Twilight Fans are pretty hardcore

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Well I'm happy that I've managed to keep my wife away from this so far!

However, my best mate didn't have the same luck as myself, and watched it with his missus. He apparently rather enjoyed it too. :(
 
I'm sad enough to admit that I ended up being FORCED into buying the ebooks of the first two Twilights this time last year when all this bs Twilight lark was in it's infancy since the film hadn't appeared yet.

The first book started out well, and ended up with me turning into the FUUUUUUUU guy towards the end because it was just romantic flipping drivel. I've read the first book fully, but haven't even started on the second and don't want to. I should point out that the person who got me to buy the books was my 17yr old lil cousin, since we both like sci-fi books. Pretty much want to kill her since I can't get a refund either.
 
[FnG]magnolia;15453083 said:
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er you got number 5 wrong

and why do that? there might be some people on this forum who actually want to read the books and haven't got to the fourth yet, now you've just ruined it for them :confused:

you might not like it but i dont see why you would spoil it for those who do?
 
Kainz said:
I'm sad enough to admit that I ended up being FORCED into buying the ebooks of the first two Twilights this time last year when all this bs Twilight lark was in it's infancy since the film hadn't appeared yet.

The first book started out well, and ended up with me turning into the FUUUUUUUU guy towards the end because it was just romantic flipping drivel.
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My sentiments exactly about the romantic drivel. It's Mills & Boon for teens.

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secretspy said:
er you got number 5 wrong

and why do that? there might be some people on this forum who actually want to read the books and haven't got to the fourth yet, now you've just ruined it for them :confused:

you might not like it but i dont see why you would spoil it for those who do?
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Fair point, I've edited to include a warning.

Please explain why point 5 is wrong. I'm interested.
 
[FnG]magnolia;15453213 said:
Fair point, I've edited to include a warning.

Please explain why point 5 is wrong. I'm interested.
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you said Edward, it's not Edward it's Jacob and what you've said isn't exactly how its worded in the book. it's more described as an "attraction" he's drawn to them because of what he is.
 
secretspy said:
im a Twilight fan but those quotes sound like they are really young girls. i'm not that obsessed!!

when i first saw the film i thought it was good, then I read the books and that's when i really loved them. my friend has just read the first book and agreed it's really well written
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I love the books too, the film not as much, but they aren't well written at all. I'll still read them about a million times, though! :D

I find it crazy that people can get so obsessed over something. As someone previously mentioned, the reason it hooks girls in is because anybody could be Bella. When I was reading them, I was in love with Edward Cullen, but I wouldn't make my bf act like him or anything. It's the idea that's compelling, not Robert Pattinson. I do, however, like him for his music.
 
_dogma_ said:
I love the books too, the film not as much, but they aren't well written at all. I'll still read them about a million times, though! :D

I find it crazy that people can get so obsessed over something. As someone previously mentioned, the reason it hooks girls in is because anybody could be Bella. When I was reading them, I was in love with Edward Cullen, but I wouldn't make my bf act like him or anything. It's the idea that's compelling, not Robert Pattinson. I do, however, like him for his music.
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my friend said they are well written not me personally but i meant well written as in the story.

I think that's the same for me, I'm in love with Edward not necessarily Robert. and that only happened after reading the books. Even my male friend who is straight said after reading Twilight he couldn't decide if he wanted to be with Edward or be him lol (slightly worrying)
 
secretspy said:
you said Edward, it's not Edward it's Jacob and what you've said isn't exactly how its worded in the book. it's more described as an "attraction" he's drawn to them because of what he is.
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A typo, sorry. You're correct on the character. That doesn't absolve the series from being patriarchal nonsense.

Jacob has more than an attraction to the baby; the implication is clear that his desire for the baby helps him get over his love of Bella. Please explain how that can be anything other than completely messed up :confused:

Out of interest, how can this trash be considered well written? I can understand that the idea, themes and content may appeal to certain people but surely even those people can see that it is terribly written? I mean, some of the passages are like reading a story a primary school child may have written. It's shambolic.

edit : what do you mean you're in love with Edward? He's controlling, manipulative, domineering and distant. He chooses and validates everything Bella does and she is his spineless marionette. Worse, she seems to enjoy or need this controlling figure because she's incapable iof doing, saying or achieving anything on her own. What on earth is there to love about someone like that? Because he 'sparkles'? Give me a break.
 
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We have a girl, well she is 24, at work who lives and breathes this stuff.

Has some rubbish glass vial on a chain around her neck and wants some crappy Twilight tattoo on her ankle that says "Be Safe" or some utterly rubbish nonsense like that.

I haven't seen the films or read the books, mainly because I know they will be complete tripe. When I voice an opinion about it I get told "You haven't read it/watched it so you can't comment", fair enough, however this is usually followed by "Try watching it, its not a great film or anything and it took me 5 goes to get in to it"

She also had the books read to her by her mum and via CD because it didn't have the character she was in love with in them :S

We should line them all up and shoot them!

Thank god my wife is sane, she has no interest in watching "some pathetic childish film for girls with no lives and or partners that don't fulfil their needs!" :D
 
[FnG]magnolia;15453416 said:
Out of interest, how can this trash be considered well written? I can understand that the idea, themes and content may appeal to certain people but surely even those people can see that it is terribly written? I mean, some of the passages are like reading a story a primary school child may have written. It's shambolic.
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Because 80% of the population probably couldn't tell the difference between shakespeare and a blind hippo smashing its face into a typewriter when it comes to what is or isn't well written.
 
[FnG]magnolia;15453083 said:
Apparently the fourth book features such delights as :

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1. Bella giving birth to Edward's kid.
2. Except he has to give her a C-section. Using, you know, his fangs.
3. Oh yeah. Don't forget that the baby breaks Bella's spine during the birth.
4. Should have mentioned that the baby has some weird super-aging process going on which makes it grow older more quickly.
5. Which, thankfully, makes it ok for Edward to be in love with it. That's right - not love it, but be in love with it.
6. Yeah.

Stephanie Myers is one messed up lady. Her self-insertion in the books is hardly a first in literature (she is Bella) but it really does show up her bizarre outlook on life and many, many reviews have linked this to her Mormon upbringing. More worrying to me is the example she's setting up for younger, impressionable women : hey, it's ok to be in love with someone who breaks into your house, watches you sleep, has total control over you, and has you knocked up by the ripe old age of 18 because ... um ... nevermind the reasoning, it just is!

Her writing is like reading poor Anne Rice fanfiction. There is no plot to speak of, the messages the book conveys are completely outdated and the characters are vapid, uninspired and uninspiring.

I could go on but I'll only get myself worked up into some crazy nerd rage :mad:
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I will read anything, I have over 300+ books in the house which I have read and enjoyed and so I thought "meh" what the hell I will give the books a go.

Complete trash, totally agree with Mag that her writing is so very poor it was torture. Put it down about a quarter of the way into the first book and never have any intention of reading it again, ever. She is one messed up woman (SM) and it refelects in her writing style, guessing she thinks she missed out on something when she was younger :D

Luckily for me the lass hates the books, the films and the rest of the drivel associated with it too so I have absoloutly nothing to do with it :D
 
[FnG]magnolia;15453416 said:
A typo, sorry. You're correct on the character. That doesn't absolve the series from being patriarchal nonsense.

Jacob has more than an attraction to the baby; the implication is clear that his desire for the baby helps him get over his love of Bella. Please explain how that can be anything other than completely messed up :confused:

Out of interest, how can this trash be considered well written? I can understand that the idea, themes and content may appeal to certain people but surely even those people can see that it is terribly written? I mean, some of the passages are like reading a story a primary school child may have written. It's shambolic.

edit : what do you mean you're in love with Edward? He's controlling, manipulative, domineering and distant. He chooses and validates everything Bella does and she is his spineless marionette. Worse, she seems to enjoy or need this controlling figure because she's incapable iof doing, saying or achieving anything on her own. What on earth is there to love about someone like that? Because he 'sparkles'? Give me a break.
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It is explained in the book about Jacob loving the baby. There's another werewolf who is in love with a child but until they're old enough it's more a looking after, don't want to see any harm come to her, love.

I agree about it being terribly written, it really is but for some reason I couldn't put it down.

It seems weird that you can love somone like that but there's something about him that I think a lot of women fantasise about. I'm just basing it on my experience btw. He loves her back and that's what is important. He's also strong and handsome and ties to protect her.

EDIT: No, I'm not crazy or obsessed. When I finished the books the spell was broken :p
 
[FnG]magnolia;15453083 said:
Apparently the fourth book features such delights as :

********* SPOILERS INCOMING! ********


********* SPOILERS - REALLY ! ********

1. Bella giving birth to Edward's kid.
2. Except he has to give her a C-section. Using, you know, his fangs.
3. Oh yeah. Don't forget that the baby breaks Bella's spine during the birth.
4. Should have mentioned that the baby has some weird super-aging process going on which makes it grow older more quickly.
5. Which, thankfully, makes it ok for Edward to be in love with it. That's right - not love it, but be in love with it.
6. Yeah.
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Btw are you serious about this or just taking the ****? If she is seriously planning this then she needs her head examined. That is some sick ****
 
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