Book News: I Don’t Understand “Twilight”
August 23rd, 2009OK. I’m going to throw myself out there on this one. But before I do, I should mention that I have never read a book by Stephanie Meyer. I don’t understand the whole “Twilight” thing. I’ve read excerpts from the books and the writing seems adolescent. Maybe that’s the point…seeing how the books are targeted toward early teenage girls.
I have been reading about this copyright infringement suit that is going on with Stephanie Meyer and I think it’s a tough one. I feel like it is extremely unlikely that Meyer copied her book from this other girls stuff. My main reason for this opinion (and again, I am risking attack from fans…) is that I don’t think the idea for Twilight is particularly creative. Vampire stories aren’t new. Teenage monsters aren’t new (see: Teen Wolf!). So it’s not that big of a leap to write a book about moody, emo, teenage vampires. So…I’m not a big fan of the Twilight series as you can see.
Still…I’m sure this lawsuit will go away without much happening.
Now, tell me why I’m wrong about Twilight.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 3:56 pm
The more articles I read about this case, the more I sense that no one is really taking this case seriously, because of the lack of originality in the books. I find that incredibly hilarious.
October 5th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
The more articles I read about this case, the more I sense that no one is really taking this case seriously, because of the lack of originality in the books. I find that incredibly hilarious.
May 9th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
I agree. Meyer’s vampire stories are pedestrian, and I simply do not get why they like eachother at all! He is distant and cold and even when he is declaring his love–it all seems somehow fake. I just want someone to tell me why she likes him? Or even why she would want to be a vampire. Maybe you have to read the books to get it and I haven’t. They are not characters with whom one would be empathetic. I keep waiting for the movies to be good. I want to like them but I find them empty, very empty. Even as fantasy I can’t buy into it. Mercy thompson (patricia briggs) or even Sookie Stackhouse are much better characters. I haven’t read the Charlaine Harris books either and I like the characters better.