It's Like a Fandom Powder Keg

[anogete]

Mentioning the Twilight series seems to elicit strong responses. So many people love and/or hate the novels. So many other fandoms have been overrun with Twilight fans trying to convert unwilling people to the dark side. I went into Twilight with a bad impression, but with a determination to give the books a fair shake. Actually, part of me

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[dreamy_dragon73]

You already know that I like Edward. That doesn't mean though that I think he's necessarily the best choice for Bella, but neither is Jacob. I think Meyer prevented that with the whole imprinting thing, since the whole series seems to be about finding "the one and only" and Jacob didn't imprint on Bella; it seems to be likely that Bella and Edward will end up together with the Cullens as Bella's surrogate family.
To put this a different way to me the problem is not so much who Bella will end up with but with the set-up of the books because they are geared towards teenage girls, and here I agree with you. I've no problem getting lost in a romance that fantasises about similar things, but in this series I'd prefer Bella to grow up a bit, and make a life for herself before she enters a serious relationship. The whole idea of getting married so early and giving everything up for it sounds to me very much like a very totally fantasy that I find problematic in a teenage book. Whatever happened to "try to be your own person and find out what want to do in life?"

[anogete]

Oh, the imprinting. That's my other beef with the books, but I'm trying not to kick up a huge fuss about it. It just comes across as half-assed and a ridiculous plot device to take away free will from characters - to make them do what she wants them to do without having to explain it. I tend to forget about it when making my argument because I can't seem to take it seriously. Meyer, why are you so good and so bad????