Thank you! Stephanie Meyer ... CAN ... NOT ... WRITE! Too many passive verbs, too much repetition, glaring plot holes (and I'm being generous to suggest that a plot exists to have holes in it), and two cardboard main characters that are either emo, or angst-filled or both. Their only supernatural powers are that he has the power to be hot (to prepubescent girls) and she has the power to be stupid (to herself). Yawn.
J.K. Rowling spent years crafting Harry Potter. Stephanie Meyer wrote Twilight in three months based on a dream. Dreams can be good inspiration, but only if they are developed, along the lines of the way Mary Shelley developed hers into Frankenstein. I'd really like to know how Stephanie Meyer was able to find both an agent and a publisher who didn't bother to edit her novel. It's obvious that it was snatched up and printed with no thought for content, syntax or structure. Even a genius like Raymond Carver couldn't get away with that, so how did she?
I only read the first book and then got whatever else I needed from what my friends told me (I'm Team Non-Sparkly-Vampires, by the way); and even then it sounded like crap. Besides, you only need to read a book once to know if the author can't write for shit. Dude. The sparkling. That's what pissed me off the most. I'm like VAMPS DO NOT SPARKLE.
Well, a few years ago, when Twilight came out, the Vampire fad amongst online fictions was running rampant. And they were in production of many shows including TrueBlood. I know this because I, too, have fallen victim to the vampires. BUT I WATCH TRUEBLOOD AND THOSE VAMPIRES SUCK BLOOD FROM PEOPLES, FIGHT EACH OTHER AND THERE'S A LESBIAN AND THEY DO NOT SPARKLE. Ahem. Seriously. D:
Plus, True Blood is based on the novels of Charlene Harris, who CAN write. Good plots, well thought out subplots, and well developed characters that seem like real people with some compelling problems, other than being dropped into a vat of Elmer's Glue and covered in glitter. After Twilight, I wanted to go back and read Anne Rice again. At least Louis had a legitimate reason to whine.
I agree with you on M. Night Shyamalan. ALL HIS MOVIES SUCKED EXCEPT THE SIXTH SENSE. I was reeling after I watched Avatar - THEY RIPPED THE AMAZING STORY UP TO PIECES. And don't even get me started on how they pronounced the names. AND THE ACTORS. I'm still irritated why Uncle Iroh doesn't drink tea, why Sokka isn't funny, why Aang doesn't laugh at all, etc, etc. Honestly, Zuko was the only one I can stand - at least he knew how to act.
And yes, STEPHENIE'S WRITING SUCKS. All my friends adore Twilight, even the movies. I DON'T GET IT. Bella is such an incompetent twit who has no life outside of Edward. And Edward is a controlling freak. I don't get why they're called the perfect couple. D: J.K Rowling and Harry Potter are way better 10000000x times.
I have no comment on Jersey Shore because I haven't seen it. XD
I KNOW! Slumdog saved the show from being given a 0 from rotten tomatoes. And everyone's like "Come on, they're cramping up twenty episodes into an hour and a half." and I'm like "DUDE, EVER SEE THE EMBER ISLAND PLAYERS?! THEY GOT THROUGH THAT SHIT IN FIVE MINUTES. DON'T GIVE ME BS." Oh, Zuko. <3 AND YOU COULDN'T SEE HIS SCAR! They should have made him shave his head or something. At least, man, psh.
BELLA IS STUPID. Like, seriously, she should be in put in a mental health center for all the crazy things she's done. And WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A VAMPIRE? Like, seriously. Especially one that sparkled like a freaking diamond in the sun. It just pisses me off that there are so many great writers out there, and she's the one everyone notices.
The Ember Island Players were AWESOME. :D I heard M. Night is going to do part 02 - it will probably be even worse than part 01. XD
Did you read Breaking Dawn, that horrible sex scene? And isn't it stupendous who Jacob ends up with? People are saying it's the perfect and most romantic ending, but I'm all WTH over the so-called "twist". XD
It doesn't look appealing to me, it looks trashy. I probably won't watch it. :)
No. I did not. I only read the first book to get the jist of this wtfery and what's the hype. I was disappointed. Then again, after reading Steinbeck, Carroll, Twain, Dickens, Eliot, Hawthorne, Austen, Rowling and Hammell everyone sucks in comparison. Excluding a few others who are very good. (I can't name them all.) But really, I wrote better than her - and I was thirteen when I wrote my first novel! And it was better than hers! That's why I am truly shocked.
*pats head* Well, that may be true, but you should really form your own opinion about the show.
Stephenie Meyer. Oh man, and I can bitch, cause I've read the whole series. YES I HAVE! Because I was... wtf this can't be really a hit, can it? It totally stands for the whole chicks are whiny bitches and your over-controlling boyfriend is just protecting you from the world. LAWL WHUT--Let's see where this leads. I blame it on my innate and very human compulsion to look when passing a car accident
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When I saw the movie, my cousin REALLY wanted to see it so we did and I'm like, "What is he going to do? He's gonna burn himself?" and then he FREAKING SPARKLED. WTF.
On a side note, me and my friend (SHUT NO GRAMMAR FTW) saw the Eclipse movie for shits and giggles and no lie, we loled the ENTIRE TIME because it was sooo bad. Like, we were trying to be respectful to everyone so we were coughing and laughing into each other's sweatshirts.
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J.K. Rowling spent years crafting Harry Potter. Stephanie Meyer wrote Twilight in three months based on a dream. Dreams can be good inspiration, but only if they are developed, along the lines of the way Mary Shelley developed hers into Frankenstein. I'd really like to know how Stephanie Meyer was able to find both an agent and a publisher who didn't bother to edit her novel. It's obvious that it was snatched up and printed with no thought for content, syntax or structure. Even a genius like Raymond Carver couldn't get away with that, so how did she?
Okay. I'll hand the soapbox back now.
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Well, a few years ago, when Twilight came out, the Vampire fad amongst online fictions was running rampant. And they were in production of many shows including TrueBlood. I know this because I, too, have fallen victim to the vampires. BUT I WATCH TRUEBLOOD AND THOSE VAMPIRES SUCK BLOOD FROM PEOPLES, FIGHT EACH OTHER AND THERE'S A LESBIAN AND THEY DO NOT SPARKLE. Ahem. Seriously. D:
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Annneeee Riiiiiiicceeee! 8D
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And yes, STEPHENIE'S WRITING SUCKS. All my friends adore Twilight, even the movies. I DON'T GET IT. Bella is such an incompetent twit who has no life outside of Edward. And Edward is a controlling freak. I don't get why they're called the perfect couple. D: J.K Rowling and Harry Potter are way better 10000000x times.
I have no comment on Jersey Shore because I haven't seen it. XD
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BELLA IS STUPID. Like, seriously, she should be in put in a mental health center for all the crazy things she's done. And WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A VAMPIRE? Like, seriously. Especially one that sparkled like a freaking diamond in the sun. It just pisses me off that there are so many great writers out there, and she's the one everyone notices.
Go ahead and watch the show.
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Did you read Breaking Dawn, that horrible sex scene? And isn't it stupendous who Jacob ends up with? People are saying it's the perfect and most romantic ending, but I'm all WTH over the so-called "twist". XD
It doesn't look appealing to me, it looks trashy. I probably won't watch it. :)
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No. I did not. I only read the first book to get the jist of this wtfery and what's the hype. I was disappointed. Then again, after reading Steinbeck, Carroll, Twain, Dickens, Eliot, Hawthorne, Austen, Rowling and Hammell everyone sucks in comparison. Excluding a few others who are very good. (I can't name them all.) But really, I wrote better than her - and I was thirteen when I wrote my first novel! And it was better than hers! That's why I am truly shocked.
*pats head* Well, that may be true, but you should really form your own opinion about the show.
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Yes, Jersey Shore is something that I'm just not a fan of.
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Good Lord X_X;
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When I saw the movie, my cousin REALLY wanted to see it so we did and I'm like, "What is he going to do? He's gonna burn himself?" and then he FREAKING SPARKLED. WTF.
On a side note, me and my friend (SHUT NO GRAMMAR FTW) saw the Eclipse movie for shits and giggles and no lie, we loled the ENTIRE TIME because it was sooo bad. Like, we were trying to be respectful to everyone so we were coughing and laughing into each other's sweatshirts.
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Ok, better now +wipes tear of mirth+
Oh man, you saw the movie? It was so lulz. You should have seen Bigcat he was like... wtf. This is a vampire movie? WHY THE EFF IS HE SPARKLING?
LULZ (won't comment on grammar XD) OMG FURXPLODIN'! Cause that's what the werewolf dude does. He FURXPLODES!
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Yeah. I did. unfortunately. D: sigh. Haha Bigcat? :D
hahahha LOL! FURFURRY!FURIZZLES
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