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rob05c  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Bad books?

Twilight.

Most of my friends complain about the mythos. "Vampires don't sparkle." The mythology doesn't bother me. Meyer's writing bothers me. It's dull, predictable, and panders to often-unhealthy predispositions of teenage girls.

I saw every "twist" coming three chapters ahead. There was no originality, no depth.

Worse, Bella and Edward's relationship – which young readers presumably aspire to – fulfills fifteen signs of an abusive relationship listed by the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

No young person should ever read anything by Stephenie Meyer. Neither her characters, nor writing style, nor especially relationships should be aspired to.





user-inactivated  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you want those negative associations to become positive, and have a considerable amount of time on your hands.