Twilight...
Aug. 21st, 2007 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
starvinbohemianAll right, seeing as how I'm officially on vacation for a few days with time to read, I finally broke down and bought Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. And when I say "finally" I mean "having only even heard of the series when f-list began commenting on the third installment, Eclipse." I figured that something that could displace Harry Potter from the top spot of the Best Selling list already had to be at least enjoyable. Also, a geeky bookstore employee (my brethren) assured me that it was good and gave me an undeserved discount. Much love to nerdy brethren! ^_^
I'm 130 pages in so far, and I'm still somewhat torn on a few things:
1. It's about vampires.
2. It's YA.
3. It's in the first person.
4. Mary-Sueism bells are going off. Yeah, I'm lookin' at you, Bella.
I would have been all over this book back when I was still in junior high. Unfortunately, I have long since lost my interest in both vampires and adolescent angst. Probably because I associate one with the other. Also, I really think my reading experience would have been hugely improved just by switching everything to third-person POV. Personal squick, I know. It's just distracting. I don't put up with it in fan fic, so I don't know why I should with published novels.
On the other hand, there is the occasional witty quip that makes me smile, and there is also the fact that I am still reading. So, the jury is still out. I really want to like this book just because Claire made the insinuation that I wouldn't because I'm too picky. :P
I'm 130 pages in so far, and I'm still somewhat torn on a few things:
1. It's about vampires.
2. It's YA.
3. It's in the first person.
4. Mary-Sueism bells are going off. Yeah, I'm lookin' at you, Bella.
I would have been all over this book back when I was still in junior high. Unfortunately, I have long since lost my interest in both vampires and adolescent angst. Probably because I associate one with the other. Also, I really think my reading experience would have been hugely improved just by switching everything to third-person POV. Personal squick, I know. It's just distracting. I don't put up with it in fan fic, so I don't know why I should with published novels.
On the other hand, there is the occasional witty quip that makes me smile, and there is also the fact that I am still reading. So, the jury is still out. I really want to like this book just because Claire made the insinuation that I wouldn't because I'm too picky. :P
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Date: 2007-09-08 12:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-08 02:34 am (UTC)And when he's not around she spirals into depression.
The first-person narration oddly doesn't squick me quite as much as the lack of a strong, leading female character does. D:
(Aka dear Bella: please get a gun or something. Don't just stand there and be useless, and then emoing about how the Cullens always drop whatever they're doing and come to your rescue.)
*could go on forever*