Books you're currently reading???

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Originally Posted by Kaliayev

Seriously?

I know you said you only read fluff books, and I hate calling people out over something as subjective as book taste....but you really didn't find them cliché or creepy?

I read the first book, after being advised to by several friends. One in particular said "its dreadful, you'll love it". She was right. On first read, sure, it seems like fluff writing by a not very talented writer, but on the second reading...oh where to start? There is a very creepy undertone to the entire premise of the series, namely the "romance" between Bella and Edward, which reads like an abusive relationship more than anything else.

I could go through the levels of plot creepiness and bad writing in this book, if you wanted, but I don't want to make it seem like I'm slamming on you. Its just the damnable series and how so many of its fans have bought into it being the "perfect romance story" (I never knew so many girls liked being stalked) that winds me up.

Originally Posted by DanaC

Oh, honey, I wasn't really offended :P I just tend more towards deadpan, than obvious sarcasm. I'll try to remember the :p in future *smiles*



[eta] I haven't read the Twilight books; but from the little bits I have heard it sounds quite an unhealthy romance to me. I do wonder, sometimes, at the stuff that is aimed at teenage girls.

The main character was the stalker stalking the vampire teenager. There wasn't any sex, or bloodletting or anything abusive in Twillight. There wasn't any descriptive sex details in the others as far as I can remember.

Oh and it IS an unhealthy relationship. The girl does alot of internal dialouge about why it is and the vampire teenager tries to push her away and avoid her much of the time. I don't think the author protrays it being a 'good thing' They become friends.

For the rest of the series...Let's just say I didn't loan my neighbors teenager the second book in the series. I thought that was better left up to the parent and her conscience. The second does lose it's innocence of the first but I liked them.

I didn't view the first as a romance but then I am quite old. I do see how the others are questionable to some people who aren't into the vampire genre.

I appologize to anyone who is offended by my reading of that damnable series!

I am sure there's more crap than that out there to call out.
thanks