Amatuerish writing, flat characters... why is this popular?
anonymous
August 3 2009, 08:15:17 UTC
This is one set of books I will never, never understand how they are popular. The writing reminds me of what I wrote like when I was in my early teens, and I've never claimed to be a good writer even now, it reads like a poor fanfic. The romance is so horribly cliche'd and predictable... Worse, the book reeks of junk stereotypes, even in the first few pages. To quote another person here, yes, Bella does "need a man to save her." The fact that this is promoted in the book as a *positive* thing in a relationship that is almost completely based on extremely shallow factors makes me cringe in horror, particularly since people actually PRAISE it!
I can understand young teenage girls liking it, even if I disapprove. Adults don't have the ignorance and hormones of childhood as an excuse.
For a long time I distrusted the praise the books got, and I could barely read any of book one before I had to put the thing down in utter disgust. There's no defending something this bad, and I've lost a lot of respect for the people and editors that heap praise on this.
Re: Amatuerish writing, flat characters... why is this popular?
anonymous
September 3 2009, 21:20:29 UTC
"There's no defending something this bad, and I've lost a lot of respect for the people and editors that heap praise on this."
I so agree. There's just no excuse if you think this is good literature. Or even a well told story. A guilty pleasure, yes. But a favorite, a book to suggest to others? Hellllllz no!
The writing reminds me of what I wrote like when I was in my early teens, and I've never claimed to be a good writer even now, it reads like a poor fanfic.
The romance is so horribly cliche'd and predictable... Worse, the book reeks of junk stereotypes, even in the first few pages.
To quote another person here, yes, Bella does "need a man to save her." The fact that this is promoted in the book as a *positive* thing in a relationship that is almost completely based on extremely shallow factors makes me cringe in horror, particularly since people actually PRAISE it!
I can understand young teenage girls liking it, even if I disapprove. Adults don't have the ignorance and hormones of childhood as an excuse.
For a long time I distrusted the praise the books got, and I could barely read any of book one before I had to put the thing down in utter disgust. There's no defending something this bad, and I've lost a lot of respect for the people and editors that heap praise on this.
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I so agree. There's just no excuse if you think this is good literature. Or even a well told story. A guilty pleasure, yes. But a favorite, a book to suggest to others? Hellllllz no!
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