I finally decided to read at least the first book to see what all the hype is about and if the series truly deserves all the love (or hate) it's inspired. I managed to read one chapter a day for a week. Each paragraph got more annoying than the last. Bella's constant whining about her clumsiness is exactly the kind of thing they advise Fan Fic writers not to do — a textbook case of Anti Sue writing! Stephanie Meyer, this amateur technique ALWAYS fails! To think that at first, I actually thought it would be interesting. Some brief scenes were like a Super Hero or fantasy setting as seen from the point of view of a Muggle. It could have been interesting if Meyer pursued that angle. Instead, everything gets swallowed up by Bella's baseless obsession with Edward. Out of nowhere, barely knowing the guy, she falls hopelessly head over heels for those golden eyes. If I knew it was heading towards her realizing that being around the vampire magically affects her mind and that she's being hypnotized or something, I might have continued, but I know that she ends up falling in love with him, meaning there will be no end to the zombie-fangirling. There's no point in having vampires and werewolves around when you're going to focus on a girl's instant romantic obsession in a hot guy. And guess what, Meyer? Even the romance in all those Jane Austen novels you keep referencing is always a B plot after the A plot of social commentary and satire!
Finding nothing to hold my attention, I abandoned the book for two weeks before finally deciding that, if I really wanted to be able to form my own opinion of it, I ought to finish the whole book. I gritted my teeth, opened it to Chapter 8... and closed it after the first paragraph. I had to admit defeat. I couldn't handle 300+ more pages of Bella wangsting and obsessing over Edward. The girl is just so poorly written, and the book is just too boring and annoying to finish. I cannot understand why it is so popular.
I should be fair, though. There was one character who actually intrigued me, who I wanted to know more about, and who temporarily made his scene wholly engrossing and even entertaining. And despite my exposure to the fandom on TV Tropes, this was completely unexpected, I swear. The only good thing I found in the Twilight series before giving up: Jacob Black.
Reading 7 Chapters Was Like Pulling Teeth
I finally decided to read at least the first book to see what all the hype is about and if the series truly deserves all the love (or hate) it's inspired. I managed to read one chapter a day for a week. Each paragraph got more annoying than the last. Bella's constant whining about her clumsiness is exactly the kind of thing they advise Fan Fic writers not to do — a textbook case of Anti Sue writing! Stephanie Meyer, this amateur technique ALWAYS fails! To think that at first, I actually thought it would be interesting. Some brief scenes were like a Super Hero or fantasy setting as seen from the point of view of a Muggle. It could have been interesting if Meyer pursued that angle. Instead, everything gets swallowed up by Bella's baseless obsession with Edward. Out of nowhere, barely knowing the guy, she falls hopelessly head over heels for those golden eyes. If I knew it was heading towards her realizing that being around the vampire magically affects her mind and that she's being hypnotized or something, I might have continued, but I know that she ends up falling in love with him, meaning there will be no end to the zombie-fangirling. There's no point in having vampires and werewolves around when you're going to focus on a girl's instant romantic obsession in a hot guy. And guess what, Meyer? Even the romance in all those Jane Austen novels you keep referencing is always a B plot after the A plot of social commentary and satire!
Finding nothing to hold my attention, I abandoned the book for two weeks before finally deciding that, if I really wanted to be able to form my own opinion of it, I ought to finish the whole book. I gritted my teeth, opened it to Chapter 8... and closed it after the first paragraph. I had to admit defeat. I couldn't handle 300+ more pages of Bella wangsting and obsessing over Edward. The girl is just so poorly written, and the book is just too boring and annoying to finish. I cannot understand why it is so popular.
I should be fair, though. There was one character who actually intrigued me, who I wanted to know more about, and who temporarily made his scene wholly engrossing and even entertaining. And despite my exposure to the fandom on TV Tropes, this was completely unexpected, I swear. The only good thing I found in the Twilight series before giving up: Jacob Black.
Isabella, you're an idiot.