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The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner: Part 5

Jul 02, 2010 21:58

ZeldaQueen: Howdy-do everyone! Sorry about how long it's been, I've had some stuff going on. Zyn and Leah are off recovering, so it's just me today. Woot!

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part 5, fic: the short second life of bree tanne, suethor: stephenie meyer

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aikaterini July 3 2010, 15:30:28 UTC

And Meyer said that Romeo and Juliet were "kind of idiots" because they didn't know each other very well when they got together. I know that this is supposed to be a novella and that we already know what will happen, but could you at least *try* to create some sort of believable, likable romance, Mrs. Meyer? "Love at first sight" sounds all well and good in a fairytale, but this is not a fairytale. This is supposed to be a book for young adults. I know that some people believe in "love at first sight," but I don't. I think that it's just a fancy way of saying "instant attraction" or "infatuation." Neither directly translate to "love."

I wondered this before about Bella and now I'm wondering the same thing about Meyer. Just why does she come across as so misanthropic in her books? I know that humanity has done a lot of stupid, horrible things and that we constantly make ourselves look bad, but why is there this persistent anti-human sentiment? Does it have to do with her religious beliefs or is it just her as a person? Because I'm really getting tired of her bashing humans just to glorify her vampires. Yes, human beings can be monsters. In fact, vampires can be seen as metaphors for just that. But when you bash every single human who comes along, even if they're perfectly nice and harmless, then I have to wonder what's wrong.

shaolina July 3 2010, 16:29:47 UTC

I agree on the "love a first sight" trope. I'm sorry but I feel it's a cheap way of making a couple. Two people are in love because the author said so is not going to make me believe it. At most I can believe in liking somebody at first sight if the object of affection was doing something that has been established that the character likes (For example have a girl argue in favor of a movie the main character likes in a funny way). If not then it's just lust and it's trying to pass as something more. Heck, the reason I love "The light princess" fairy tale so much it's because mr. picky prince falls for the imperfect heroine at first sight of her calling him a series of insults (which is more than other fairy tales gives us)

zelda_queen July 3 2010, 19:43:28 UTC

Agreed. If you're going to pull the "love at first sight" card, you'd better make it damned convincing.

shaolina July 4 2010, 03:25:29 UTC

I'd rather not even pull it at all (but won't hate authors when they use it as long as they develop the relationship further than that). Then again, I'm very picky with romance.

zelda_queen July 4 2010, 03:39:28 UTC

I tend to think "love at first sight" could more accurately be described as "lust at first sight, love develops". Because that's what it is. Someone going "OMG, they're gorgeous!" and only later starting to hang out with them, learn who they are as a person, bond with then, etc.

shaolina July 4 2010, 04:02:05 UTC

Oh, with that I can live. What I don't like is when two people run off to get married or swear eternal love without having even talked for real. That kind of love at first sight makes me want to barf. How can you love somebody when you don't even know them?

(Hey, about the book, I think I can start editing next week at the usual pace. I have to see because I just got two jobs this week and it is eating my time. I don't even think I'll be able to finish the story for the contest anymore)

zelda_queen July 4 2010, 04:19:33 UTC

Yeah, that I agree does suck.

(TWO jobs? O_o Dang it, how do you do that, job pheromones? Well anyway, there's no rush anymore, not until December. So yeah, don't stress out.)

shaolina July 4 2010, 04:28:00 UTC

I'm freelance, sweetie. XD I take them as they come.

zelda_queen July 4 2010, 04:28:32 UTC

Ah, I see. XD Well, best of luck with them.

zelda_queen July 3 2010, 19:45:58 UTC

That's just it - Meyer only left us with one day or so to tell the story of Bree. I know this was just a rough sketch she doodled out, but if she was going to publish the thing, couldn't she be bothered to expand it?

"Just why does she come across as so misanthropic in her books?"

I noticed the same thing, and I almost wonder if Meyer has some issue with connecting to people. Like she immersed herself in how humans would look to a vampire, and somehow didn't realize that it makes her characters foreign and impossible to relate to.

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