Twilight: A Mixed Bag

Okay, so recently (about five minutes ago) I read a blog on Xanga in which a young woman deatiled her reasons for hating Twilight. While I am not the rabid, Edward Cullen obsessed fan girl (I'm for team Jacob) that most usually associate with the series, neither am I immune to the bashing of this book.

While the girl had some good points, I felt she was a little harsh for having not even finished the book. I'll admit that Stephenie Meyer is not the best writer, not even coming close to modern geniuses like Libba Bray, Scott Westerfeld, and J.K. Rowling. I'll also admit that the relationship between Bella and Edward sickens me just a little bit (I shall elaborate later). But one thing I really can't stand is book bashing. While I feel that everyone is entitled to their opinion, I don't think it right for someone to state something as fact rather than what it is...just an opinion. Think about it, if you slaved away, working on a novel, attaching yourself to characters, wouldn't you be a just a little bit heartbroken when people tell you that your creation sucks? I would.

Y'know, the thing that disturbed me the most was the way that people decided not to read the book based entirely on one person's opinion. The girl wrote of thinking for yourself and not following the crowd, but then proceeded to tell readers what they should and should not read. Practice what you preach, hon.

But back to Twilight. As I've said before, it's not the best book. But in between waiting for HP7 and the next Holly Black book, it did the job. Honestly, there are much worse vampire books (in my opinion) than Twilight. Sure, reading about how gorgeous Edward is gets a little annoying, and sure Bella's complete lack of self-esteem and extreme naivete makes you want to slap her silly, but all in all I liked it. Although, I don't think I would have lasted this long without Jacob Black, the most gorgeous werewolf boy on the planet.

Anyway, I said all this to say: think for yourselves, people. And please, please stop the book bashing. Malice is not a good look on anyone.