It is bad I think, when an avid reader has to put down a book within the first chapter, or the movie for that matter simply because said reader finds themselves feeling like they are reading badfanfic. While I've read and seen only snipits of the series, it was enough to have Bella's character bother me. Her first person narritive is supposed to make the reader pity and sympathize with her, but instead had me rather upset due to the fact that I know there are people who happen to have worse lives then her. She ends up getting everything handed to her despite the fact that she never works for anything in her entire life and this has worked its way into fanfiction.
Many young ladies look up to Meyer and wish to become a famouse writer like her. Normally, this would be a good thing, but these girls have picked up on Meyer's bad habits and don't see the point in changing them. They don't care about spelling, they don't care about research, or having realistic relationships. They hand things to the characters and they never work for them. Yes, this series has gotten girls to read. What it hasn't done is to get them to understand what they are reading on any intuitive level. That aside, I can understand why it is such a nice candy read for people.
I Found No Depth...
It is bad I think, when an avid reader has to put down a book within the first chapter, or the movie for that matter simply because said reader finds themselves feeling like they are reading badfanfic. While I've read and seen only snipits of the series, it was enough to have Bella's character bother me. Her first person narritive is supposed to make the reader pity and sympathize with her, but instead had me rather upset due to the fact that I know there are people who happen to have worse lives then her. She ends up getting everything handed to her despite the fact that she never works for anything in her entire life and this has worked its way into fanfiction.
Many young ladies look up to Meyer and wish to become a famouse writer like her. Normally, this would be a good thing, but these girls have picked up on Meyer's bad habits and don't see the point in changing them. They don't care about spelling, they don't care about research, or having realistic relationships. They hand things to the characters and they never work for them. Yes, this series has gotten girls to read. What it hasn't done is to get them to understand what they are reading on any intuitive level. That aside, I can understand why it is such a nice candy read for people.