Victoria answers “Why do people hate this book so much? They...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1):

Why do people hate this book so much? They should't even be allowed to

Victoria First of all, everyone has a right to an opinion. It's the first amendment. Second of all, Twilight's vampires aren't scary at all. Honestly, James, V…moreFirst of all, everyone has a right to an opinion. It's the first amendment. Second of all, Twilight's vampires aren't scary at all. Honestly, James, Victoria, and Laurent were my favorites when I read it. It would have been more interesting if Bella had done something other than sit down and let her sparkly vampire do all the work. Also, this book's only message is that "you need a man to survive" and that teenage pregnancy is good. Hello, that stuff ruins lives. The book has no substance, and the main phrases in this book include "he stared" and "she stared" and something along the lines of "oh my gosh Edward is so pretty let's marry him so that I don't get old and I'm not even going to bother thinking this through." You should try reading something like The Hunger Games, which has its own love story, but still says to stand up for what you believe in and not to let anything control and push you down. Same thing for Harry Potter and The Mortal Instruments. Divergent and Percy Jackson and Throne of Glass and The Lunar Chronicles and a million other books have a) substance, b) a good plot, c) a strong female character, and d) evidence of proofreading.(less)

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