Khanaja Scott 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

Khanaja Scott Okay, I didn't understand at first either, but here's what's happening. A lot of people {me} judged it because of the movies {which I find horrible an…moreOkay, I didn't understand at first either, but here's what's happening. A lot of people {me} judged it because of the movies {which I find horrible and nauseating} and said, hey, the book must be crap.

Then there are the people who mostly hate it because of Bella. She is not an independent savage procrastinator, therefore, everyone hates her. She brings an entire new meaning to love. It's the whole, I LITERALLY cannot live without you sort of thing and people think it's pathetic. It kind of is, but as a reader and a writer I feel that Stephanie uses Bella's uselessness as a representation of the powerful strength of the love the two held for each other.

Lastly, there's just the concept of vampires. Most people who hate it are adults who find thought of vampires in the light that Meyer drew them in laughable. In my understanding, the sparkling is another misinterpreted representation. So the Cullens are sparkly, good vampires who believe in humanity. This goodsy light is almost too much to bare for readers, so they hate the book. But really the Cullens are a coven of vampires who are going against their own grain by trying to find peace within themselves to not be the evil the world has made them... blah blah I could go on for hours.

But anyway the reason people hate is because:

a. Bella is in love with hopelessly in love with Edward
b. Edward is a good, sparkly vampire
c. Meyer gives no reason as to why she loves Edward besides the fact that Bella is masochistic and he's sexy
d. My best friend wanted her to end up with Jacob.

I love twilight. The end (less)

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