tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470222000937123617.post7255620294752524989..comments2023-10-31T10:06:35.540-05:00Comments on Pointed Meanderings: The Trouble with Twilight--Part VI:Twisted AppealStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00316442650528715867noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470222000937123617.post-72087301937518167792010-04-21T22:38:30.770-05:002010-04-21T22:38:30.770-05:00I really enjoyed reading your entries about Twilig...I really enjoyed reading your entries about Twilight (I searched twilight and read everything that you wrote relating)<br /><br />And I see Kelly's stand. I first read Twilight when I was 14 and I loved it. I was in 12th grade taking literature when the 4th book came out. It was so horrible that I couldn't get through 1/5 of the book. Then I looked back on the books which had started to collect dust-- and I am ashamed to have loved it so much! It's a disgrace to literature! And to women! As if there aren't enough insecure (or as my psychology textbook would say "attachment anxious") women in relationships in the world!<br /><br />In my graduating year of high school, I wrote several reviews criticizing the series only to receive death threats from the girls in my school. You can imagine how relieved I was to find copious blog entries about the dangerous of reading Twilight~<br /><br />Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00617888443446710082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470222000937123617.post-38449972350720195812009-05-21T09:33:48.509-05:002009-05-21T09:33:48.509-05:00I know! By the time I finished reading them, my s...I know! By the time I finished reading them, my stomach was hurting from laughing so hard. And the graphics were as good as the text!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316442650528715867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470222000937123617.post-83245877930775498262009-05-21T09:27:26.484-05:002009-05-21T09:27:26.484-05:00Those livejounral entries are pricelessly funny......Those livejounral entries are pricelessly funny...Jonathan G. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282559656120470343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470222000937123617.post-20022269757366891202009-05-20T16:14:09.329-05:002009-05-20T16:14:09.329-05:00I thought you might be interested in this: http://...I thought you might be interested in this: http://stoney321.livejournal.com/317176.html<br /><br />The author can be crude at times, but she does a good job at pointing out how drenched in Mormonism the whole series is, including some more obscure Mormon beliefs most non-Mormons don't know about.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946347499034692154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470222000937123617.post-46692064740943465432009-05-20T13:57:25.584-05:002009-05-20T13:57:25.584-05:00I like the Incredible Hulk idea.
I think, in fac...I like the Incredible Hulk idea. <br /><br />I think, in fact, that Jacob is an older brother figure. I know that's weird because of the touch of romance between Bella and him, but I think there's a (low-key, non-escalating) degree of that in many fraternal relationships, in the sense that many sisters look to their brothers to fulfill some (strictly survival-oriented) intimate friendship-functions and physical protection roles that a romantic partner would when the true romantic partner isn't available -- or at least the brothers tend to think they do. <br /><br />Just one more level of dysfunctional dynamics in this set of novels.Jonathan G. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282559656120470343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470222000937123617.post-23476822936877025922009-05-20T11:34:38.792-05:002009-05-20T11:34:38.792-05:00Thank you for all of these posts, Stephanie. You ...Thank you for all of these posts, Stephanie. You have articulated most of my thoughts on the Twilight books and phenomenon. I agree with Jonathan about the disconnect, and so far, when I have addressed this issue with any book (like Twilight or Dan Brown or Grisham novels or the Christian "bodice-ripper" books - bleck, by the way), my friends and family think I'm such a huge snob. <br /><br />I guess all I can do to help enlighten the masses about bad writing is to expose them to good writing. My high school English teacher told me once, "If you ever read a few really good novels, you will never want to read trash again." She's right. I need to buy my favorites in bulk, and when people start talking about Twilight, or the Time Traveler's Wife, I can hand them a copy of the good stuff. "Here. Please. Take this. You need it."Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557989570593419026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470222000937123617.post-15112259991134406852009-05-20T11:13:32.115-05:002009-05-20T11:13:32.115-05:00There's definitely a disconnect. My daughter, who...There's definitely a disconnect. My daughter, whom I'd never classify as a reader, read these novels and couldn't wait for me to. She loved them. When I tried to explain why I didn't, she just rolled her eyes and thought I was over-reacting. "You can't think about all that," she said. "You just gotta loosen up and enjoy the story!" Sigh. I'm sure that's what most fans of Twilight think, too.<br /><br />Oh, on another note. Edward has exaggerated versions of all the literary heroes' traits, so I started thinking about Jacob. Who's he like? Then it hit me--he's a very protective Incredible Hulk.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316442650528715867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470222000937123617.post-17161353864531934082009-05-20T10:53:12.301-05:002009-05-20T10:53:12.301-05:00Thanks, Stephanie! I've enjoyed these posts immens...Thanks, Stephanie! I've enjoyed these posts immensely, and I agree pretty much throughout.<br /><br />I guess what I've started thinking about is two things that I'll be posting about myself soon. <br /><br />One is instructional: The techniques for writing this sort of novel are pretty straightforward and not mysterious at all. Why not share some tips for others who want to do the same?<br /><br />The second regards the disconnect between critics and the market. The Twilight novels are not good quality writing, and yet they will be read more widely and will shape more imaginations than most all of the classics or other critically acclaimed books. Perhaps it's time to think more about the economy of taste?<br /><br />P.S. Thanks for the shout-out... I'm flattered.Jonathan G. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282559656120470343noreply@blogger.com