On Twilight

finally, i have to write a little bit about Twilight and all the hype surrounding the novels and the film based on it, it isn't the frist time i'd written about Twilight, another entry can be found here([link]).

Let it be clear that i'm not pretending to be a professional on vampire genre, just as a long-time reader of vampire/fantasy literature.
I admit that I failed to go on reading past the first three pages of the first book(Twilight), and only had watched the film based on it, I never ever try to read through all of the four books. BUT I'm not saying that it's wrong to enjoy Twilight, or I look down at fans who enjoyed it; but still when it comes to vampire genre…a lot of readers just wanna say: ”VAMPRES? WE’VE HAD READ MUCH BETTER THAN THIS!”

here’re a few more points why I think Twilight(the movie & the plot) sucks.

1. No Twilight is no work of literature, it’s a Mary Sue fanfiction got published, and if I really need fanfiction to read, I can always find some on internet for free, or worse, I CAN WRITE IT MYSELF!
2. The romance between Bella and Edward is shallow, I can never see why Bella loves that vampire boy so much saves his supposedly good-look.
3. Bella and her depending-character is too much a pain in the ass to be likable.
4. Edward, an attractive charming VAMPIRE? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
5. the author tried to convince us that the romance in her novels is as great and tragic as Romeo and Juliet, but no, I’m not buying it.
6. I’m too old to fall for a teenager vampire romance soap oprea, which the entirely love factor is based on the hero/herione’s appearance/good-look. Damn, it just doesn’t look real and convincing to me!

PSf all characters, Alice seems to be the most likable of them all. a pity that she doesn't have more role to play in the movie.


The author had mentioned that she never reads a vampire novel in her life, than i guess her understanding/knowledge about vampires might come from vampire movies or second-hand information that given by other people. Then i feel truly sorry for her...let's think about it. How many decent vampire movies had been produced by mainstream Hollywood in the pass two decades? Two or three i guess....then you might get the idea of what the author has to offer in her 'vampire' books.

PS: if you really want to read male vampire/human girl romance, i recommend The Southern Vampire Mysterious by Charlaine Harris(the novels had been made into a HBO’s tv series True Blood, which I’ve yet to watch), at least we got a more likable, self-depend heroine, a more convincing romance between the boy and the girl, wider worldview on the society of vampires/otherworldly creatures, funnier/more interesting supporting characters for crying out loud!

some people might want to know where to find good gay/lesbian vampire romance, we'll deal with it later.