Stali
First page!
I think there's definitely a lot of negativity surrounding twilight, and not all of it is unwarranted. It's not a perfect book by anyone's standards, but hey, neither are a lot of other books. Generally, I find that the criticism is mostly caused by the excessive fangirl-ism surrounding it. It's seen as the "cool" thing to do to be against it now, even if one hasn't read it.
Personally, I'd recommend people to actually read the book, and to state reasons why they dislike it, if they still do. Just saying TWILIGHT SUCKS in big red font does nothing for the conversation, and makes you look like an idiot. And hey, you might actually like it. If its this popular, don't you think it became this way for a reason?
Though the movie does suck. And this comes from a person who likes the book. The acting was horrible, and the plots were choppy.
My opinion is the books are always better.I just think the whole idea is dumb. Vampires have existed far beyond Mrs. Meyer's books started seeping though the woodwork. The whole idea that these 12-15-19-what ever aged female fan base are foaming at the mouth over something that's been around forever. It takes one mother to write one book,and then people notice the obvious? I guess I'm disappointed in the teenagers I hang around.
There's also the point on how the teenagers see the male character Edward to be sort of role model for a good boyfriend..or lover. That's scares the **** out of me. you want a nocturnal undead stalker to to show you the morals for a good companion?