So far as I'm concerned, I will never read Twilight because the actual books couldn't possibly be better than cleolinda's recaps of them. And even there I got bored at a point. I really enjoy the industry of mockery that's sprung up in its wake, though.
1) I enjoyed the HP series. There was often stuff to nitpick, but I enjoyed it. On the other hand, I picked up Twilight, flipped it open randomly, read two pages, and burst out laughing. The writing was just terrible. Rowling, for all her flaws, at least had invisible prose mos of the time. But Bella's first person narrative is so syrupy and ridiculous that I couldn't stand it. I may yet try to read them, but knowing how the series develops, I can't really be bothered.
2) You know, I mocked the Bible Belt's book burnings (alliteration ftw!) and their notion that children would START PRACTICING WITCHCRAFT ZOMG if they read HP. But I think there's something more insidious going on with the Twilight books. I mean, to be perfectly honest, I think 19th century novels inform my morality alot more than I like to admit. I don't think it's a reason not to read books, mind, or to keep your children from reading them; I think it's all the more reason to encourage discussion of books kids read.
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Date: 2008-09-24 10:56 pm (UTC)1) I enjoyed the HP series. There was often stuff to nitpick, but I enjoyed it. On the other hand, I picked up Twilight, flipped it open randomly, read two pages, and burst out laughing. The writing was just terrible. Rowling, for all her flaws, at least had invisible prose mos of the time. But Bella's first person narrative is so syrupy and ridiculous that I couldn't stand it. I may yet try to read them, but knowing how the series develops, I can't really be bothered.
2) You know, I mocked the Bible Belt's book burnings (alliteration ftw!) and their notion that children would START PRACTICING WITCHCRAFT ZOMG if they read HP. But I think there's something more insidious going on with the Twilight books. I mean, to be perfectly honest, I think 19th century novels inform my morality alot more than I like to admit. I don't think it's a reason not to read books, mind, or to keep your children from reading them; I think it's all the more reason to encourage discussion of books kids read.
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