Reading Twilight So You Don't Have To: Chapter Twenty-Two

[raykel]

I should mention that I am completely, utterly blown away by today's testimony in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, so I'm probably way too distracted to do this justice, but I have no time tomorrow, so I'm gonna give it a go anyway.

Chapter Twenty-One

Comments

[raykel]

Yes, that is its one redeeming quality. Good cure for insomnia. (At least the chapters that aren't so patently offensive that it puts you in a blind rage.)

[anonymous]

(Hey! Bella's mom lives near my mom!)

See, there are people. Not saying you, just saying people. There are people who would get that on a t-shirt.

[raykel]

See, there are people. Not saying you, just saying people. There are people who would get that on a t-shirt.

LOL! I don't doubt that.

[julietvalcouer]

Enjoy that little glimpse of Alice's past. Much like Carlisle's backstory we'll never see it again.

[raykel]

Of course not. It is not about Edward and Bella's Twu and Beeeeeyoooootifully Pewfect Wuv.

[julietvalcouer]

Can you hear me vomiting from that far away? I thought you could....

That's the most infuriating thing of all about Twilight-Meyer is not a complete no-talent, she has brilliant writing moments, and then she blows it all on two of the most narcissistic self-absorbed "It's all about MEEEEEEEEE" characters in the history of fiction.

[raykel]

Without any sense of irony or realizing that they're narcissistic and self-absorbed (like, say, Cathy and Heathcliff.) Yeah. I find it hard to fathom that people enjoy a book with such truly unlikeable main characters when there's no ironic intent.

[raykel]

Honestly, my summary wasn't much longer than the actual bit in the book about Alice. It was part of the overall monologuing, and that's it.

[kwg]

"trite, patented Evil Villain monologue. 'See how clever my plan is!'"

Does he also rub his hands together and talk about wanting to poison the water supply?