FIRE THAT BIOLOGY TEACHER. RIGHT NOW. AND I MEAN RIGHT NOW.
Good Lord! After how he's frightened and humiliated her, she still finds him ATTRACTIVE? Here's a bit of practical anthropology for you, Nora: have you not an iota of survival instinct??! Out of the gene pool, you, now!
he says that he wants her to tell the class what traits she looks for in a “potential mate”.
I got this question in class one day...well, my whole class got it. We had to list the three qualities we'd look for in a mate. I came up with dependability, intelligence and a sense of humor. The teacher got mad; I wasn't supposed to say anything so sensible at sixteen. I was supposed to come up with something shallow that the teacher could mock. I was "wrecking the curve."
And yeah, my teacher made roughly the same argument that the sexist in Nora's biology class did--that humans have complex ways of choosing mates to guarantee the survival of the species. (Gay people? Childless people? They don't exist, silly!)
And oh my Christ, this is fucking creepy.
I hate Patch, and I want to stab him with one of those angelic blades from SPN. The ones that make angels and devils explode.
I feel so sorry for Nora. She's obviously got more sense than her writer, but she's going to be forced into this hideous relationship anyway.
"I feel so sorry for Nora. She's obviously got more sense than her writer, but she's going to be forced into this hideous relationship anyway"
I feel horrible for Nora in this book. This honestly reads like some really nasty horror story where a demon takes a liking to a girl and breaks her spirit so she'll be his girlfriend.
Although from what I understand, Fitzpatrick turns Nora just as insane as Patch and a kleptomaniac to boot in the sequel, so yeah... -_-
Ah, Evolutionary Psychology, you pursue me just as well as Patch does this girl. I mean, doing a gene-centric view of human attraction is always a fun thing to do, but it is incomplete and not settled science.
His talk about body language reminds me of "The Game" and other self-proclamed "seduction artists". That isn't being intelligent or observational, it is being calculated about manipulating people. Not to mention a lot of it is pop-psych BS. I went to a school seminar that tried to teach body language as a way of avoiding sexual harassment, but that wouldn't sit well with Patch.
I am really trying hard to find anything attractive about this guy. I guess I am just attracted kind, motivated, and honest mates >> .
Oh, and I find the style to be quite odd. Like Meyer, there are a lot of fragment sentences and unique punctuation used for emphasis. Unlike Meyer, there is a complete lack of description, imagery, and back-story. Everything just feels vague, and I have trouble picturing what is happening, especially during "action" scenes.
My biology classes - very different. We looked at plant cells and mitosis etc for reproduction, and did assignments on the benefits of genetic variation. Human reproduction was saved for the human biology class, and then only on a genetic level with haploid and diploid cells and the like. This stuff - not discussed once.
Unbelievably stupid. If decent logic is ever spotted in this, I may just faint.
And also? SPITE
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'The blood vessels in Nora's face are widening and her skin is warming," Patch said. 'She knows she's being evaluated. She likes the attention, but she's not sure how to handle it.'
“I’m sorry?” I asked, jerking back from him in revulsion. “When did I become a tray of mince in the freezer at the supermarket
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Stephenie Meyer, I apologise for all the comments I made about your Sue and Wardo. At least he had the decency to pretend that he was a gentleman about the whole thing.
Jesus Christ, I....where is this trend coming from? This whole 'Ordinary Girl/Supernatural Guy' thing where the message is anti-human and anti-feminist? What the fuck?!
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FIRE THAT BIOLOGY TEACHER. RIGHT NOW. AND I MEAN RIGHT NOW.
Good Lord! After how he's frightened and humiliated her, she still finds him ATTRACTIVE? Here's a bit of practical anthropology for you, Nora: have you not an iota of survival instinct??! Out of the gene pool, you, now!
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Dude, THAT should have been on the lesson plans. That idiot teacher wants to talk about the gene pool? Have him bring up that.
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I got this question in class one day...well, my whole class got it. We had to list the three qualities we'd look for in a mate. I came up with dependability, intelligence and a sense of humor. The teacher got mad; I wasn't supposed to say anything so sensible at sixteen. I was supposed to come up with something shallow that the teacher could mock. I was "wrecking the curve."
And yeah, my teacher made roughly the same argument that the sexist in Nora's biology class did--that humans have complex ways of choosing mates to guarantee the survival of the species. (Gay people? Childless people? They don't exist, silly!)
And oh my Christ, this is fucking creepy.
I hate Patch, and I want to stab him with one of those angelic blades from SPN. The ones that make angels and devils explode.
I feel so sorry for Nora. She's obviously got more sense than her writer, but she's going to be forced into this hideous relationship anyway.
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I feel horrible for Nora in this book. This honestly reads like some really nasty horror story where a demon takes a liking to a girl and breaks her spirit so she'll be his girlfriend.
Although from what I understand, Fitzpatrick turns Nora just as insane as Patch and a kleptomaniac to boot in the sequel, so yeah... -_-
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His talk about body language reminds me of "The Game" and other self-proclamed "seduction artists". That isn't being intelligent or observational, it is being calculated about manipulating people. Not to mention a lot of it is pop-psych BS. I went to a school seminar that tried to teach body language as a way of avoiding sexual harassment, but that wouldn't sit well with Patch.
I am really trying hard to find anything attractive about this guy. I guess I am just attracted kind, motivated, and honest mates >> .
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I personally am fond of ones that don't stalk me everywhere including my bedroom and threaten me, but I'm probably picky. -_-
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Unbelievably stupid. If decent logic is ever spotted in this, I may just faint.
And also? SPITE
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'The blood vessels in Nora's face are widening and her skin is warming," Patch said. 'She knows she's being evaluated. She likes the attention, but she's not sure how to handle it.'
“I’m sorry?” I asked, jerking back from him in revulsion. “When did I become a tray of mince in the freezer at the supermarket ( ... )
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Stephenie Meyer, I apologise for all the comments I made about your Sue and Wardo. At least he had the decency to pretend that he was a gentleman about the whole thing.
Jesus Christ, I....where is this trend coming from? This whole 'Ordinary Girl/Supernatural Guy' thing where the message is anti-human and anti-feminist? What the fuck?!
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