If I read a book, then I like it in some way, at the very least. It doesn't have to be the best book I've ever read, but it does need to be something I enjoy. The ABVH books just started (1) pissing me off and (2) turning my stomach. Which is why I stopped reading after CS. I never read ID or anything afterward. I actually don't even know what has transpired since then since I stopped following on the blogs and boards.
Anyway, this whole discussion was started because of a conversation I had with someone about Twilight. They considered it to be complete and utter trash, but did admit to reading it for the lolz. So they could poke fun at it with their friends. I'm not really defending Twilight. It isn't amazing literature and I wouldn't consider it a favorite of mine, but I liked the first two books. I liked them, not loved them. I thought they were very addictive, and I can see why so many teenage girls love them. That's really beside the point, though. I don't feel the need to defend Twilight. If people want to hate it, then more power to them. I just didn't understand the mentality of, "I'll read it so I can be cool and make fun of it since so many other people think it sucks ass, too." Why waste your time, you know. Those suckers are 500 pages long. If I had gotten halfway into Twilight and hated it, then my ass would have put it down and moved onto something else.
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Date: 2008-05-30 02:53 am (UTC)Anyway, this whole discussion was started because of a conversation I had with someone about Twilight. They considered it to be complete and utter trash, but did admit to reading it for the lolz. So they could poke fun at it with their friends. I'm not really defending Twilight. It isn't amazing literature and I wouldn't consider it a favorite of mine, but I liked the first two books. I liked them, not loved them. I thought they were very addictive, and I can see why so many teenage girls love them. That's really beside the point, though. I don't feel the need to defend Twilight. If people want to hate it, then more power to them. I just didn't understand the mentality of, "I'll read it so I can be cool and make fun of it since so many other people think it sucks ass, too." Why waste your time, you know. Those suckers are 500 pages long. If I had gotten halfway into Twilight and hated it, then my ass would have put it down and moved onto something else.