WELL, guys, as it turns out, my karma catches up to me. This weekend managed to be even more inconvenient than the last one to be typing up a Twilight review
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Man I don't even *know* how you made your way through this! I cringed the whole way. >.<
Now obviously, the key words here are "done right", but if it was done right (like explaining HOW it became myth) then vampire legends torn down as mere mythology might be awesome. Damn you plot bunnies!
Oh yeah. As I'm sure I've said before, I am a huge supporter of the mindset that ANYTHING can be done well, regardless of how stupid the idea might sound. Yes, even sparkling vampires.
The catch is that some things are HARD to do well.
A highschool romance novel with vampires? ... Yeah... it's pretty kitschy... but it could have worked.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding....um, I mean, Big Fat Comment Part 1edenspawnOctober 12 2008, 20:46:50 UTC
Awww, that's too bad about your allergy to your cat. How sweet that he came to sit in your lap. I wish my cat would do that. As soon as I finished reading this, my cat came in to my room meowing, asking to be fed, and I reached out to cuddle him and he moved away and I fell out of my chair. That's my boy. Unlike other cats, he doesn't need love or affection - just food. And apparently that's all I'm good for
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ughhh wow. I don't actually have words for how much I want to kick Bella in the face. I can't get over how fucking irritating she is.
And you're right, there keep being points where you think - damn! if Meyer did it like THIS, this could ACTUALLY BE ENJOYABLE, these characters could be believable and interesting and likable, but NO! Neither of them has an personality beyond being IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER and the rest of their behaviour depends entirely on what Meyer seems to think would make for the most ~romantic~ situation, or .. something ...
I think I've read bad Draco/Hermione fanfic that is better than this. :C
I know, right? I really feel like if this story had been done RIGHT, it would be a FUN, interesting story to get engaged in.
BUT NO. 8(
You hit the nail on the head with their behavior depending entirely on whatever Meyer thinks is romantic. And that is the downfall of this book. Not only because her idea of romance is CREEPY, but also because it doesn't let the characters grow beyond cardboard cutouts.
Sigh :C Precisely - on what Meyer thinks is romantic and what she thinks makes them ... perfect and speshl. They're not characters, not really. They're blank slates for self-insertion and swooning. I can see why people buy it, it just makes me really, really sad.
People say BUT HARRY POTTER HAS POPULARITY DISPROPORTIONATE TO ITS QUALITY TOO AND YOU DON'T MIND THAT but at least JKR can write characters who are actually characters. >___<
That's what drives me crazy. ESPECIALLY when they have the occasional moment, when, as an author myself, I look at the writing and go "... This character is actually trying to grow." and then see Meyer INSTANTLY swoop back in with the heavy-handed writing like "STOP DEVIATING FROM MY PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL IMAGE OF LOVE AND PURITY!!!11!!one!"
That just makes me sad. Because I feel like if she LET them, these characters could be interesting and fun to read about. But she keeps them cardboard on purpose. Because GOD FORBID they deviate from her idea of ~*~TRUE LOVE~*~.
HERE'S A HINT, MEYER: Imperfect people can STILL fall in ~*~true love~*~ and even better, it doesn't HAVE TO BE FUCKING CREEPY.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding....um, I mean, Big Fat Comment Part 2edenspawnOctober 12 2008, 20:52:02 UTC
In this chapter, Bella's superficial attraction to Edward reminded me immensely of Scarlett's obsession with Ashley in Gone With the Wind. There's one line, just one line, that sums up the shallowness and falsity of their interaction: "'Tell me more,' I asked desperately, not caring what he said, just so I could hear his voice again." Immediately a scene from GWTW came to mind in which Ashley was rambling on about feelings and whatnot and all Scarlett was hearing was his sexy voice, since his feelings and his character in general are all completely foreign to her. Throughout the entire book, the readers are more aware of Scarlett's character than Scarlett is, and it isn't until the very end that she realizes, "What the hell was I thinking!?" and finally grows up. Of course, we all know this series isn't going in that direction, nor is Meyer capable of pulling it off
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Now obviously, the key words here are "done right", but if it was done right (like explaining HOW it became myth) then vampire legends torn down as mere mythology might be awesome. Damn you plot bunnies!
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The catch is that some things are HARD to do well.
A highschool romance novel with vampires? ... Yeah... it's pretty kitschy... but it could have worked.
BUT MEYER DIDN'T PULL IT OFF.
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ughhh wow. I don't actually have words for how much I want to kick Bella in the face. I can't get over how fucking irritating she is.
And you're right, there keep being points where you think - damn! if Meyer did it like THIS, this could ACTUALLY BE ENJOYABLE, these characters could be believable and interesting and likable, but NO! Neither of them has an personality beyond being IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER and the rest of their behaviour depends entirely on what Meyer seems to think would make for the most ~romantic~ situation, or .. something ...
I think I've read bad Draco/Hermione fanfic that is better than this. :C
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BUT NO. 8(
You hit the nail on the head with their behavior depending entirely on whatever Meyer thinks is romantic. And that is the downfall of this book. Not only because her idea of romance is CREEPY, but also because it doesn't let the characters grow beyond cardboard cutouts.
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People say BUT HARRY POTTER HAS POPULARITY DISPROPORTIONATE TO ITS QUALITY TOO AND YOU DON'T MIND THAT but at least JKR can write characters who are actually characters. >___<
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That just makes me sad. Because I feel like if she LET them, these characters could be interesting and fun to read about. But she keeps them cardboard on purpose. Because GOD FORBID they deviate from her idea of ~*~TRUE LOVE~*~.
HERE'S A HINT, MEYER: Imperfect people can STILL fall in ~*~true love~*~ and even better, it doesn't HAVE TO BE FUCKING CREEPY.
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^^^^^^^THIS.
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