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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.

Date: 2009-03-25 09:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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?

Date: 2009-03-25 09:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2009-03-25 11:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

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