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[COLOR="DarkBlue"]I can't stand it anymore. [I]Twilight[/I] is getting far too much positive attention, that it doesn't deserve in the least, unless you're using it as a guide on how NOT to write a decent story. There are plenty of more deserving books out there, and I'm tired of people treating the [I]Twilight[/I] series like it's the best thing that's ever been written.
Bella is your basic Mary-Sue insert character, whose description matches surprisingly close to the author herself. - This would be Wikipedia's definition of "Mary-Sue,"
[I]“…a fictional character who is portrayed in an idealized way and who is generally lacking in any truly noteworthy flaws (or having his/her flaws romanticized)… characters labeled Mary Sues, as well as the stories they appear in, are generally seen as wish fulfillment fantasies on the part of the author”.[/I]
Bella's only noted flaw is her extreme clumsiness, which is then turned into something idealized by Edward, which further serves to endear her to other characters, thus completely defeating it's purpose as a flaw. = Mary Sue.
This is not my only complaint with Bella. She literally worships Edward, commenting constantly on how flawless he is, mainly in his looks. (Where the author continues to repeat herself with words like "Seraphic".) And when he leaves in the second book, she basically goes comatose because he's gone. (NOT healthy. See a shrink, ASAP.) She then goes forth in putting herself in suicidal, dangerous situations so she can hear his voice in her head. If this isn't an unhealthy obsession; someone, please, smack me with a raw salmon. - And let us not forget her complete useage of Jacob when she lead him on, just to dump him for Edward as soon as he returned. Wow, way to go Meyer, you write one hell of a role-model!
To further the "Self-Insertion" of the story with the author, besides the fact that Bella is close to looks with Stephanie Meyer, she also has boys flock to her on her first day of school. (Which also happened to Meyer, stated on her website. And, you know, despite the fact that she's described as PLAIN; all the boys totally [i]want[/i] her.) She also likes the 'classics,' exactly like Stephanie Meyer, and somehow manages to attract Edward, the most coveted boy at school. (Are you as disgusted as I am yet?)
Lastly, Bella can do nothing by herself. She always must have Edwards attention. In the words of [u]The Poison Apple[/u] creator; [I]"He has Bella, who practically licks his boots and grovels for affection from him..."[/I] - Yeah. It's not exactly something I would want to take an example from.
Now.. Edward. Oh, oh Shiny Sparkley SERAPHIC Edward. How I loathe you, and your Gary-Stueness. Skipping over the fact that he's a Vampire; Meyer gives him no personality in the book. (Which is at fault of her not being able to write in the First Person POV. Seriously, she sucks at it.) We don't get into Edwards head at all, we know absolutely nothing that he is thinking. And I know people will pull the "But she's writing a book from his POV, too!" card, and the one about how we aren't supposed to know what he's thinking because the books are from Bella's POV. Well, I hate to break it to you, but no author should have to write a completely seperate book to cover things that should have been done in the original. There are ways to introduce other characters thoughts through First Person POV; Meyer just completely fails at it.
Again, taking a quote from [u]The Poison Apple[/u], [I]"...and he is the author’s fantasy lover, as is evidenced by the excess of adjectives she uses to describe him."[/I] (We don't need to hear that he looks God-Like 12 times every chapter. That's just annoying, and makes the writing seem even worse than it already is.)
To put more evidence toward him being her fantasy lover, here is a quote from an interview:
[QUOTE][B]BS[/B]: Because of the perfection of the Cullen boys and Jacob, you have ruined the women of Changing Hands as well as women across the country for other men. Do you feel bad at all?
[B]SM[/B]: Yes, but mostly I feel bad for my myself. I have these perfect men in my head all the time, but every time I get up from the computer and step out of the writing haze, I have to realize yet again that (despite what my husband says) none of them are real. It breaks my heart over and over again. [B]Yes, definitely I deserve the most pity.[/B] [/QUOTE]
No, more like you need some [b]therapy[/b]. Connection to the characters you created is fine, but keep a connection to REALITY as well, please. (This is just as bad as the excessive fangirls who think Edward is real, and they're going to marry him one day.) - I fangirl myself sometimes, but never to the extent of thinking the characters I like from my various fandoms are real, and are going to fall in love with me. That's just creepy.
I honestly have to agree with the creator of [u]The Poison Apple[/u], I have absolutely no idea why people would find Bella or Edward attractive in any way. I prefer my men to have personalities more diverse than a plank of drift wood.
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Now, Meyer's 'Vampires.' If you can even call them that. The thread I frequent on Gaia has dubbed the name Meyerpires, and I think that's what I'll use as well, and speaking of that thread, theres a quote I would like to use from them, that gets my thoughts across quite nicely.
[I]"- Ms. Meyer's vampires are perfect. We respect her attempt to do away with the classical image of vampires, however, she made them super fast, strong, beautiful, etc.... She also did away with their weaknesses. And they shine, that speaks for itself."[/I]
I don't think I have to say much more than that. The only thing left on the Meyerpire subject, would be my confusion.
They've been Vampires for hundreds of years, but still go to High School? - They sparkle in the sunslight, but can somehow still manage for it to not be noticeable in the school? (I've never heard of a school that doesn't have windows, and surprise, Sun shines through windows.) - Not to mention the fact that her reasons for them sparkling make no sense what-so-ever. And they live in a small town. Why hasn't someone else questioned the Cullens weird habits? Why hasn't there been notices on mutilated animal carcasses? Honestly. More proof she's not a good writer. (She refers to herself as a Story Teller, but she isn't very good at that [i]either[/i]. I don't think she deserves the title very much. -- She didn't do much research, as is proven with the way she writes about the locations in her books, and the way she treated Vampires. She admits to only having been introduced to Anne Rice vampires, which frankly, have issues themselves. Not to mention she's said the book came from one scene in a dream she had.) That's another issue I have with her. Books take research, I don't care if it's fantasy, or whatever. You will always need some aspect of research. The only acception I can possibley see is a small childs book, like [U]Dr. Seuss[/U] or something similar, and in some instances you still need research in those.
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This section will be short and sweet: Meyer can't write a romance to save her life. There is no romance in this, it's like instant noodles. Nobody falls instantly in love with someone; it takes time for a relationship to develop, I don't care who you are.
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All of Meyer's secondary characters from Bella's new High School are stereotypical.
You've got Jessica, only welcoming Bella to make herself look better. Lauren who is "the bitch" from the get-go, and Angela; the quiet, shy girl who dates the chess club geek.
Tyler is your general jock. (Who gets paired off with the 'bitch' Jessica.) And Eric, who is described as the "Pimply chess club type." - The only one that doesn't completely fill a stereotype is Mike; whose just nice.
(Does this mean Meyer still has the maturity level hasn't gone up since High School?)
I'll once more take a quote from [u]The Poison Apple[/u], [I]"...the other girls in the school are foil characters- characters inserted to make the viewpoint character look better or worse by comparison." [/I]---- [I]"Humans in the book- humans Bella's age, at least- serve only to make Bella look good, and "mature" in comparison to the other shallow, immature girls."[/I]
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I heard Meyer doesn't get any better through her other books, including [I]The Host[/I].
I apologize for the length, and the fact that I was writing quickly, so some things might be a bit mixed up and out of order. I believe I got most of it cleared up, though. If theres something you don't understand, feel free to PM me.
And to put an end to this, a link to a very interesting essay by one of the members of the Gaia thread: [URL="http://www.gaiaonline.com/gaia/redirect.php?r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaiaonline.com%2Fforum%2Fviewtopic.php%3Fpage%3D1%26t%3D26745143%2311931616744"]Edward Cullen - Abusive Boyfriend. - By Aldorel[/URL][/COLOR]
And the link to the actual thread on Gaia: [URL="http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/books/anyone-else-can-t-stand-twilight/t.24736495_1/"]Anyone Else Can't Stand Twilight? [/URL]
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