Alright. I've seen lots of people who think that Twilight completely sucks, and most of the time they don't have anything to defend their argument besides, "It's bad literature," or, "There are too many squeeing fangirls." Even then, they can't back up their own opinion with supporting facts, because in all reality, there are no supporting facts. A book review is just one person's opinion, but not many people realize that, and they go on explaining their views like it's fact and everyone else is just a misinformed child, when obviously that's not the case.
In terms of Twilight being "bad literature," that isn't a fact, either; it's just your opinion. Many people will think that it's bad literature, and many will think that it's awesome literature, so how about instead of trying to shove your opinion down someone's throat, you have an actual discussion? Most of the time when people say this, they have absolutely no facts to support their argument, and just go, "Twilight is BAD literature, and you're stupid for thinking otherwise, and stupid for thinking that it isn't written by a seven year old." That does nothing to your argument besides making you look like an immature five year old who cannot accept the fact that other people have different opinions. If you want someone to listen to your argument, don't insult them for their literature perferences, and state your argument carefully and calmly. Then maybe you can actually have a discussion where you both share your views without clawing at each other's throats (dare I say, biting at each others' necks?).
Shouldn't those "squeeing fangirls" clue you into something? Even the New York Times have given it good reviews, along with USA Today, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, School Library Journal, Wall Street Journal and many more big publishing companies. It has also been a best seller on a variety of company's boards (see reviewers number one, two and six for examples). There are those who are in love with the series, just like they were in love with Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Eragon, etc. There would be absolutely no fangirls if the series was as bad as you say that it is. I'm personally very picky with my literature, and I can find nothing wrong with the series. Harry Potter has more spelling mistakes than Twilight does, but yet no one ever points that out because they just want to be "in" and be "cool" by being in the "Twilihater Crowd" without even reading the books. You don't even have to buy them; you can just go to the library for goodness sake. People just seem like they need to follow the crowd in hating Twilight in general, but same goes for any other series or individual book. Have you actually read the series? No? Then I'm not listening to your argument at all. There is absolutely no way to make a firm argument unless you have read the books. A few pages isn't enough to make a strong opinion, only a very weak one. Books gradually get better toward the middle and end, and they are generally more boring toward the front of it. It isn't fair to the books or to the author to just read a page, throw it aside, and start throwing a tantrum at the fans just because you do not have the patience to read it. And if it "burned your eyes"? Maybe you should see your eye doctor, your health issues aren't caused by Twilight.
Being judgmental toward a book before you even read it or haven't read it gets you nowhere. Believe me; I was one of those Twilihaters and I thought that the whole idea was stupid and that I didn't like vampires etc. etc., but then I actually picked up the book out of curiosity. And you know what? I loved it. I read it over and over and over again until I bought the other books. Then I read New Moon over and over and over again until I got Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. It was that good of a series that I literally couldn't stop reading until the wee hours of the morning.
Now, I'm not saying that you aren't entitled to an opinion. I'm just stating that if you haven't read the series before making your final opinion, it isn't a very good one and I will not take you seriously. This goes for me and the majority of the Twilight fans out there. I will also not take the fans that accuse the Twilihaters of being stupid seriously either. It needs to be an even argument where there are no winners, but each person accepts and respects the views of the opposing team.
Why do I like Twilight?
It isn't a story about the "classic" kind of vampires. There's different twists to the story, like them being able to resist human blood, and them APPEARING to sparkle slightly in the sun. Just because a story isn't just like all of the other old, set-in-stone vampire stories, doesn't mean that it's stupid. That's what I like about the story - making changes to classic stories, and creating something new, just like Harry Potter and many other stories.
And besides making it unique, there's a romance in it, as well. It's a two-in-one story about romance and vampires, and not to mention the adventure scenes. I'm a sucker for both kinds of stories. They have relationships that we all dream about, but in a semi-realistic way, instead of driving off to a castle in an onion with wheels.
It's also unpredictable. When reading the original book, Twilight, I never expected what kind of adventure they had toward the end, and I was left in suspense. The story isn't one of those TV Sitcoms where the child does something bad, and obviously gets caught. It's a story where anything can happen, good or bad. When a the plot gets to an adventurous scene, where those in the book are in mortal (pun intended) danger, I actually get just as panicked as the characters in the story do. I couldn't even think of putting the book down and sleeping until I finished the adventure scene even though it was about two in the morning. I love that kind of thing, the being scared, and no book has ever done that to me before.
I got this from the journal of Dachelle and it tocuhed me beyond words. Thank-you.
