Edward and Bella can die in a fire
Seriously, every library I've come across lately is doing a Twilight event. I understand, these books are intensely popular, they are getting young people (at least the ones with ovaries) to read, and that's always a good thing. But man, they suck. It's like, if Laurell K. Hamilton had to write something PG (for some violent content), it would be these books. Some poor soul is going to wander from the Young Adult section one day, and come across the Anita Blake books, and think, "Oh, I love vampire books!" and read them and get the shock of their life.
What makes me dislike this series so violently - as opposed to Eragon which I read, thought sucked, and promptly forgot - is that there are good ideas in it. Some of her ideas are so awesome, I want a better book for them. I want to gather them up, and give them to a better writer. Part of me wants to read Meyer's The Host, which is supposed to be fabulous, just to see if there was a chance that she could actually have written this series better. If she's just a poor writer all around, I can almost understand, but if she can write a good piece of fiction, then we have all suffered needlessly.
Yet, I will be seeing this film, with my cousin, because she's had a rough school year so far, and she had on this look of hero-worship when I finally caved and said I'd take her. I will be supporting the inevitable sequel, which I suppose is the least I can do for something based on a book. Hell, I gave money to Lucas, so I clearly have a track record as a sucker.
What makes me dislike this series so violently - as opposed to Eragon which I read, thought sucked, and promptly forgot - is that there are good ideas in it. Some of her ideas are so awesome, I want a better book for them. I want to gather them up, and give them to a better writer. Part of me wants to read Meyer's The Host, which is supposed to be fabulous, just to see if there was a chance that she could actually have written this series better. If she's just a poor writer all around, I can almost understand, but if she can write a good piece of fiction, then we have all suffered needlessly.
Yet, I will be seeing this film, with my cousin, because she's had a rough school year so far, and she had on this look of hero-worship when I finally caved and said I'd take her. I will be supporting the inevitable sequel, which I suppose is the least I can do for something based on a book. Hell, I gave money to Lucas, so I clearly have a track record as a sucker.