IM conversation from this afternoon - about Twilight of course

[wendyzski]

[13:17] wendyzski: I'm still trying to get around the idea that it's sooooo romantic that he BREAKS INTO HER HOUSE TO WATCH HER SLEEP!!!
[13:17] gaivs_petronivs: it's a teenage thing?
[13:17] gaivs_petronivs: afik
[13:17] wendyzski: If that had happened while I was in HS I would have tried to brain him with my wall-hanger sword
[13:17] wendyzski: of course, this may explain why I'm still single..

(and just finished book 3, in which things even out because I wanted to strangle pretty much EVERY major character at some point)

Comments

[rillaspins.livejournal.com]

I keep saying I enjoyed the series. There were a couple of things that made me go huh? I **liked** the idea of Vampires sparkling...it made me giggle. Sparkling fairy vampires. It sounded like a kids costume. OOOOHHHH, he's all SPAAARLLLYYY!!! I laughed about the sports shop and the schools acceptance of the family camp outs.

I just thought the series was fun. I suspended belief and got through the horror parts of it and went along for the ride.

PS. I also like werewolves.

[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

I personally think the werewolf pack are the most "normal" group of people in this whole bookiverse! And I did laugh a lot at the pissing contest between Edward and Jacob. I'm kind of annoyed that he decided to go all manipulative to try to get his way though. Like there isn't enough of that going around in these books.

And I'm nor scared of the "horror", I'm horrified that there are teenagers out there who will internalize this kind of crap and go all "it doesn't matter what he does because we are meant to be together", which combined with teenage loneliness and a desire to "belong" makes a recipe for disaster.