I'm finally giving in

durkinrobinson · 11-24-2010, 01:50 PM

I've often said that people shouldn't make fun of literary phenoms - and the masses who follow along - until they've actually read the book in question.

Then I started making fun of Twilight fans.

So I'm finally giving in and reading the series. I'm going to try anyway, and in the end I'll either continue to make fun of "them" or start making fun of "me and them."

Wish me luck, folks.

sakura-panda · 11-24-2010, 02:26 PM

Good luck! That's one of those books that it seems like everyone around me has read -- I couldn't even make it through the excerpt on the B&N site. I want to read it though, so that I can finally understand all the jokes and references.

If you can make it through, maybe I'll try it for real too.

Lemurion · 11-24-2010, 02:27 PM

Congratulations and commiserations.

I tried to read them, but couldn't. As a writer, I don't think they're well-written, and as a parent I think they're very creepy. However, Stephenie Meyer must be doing something right because a huge number of people really enjoy those books. Something must resonate with her readers.

I just can't fathom what it is, but it's got to be there.

Good luck.

ardeegee · 11-24-2010, 03:06 PM

I never attempted to read the Twilight books, but I read the first couple of pages of a science fiction book she wrote, and couldn't go further than that. Lousy writer.

mish · 11-24-2010, 03:19 PM

A good book is in the eye of the reader. I very much enjoyed the first two books so in my eyes she is a good writer. However, if you are not inclined toward that particular genre, then it may be a hard sell.

Pookeysgirl · 11-24-2010, 03:26 PM

I read them, and I enjoyed them

. Some of the characters you'll want to slap a couple times, but I think that goes with any fiction novel. To each his/her own i guess

Catlady · 11-24-2010, 03:41 PM

I still haven't read Harry Potter ...

Seanette · 11-24-2010, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pookeysgirl

I read them, and I enjoyed them

. Some of the characters you'll want to slap a couple times, but I think that goes with any fiction novel. To each his/her own i guess

I don't enjoy a work of fiction in which I can't find any of the characters likable as people (even if they're not human, if they're sentient I consider them people), but that's my personality. YMMV.

ardeegee · 11-24-2010, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mish

However, if you are not inclined toward that particular genre, then it may be a hard sell.

It ain't the genre-- it is the writing. It is dead, lifeless prose that lies on the page limp as a dishrag.

JaneD · 11-24-2010, 04:16 PM

My hat is off to you. I read the first Harry Potter, and vowed to "not get fooled again." So no Twilight for me.

Here's hoping you'll enjoy it more than you suspect!

foghat · 11-24-2010, 04:38 PM

^Not gonna try convince you, but Harry Potter really finds its legs starting in the 3rd book. The first 2 are okay, but very 'childish'.

vaughnmr · 11-24-2010, 04:40 PM

I read the whole Twilight series while I was also reading Under the Dome. I actually enjoyed Meyer's books, but King left a lot to be desired with that one.

Pookeysgirl · 11-24-2010, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaughnmr

I read the whole Twilight series while I was also reading Under the Dome. I actually enjoyed Meyer's books, but King left a lot to be desired with that one.

I felt the same way about that one. He really disappointed me.

mish · 11-24-2010, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardeegee

It ain't the genre-- it is the writing. It is dead, lifeless prose that lies on the page limp as a dishrag.

In your eyes maybe, but not mine... I enjoyed it. To each his own.

abookreader · 11-24-2010, 05:32 PM

If you make it through - you are a much stronger woman that I.

an btw, I'm a huge fan of Paranormal Romance. I worship at the feet of Nalini Singh, Patty Briggs, and Ilona Andrews. I have never been able to finish a Twilight novel - and believe me, I have TRIED.

11-24-2010, 01:50 PM	#1
durkinrobinson Lovechild Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Device: Kindle	I'm finally giving in I've often said that people shouldn't make fun of literary phenoms - and the masses who follow along - until they've actually read the book in question. Then I started making fun of Twilight fans. So I'm finally giving in and reading the series. I'm going to try anyway, and in the end I'll either continue to make fun of "them" or start making fun of "me and them." Wish me luck, folks.

11-24-2010, 03:19 PM	#5
mish Addict Posts: 215 Karma: 1930065 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Device: PRS-350, Kindle 2	A good book is in the eye of the reader. I very much enjoyed the first two books so in my eyes she is a good writer. However, if you are not inclined toward that particular genre, then it may be a hard sell. Last edited by mish; 11-24-2010 at 03:22 PM.

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sakura-panda Guru Posts: 939 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	Good luck! That's one of those books that it seems like everyone around me has read -- I couldn't even make it through the excerpt on the B&N site. I want to read it though, so that I can finally understand all the jokes and references. If you can make it through, maybe I'll try it for real too.

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Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	Congratulations and commiserations. I tried to read them, but couldn't. As a writer, I don't think they're well-written, and as a parent I think they're very creepy. However, Stephenie Meyer must be doing something right because a huge number of people really enjoy those books. Something must resonate with her readers. I just can't fathom what it is, but it's got to be there. Good luck.

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ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	I never attempted to read the Twilight books, but I read the first couple of pages of a science fiction book she wrote, and couldn't go further than that. Lousy writer.

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Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	I read them, and I enjoyed them . Some of the characters you'll want to slap a couple times, but I think that goes with any fiction novel. To each his/her own i guess

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JaneD Addict Posts: 324 Karma: 1057749 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	My hat is off to you. I read the first Harry Potter, and vowed to "not get fooled again." So no Twilight for me. Here's hoping you'll enjoy it more than you suspect!

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foghat Evangelist Posts: 464 Karma: 1006520 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Kindle PW3	^Not gonna try convince you, but Harry Potter really finds its legs starting in the 3rd book. The first 2 are okay, but very 'childish'.

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vaughnmr Ebook Reader Posts: 605 Karma: 3205128 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle 3, HTC Evo, HTC View	I read the whole Twilight series while I was also reading Under the Dome. I actually enjoyed Meyer's books, but King left a lot to be desired with that one.

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abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	If you make it through - you are a much stronger woman that I. an btw, I'm a huge fan of Paranormal Romance. I worship at the feet of Nalini Singh, Patty Briggs, and Ilona Andrews. I have never been able to finish a Twilight novel - and believe me, I have TRIED.