Comments on: Shouldn’t people give more educated book reviews(ex: Twilight)?

By: Iz

Iz — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:08:29 +0000

Well, as an anti-, I feel the need to point out that nearly all of the defenses FOR Twilight have terrible grammar and don’t have much more content than ‘EDWARD IS HAWT AND SM IS BRILLAUNT. I LIKE, DOUNT KARE EFF I SPILLED THAT RONG.’ It says a lot about the people who like it, and that depresses me. So I take shots at them.

On the other hand, though largely snarky [It's really quite impossible for an anti-review to be un-snarky], the anti-’s bashing have good grammar and concrete reasons as to why Twilight is so terrible.

The only reason the ‘books’ have gotten so far is the fact that she created an incredibly Gary Stu character who falls in lust with an incredibly Jane Sue character, drawing in obsessive fangrllzz and Twit-moms. There is no literary value. It’s not even a good read.

I read all of them because at first, I was an obsessed fangrrrl. Which is shameful to admit, but true. But after reading Eclipse the realization of the idiocy of the books began. And so here I am.

By: Armand'sPeople

Armand'sPeople — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:08:29 +0000

My take on the situation? Twilight takes up enough space in Books and Authors without pointless questions like this one.

By: Solveig

Solveig — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:08:29 +0000

Hi there,

You’ll be surprised to hear that for once I don’t agree, at least not fully.

The issue at hand is not whether someone likes/hates/is obsessed by/is addicted to "Twilight" or not.

The question is why so many people think that Yahoo Answers makes a great forum to exhibit the extent of their obsession. There are heaps of forums online where they will be both welcome and appreciated, and I cannot see why they chose this place – where they are openly rejected, after all. If I KNOW my favourite novel will be fervently bashed in some place, I won’t explain my addiction to said novel at great length there, but rather go to some other place.

Oh. Hang on. My bad. There I go, assuming there is reason and logic left post-Twilight.

Cheers
S

By: Miss Clyde

Miss Clyde — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:08:29 +0000

People should give more educated reviews, especially Twilighters. Most of them don’t know what they’re talking about, but I have a lot of respect for those that do. I guess your right to some extent, but to me, I don’t think Meyer handled emotions very well. It’s just too shallow for me.
If you want my take, here’s my review: http://iheartrandomness.deviantart.com/art/Twilight-Worse-than-MTV-102510356

By: girl.

girl. — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:08:29 +0000

I think the separation of Anti + Pro is ridiculous.
The only reason Twilight fans are under attack is because it’s popular, and many of the Anti-Twilighters enjoy the sense of superiority that insulting a popular culture icon brings.
Long ago, I was an Anti-Twilighter. I am decidedly neutral now, having seen the emotion Stephanie Meyer admittedly puts into her books. The book itself is nothing wonderful, but anything that is able to unify any section of the nation should be welcomed with open arms. We live in a time of hatred and segregation, still, so I think it’s wise to accept people for what they like, no matter what it may be.
Who cares about the literary devices used in Twilight? Most people insulting the books are not critics of any sort, beside in their own minds, and they share they same IQ scores of any of those they belittle.
I find both sides of the "war" quite ridiculous.