Twilight: Crack for Kids

Posted by Stephanie on December 10, 2008 under Books, Reviews
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Have you read any of the books in the Twilight series? I recently flew through the first two books, and I’m here to tell ya: teenage girls never had a chance.

I’ll read just about anything, but I avoided the books for, well, a couple of years because I suspected they were total literary drivel. Was I right? Oh, mais oui, mes amis!! The prose is stilted, the language repetitive, and the foreshadowing is as thick as peanut butter.

Surprisingly, none of this changes the fact that the author is a freaking genius. Sure, the writing itself is mediocre, but the sentiments are like a shot of pretty pink heroin into a romance junkies vein. I mean, what teenage girl could resist a handsome (but dangerous!) young man who is obviously too good for her, but vows to love her no matter what because he can see her true beauty! Myers may need a little help in the editing department, but her books are hardwired to appeal to teenage girls, the schmoopiest of schmoopie lovers. Read the rest of this article »