"She's vanilla, but she thinks she's dark chocolate."
I've started reading "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer and the above statement is my tidy analysis of what is annoying about her heroine. I'm a fan of character driven plots and there isn't a single main character who has wooed me. It is chock full of cliches. The story concept had been beaten, killed, buried, exhumed, made into a marionette, beaten, buried, exhumed, sold to the circus, beaten . . . And yet, I keep turning the pages! God help me, its fascinating in the same way train wrecks are fascinating. You just can't look away from the scattered limbs and twisted metal. I have to recommend it, even if every literary fiber in my being shrieks against it.
BTW - It's Liz's fault that I'm reading this tripe.
BTW - It's Liz's fault that I'm reading this tripe.
2 comments:
Bless you for confirming my own feelings. I cant tell you what a comfort it is to have you on the same horrific journey. :)
I don't think I'll bother reading that one then ;)
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