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<blockquote data-quote="Unregistered" data-source="post: 669250">I have to admit, before Twilight was a popular book, before every teenage girl knew the who Edward Cullen was, I recieved a copy of the book and absolutely fell in love. Reading Twilight was a sick obsession because it fulfilled my teenage fantasy--how a sexy and seemingly flawless vampire could fall in love with a clutsy, average teen. Now looking back on the entire series I can&#039;t say I have the same affection for the books as I did before Eclipse came out. The series just seemed to lose its charm.&nbsp;Bella is an extremely difficult character to deal with. She&#039;s whiny, melodramatic, annoying and unbearably vulnerable always being saved by one of many sexy men in her life who would jump off a building for her (for no reason that I can think of. her personality isn&#039;t remotly attractive and according to the author, she&#039;s quite plain physically). No doubt a Mary Sue. And the fact that whenever Edward is having a controlling moment she complies with his every command granted with the occasional huff and whine. It gets old after 300 pages, you know?&nbsp;Edward is sexy, strong, intelligent and romantic. Perfect. Any flaws? Oh yeah, he lusts after Bella&#039;s blood. Which so happens to be the main reason for his extreme interest in her. Now, if he weren&#039;t so attracted to Bella&#039;s blood in the first place, would the two &#039;star crossed lovers&#039; still fall madly in love? Perhaps. But I doubt it. The thing that irritates me most about Edward is how depressing and morbid he can be. True, he is a vamp and that itself is pretty morbid, but come on. Leaving Bella because his &#039;brother&#039; almost killed her without at the very least talking it out with Bella? A bit ridiculous, and people would argue he explains his reason in the book but I don&#039;t buy it. I just think Meyer didn&#039;t know what to do with a second book and decided Edward leaving then coming back would make for a good story.&nbsp;I don&#039;t necessarily hate the series, the books have simply turned into guilty pleasures for me. Like someone said in an earlier post, the books are just for the readers pleasure. Oh, and to those saying Meyer&#039;s no Jane Austin, or naming other famous authors/authoresses... of course she&#039;s not! No one is going to be another Jane Austen or Emily Bronte simply because everyone&#039;s literay techniques and writing styles are different. Meyers writing style had a little too much repitition on some words, and she could&#039;ve spiced up her adjectives a little more. Obviously not a classic, but it&#039;s fiction and easy to read with an appealing idea. It just so happened to be successful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Unregistered, post: 669250"] I have to admit, before Twilight was a popular book, before every teenage girl knew the who Edward Cullen was, I recieved a copy of the book and absolutely fell in love. Reading Twilight was a sick obsession because it fulfilled my teenage fantasy--how a sexy and seemingly flawless vampire could fall in love with a clutsy, average teen. Now looking back on the entire series I can't say I have the same affection for the books as I did before Eclipse came out. The series just seemed to lose its charm. Bella is an extremely difficult character to deal with. She's whiny, melodramatic, annoying and unbearably vulnerable always being saved by one of many sexy men in her life who would jump off a building for her (for no reason that I can think of. her personality isn't remotly attractive and according to the author, she's quite plain physically). No doubt a Mary Sue. And the fact that whenever Edward is having a controlling moment she complies with his every command granted with the occasional huff and whine. It gets old after 300 pages, you know? Edward is sexy, strong, intelligent and romantic. Perfect. Any flaws? Oh yeah, he lusts after Bella's blood. Which so happens to be the main reason for his extreme interest in her. Now, if he weren't so attracted to Bella's blood in the first place, would the two 'star crossed lovers' still fall madly in love? Perhaps. But I doubt it. The thing that irritates me most about Edward is how depressing and morbid he can be. True, he is a vamp and that itself is pretty morbid, but come on. Leaving Bella because his 'brother' almost killed her without at the very least talking it out with Bella? A bit ridiculous, and people would argue he explains his reason in the book but I don't buy it. I just think Meyer didn't know what to do with a second book and decided Edward leaving then coming back would make for a good story. I don't necessarily [I]hate [/I]the series, the books have simply turned into guilty pleasures for me. Like someone said in an earlier post, the books are just for the readers pleasure. Oh, and to those saying Meyer's no Jane Austin, or naming other famous authors/authoresses... of course she's not! [B]No one[/B] is going to be another Jane Austen or Emily Bronte simply because everyone's literay techniques and writing styles are different. Meyers writing style had a little too much repitition on some words, and she could've spiced up her adjectives a little more. Obviously not a classic, but it's fiction and easy to read with an appealing idea. It just so happened to be successful. [/QUOTE]

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