Comments | revduke67: What is happening to writing?

revduke67

What is happening to writing?

May 12, 2009 18:54

THIS is the book and movie everyone is going crazy over?

"Who gets to ask the questions tomorrow?" I asked quizzically.
"I don't know," Edward retorted.
"Is it you?" I wondered musingly.
"I think I get to answer the questions tomorrow," he remarked cheekily.
"Oh really?" I huffed angrily.
"Oh yes!" he chortled naughtily. --Twilight by ( Read more... )

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lindsdrummergrl May 13 2009, 00:40:31 UTC

*It's written for teens! Calm down!

revduke67 May 13 2009, 19:22:43 UTC

Yes! But the adults, apparently women in Lynda's office are crazy about it! LOL

Harry Potter was written for kids. Northern Lights/Golden Compass was for kids. The writing didn't suffer just because of that.

Plus, I thought girls matured faster than boys? How do people get sucked into this crap?

LOL

ugh lindsdrummergrl May 18 2009, 21:15:03 UTC

I wish I could express to you how much I hate... how much I can't understand.. and how bored I am with this whole thing.. Not meanign you, but Twilight

Cameron
http://aniowansrandomrambles.blogspot.com

ugh lindsdrummergrl May 18 2009, 21:15:48 UTC

I wish I could express to you how much I hate... how much I can't understand.. and how bored I am with this whole thing.. Not meaning you, but Twilight

Cameron
http://aniowansrandomrambles.blogspot.com

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Okay, so I admit... toxicitylevel May 14 2009, 20:44:43 UTC

...I've read the books.

You HAVE to admit though, you didn't exactly choose your excerpts fairly.

But you are right, it isn't the best writing. It's fluff. It's romance, it's what girls need to dream about nightly to get through the horror of high school. It's fantasy -- a guy who loves us despite our numerous imperfections who is rich and beautiful and eternal -- which is just another way to say "dangerous" -- what DOESN'T appeal to women there?

AND HE SPARKLES IN THE SUNLIGHT.

Hahaha. Sign me the fuck up. :D

Re: Okay, so I admit... revduke67 May 15 2009, 04:57:46 UTC

I guess it just seemed so blatantly marketed from the beginning. You would think that people would be more savvy and say, "Hey, wait. Vampire guy, human girl. Forbidden love. Haven't we heard this before?"

Now good writing and a fresh take can overcome these things. But this?

I don't have an issue with teen girls reading it (although my friend, who read it and inspired this entry, does), but ADULT WOMEN? There is so much, rich, juicy Fiction written nowadays you could spend every hour of every day reading and never get to it all. And that's just contemporary stuff! I sometimes get sad when I think that there's so little time left to read so many great books, why waste time with this?

Buuut, it's all good. I had to get it off my chest...

Re: Okay, so I admit... toxicitylevel May 22 2009, 20:58:10 UTC

Never underestimate some adult women's poor taste in books...the romance section is HUGE and most would not be called the height of literature to say the least ( ... )