I've been spending today browsing online anti-Twilight articles, including professional reviews and amateur (even immature but not incorrect) reviews of the book and the entire series, text and video form alike. Considering that I hate the so-called Twilight Saga right now, these articles entertain me a lot. I think I'm just feeding my hate against the series so it would grow. I know it's a bad thing, but I can't help it. Like fellow young readers who are ranting against the series on YouTube, I admit I am jealous of Stephenie Meyer and her success. (I misspelled the author's name in a previous blog entry, I apologize.)
I've read less than half of the first book of the series, and let me just say that I don't need to read the entire "saga" to know that it's nothing but poor writing. Don't get me started on explaining why; I already did on the previous entry. I know what I said there isn't enough. But I wouldn't be able to explain everything in detail because nearly everything in the book is so badly written that I do not intend to read the rest of the series unless I want to bash it.
What's really bothering me is that I don't understand why such an abomination to literature is gaining this much fame and commercial success whereas the best pieces of literary art is barely even heard of. Yes, I understand WHY and HOW Twilight is appealing to young fans (particularly teenage girls); what I don't understand is why the series is getting so much attention that it doesn't deserve.
I'm jealous because I know I write better. As far as I'm concerned, if Meyer gets this much fame and fortune for something she doesn't even have talent with, I think I should get more than she does when I get published. I'm almost sure my own novel will not be as popular, but does Twilight have to be? I don't think so.
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