I think she hit on something primal in the (possibly predominantly female) human psyche and presented it in a way that resonates at a very base level. (I.e., you're ordinary, you're just like everyone else, but there is the chance that this very special and deep love will come to you, and it will be sexy and it will be exciting and you will be made sexy and exciting too.) Cleo, you hit on this in your initial takes on Twilight.
Some people love the way SMeyer phrased this primal need, some people hate it, many are profoundly struck by it, some are indifferent. For myself, I find it badly written, leadenly plotted, and also think it's deeply unfortunate that she chose to use such a creepy way to express aspects of that love. But still, I'm with you on the TWIIIIIINNNNKKKKKIEEEEEE aspect and also, SUGARRRRRRR.
I think Jane Austen did it better in Pride and Prejudice (I mean, come on, nobody worries about being seen reading P&P on the bus, but who wants to be seen reading Twilight?), but it also could be argued that Twilight is going to have the major hit on today's youth (and middle-aged ladies) because it doesn't require translation into modern language, customs and situations. And also, again SUGARRRRRR.
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Date: 2009-07-22 09:25 pm (UTC)Some people love the way SMeyer phrased this primal need, some people hate it, many are profoundly struck by it, some are indifferent. For myself, I find it badly written, leadenly plotted, and also think it's deeply unfortunate that she chose to use such a creepy way to express aspects of that love. But still, I'm with you on the TWIIIIIINNNNKKKKKIEEEEEE aspect and also, SUGARRRRRRR.
I think Jane Austen did it better in Pride and Prejudice (I mean, come on, nobody worries about being seen reading P&P on the bus, but who wants to be seen reading Twilight?), but it also could be argued that Twilight is going to have the major hit on today's youth (and middle-aged ladies) because it doesn't require translation into modern language, customs and situations. And also, again SUGARRRRRR.