or are bored enough to read it, and pick on every stupid cliched line Edward says, or count how many times Bella 'admires' Eddikins beauty.
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2008-12-08, 01:19 | Link #18 | |
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That being said, I have no idea why any girl/women would want to read this novel. Sure the male characters might be categorized as "cute" or "hot", but the characterization of Bella is absolutely abhorrent and she almost single-handedly destroys any women's rights movement’s accomplishments from the past 20 years (okay, I am a bit...over-the-top with this statement, but I really disliked Bella , not that the male characters were much better). If I didn't actually think this series was just a fad that would pass in a few years, then I might actually fear for the development of future generations. |
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2008-12-08, 01:28 | Link #19 |
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All my friends are traumatised with this book, I personally do not find nothing interesting on it, just a typical "romance" book, and due to the fact that I don't like romance novels, I pass with it and with the movie
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