I'm taking another run at it. Save me!
So, reading Twilight again. For the lulz, I assure you. I got to 36 pages! It's slow going. I mean, wtf? There are people out there who honestly think this is excellent writing? Like, I could give you guilty entertainment and forgive you bad taste, but... it's not good. It isn't
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I do find it amusing how incredibly closely she follows the Mary Sue formula, though: clumsinessTM has always been a classic "flaw." It's sort of amazing Bella's eyes don't change color.
I did read an interesting meta thing the other day, though, that posited that YA novels being designed to appeal to an audience about 2-4 years younger than the protagonist, it made sense that 12 year old girls would find Bella's life credible and appealing. Like, having your own car and the ability to choose what to make for dinner are a BIG DEAL when you're twelve, and some guy who has no personality but is obsessed with you sounds great when you're still at the stage of, "I kind of think I might like bouys, since that seems to be what I'm supposed to do. Just...not any of these idiot boys I actually know, who seem to spend most of their time making lame jokes and lighting their farts."
It still doesn't explain the Twimoms, but then I'm not sure science ever will explain that particular phenomenon.
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Grown-ass women thinking this is OMGSOGOOD? I... don't even know. D: I'll try to get my stepmother to explain it to me, I guess. =/
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