Twilight. WILL IT NEVER END?

[lesbiassparrow]

I can't not but be impressed that Meyer made a fortune out of four books which have as their basic plot a teenage girl trying to get her boyfriend have sex with her.* And that boyfriend holding out for her making an honest man out of him. Now, that's genius.

*It's the teen version of Joseph Andrews! I just couldn't think what plot it reminded me of.


Also: still not sleeping.

Comments

[sajia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I actually think that was one positive aspect of the books, the role reversal. Now if only she could write in readable sentences...
Have you been overdoing the caffeine?

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

The role reversal is massively entertaining to me. The books are terrible, but I always find that hilarious.

I'm not sure what it is - I'm only drinking coffee in the morning as usual so I don't think it's that. Every so often I go through a phase like this, though, usually it lasts a few weeks and then I get over it.

[sajia.livejournal.com]

Check out American Virgin, by Steven Seagle ( not the Hollywood cretin), for a better-written example of the "reluctant male virgin" narrative.
Coming to think of it, Byron's Don Juan is a reluctant rake.

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

That is my main problem with Twilight in a nutshell. It never, ever ends.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

True, that. But I am still unreasonably entertained by Edward's mad efforts to remain a virgin until marriage despite Bella's best efforts.