Current mood:	confused
Entry tags:	books, twilight

More Twilight Criticism
I've now read up to pg. 285, and it's getting cheesier by the sentence.

Anyway: 

- Edward following Bella is incredibly creepy. Need I say more?

- Furthermore, what the hell? They just have dinner and talk in the car. How does this translate to being OMG SO IN LUV with each other? While I'm on it, why don't Edward or Bella have a more abrupt reaction to her realizing he's a vampire?  No, wait, I know. Because she's SO special! I do see that Edward saved her life and all that, but it's almost as though they don't react at all.

- I also have an issue with Edward constantly being around Bella after that. First he's cold and aloof, then he does a total 180. Unconsistant characterization, ahoy. The bits about how they really don't want to be seperated are incredibly overdramatic. Although I have to admit that the enormous chunks of the book with Edward and Bella together are more amusing than anything else.

- The Edward mind-reading thing is cool, but his block in regards to Bella simply ruins it. It's entirely too convienent for both of them. 

- Why joke about the hunting? Not only is it mildly frightening, but hardly casual topic for discussion. The issue of Edward's eyes in relation to his "thirst" is just cheesy. Why must that have any sort of identifying factor? It would be a more effective plot device if Bella couldn't tell at all. 

- Some of the descriptions of Edward are so corny it's painful. Example: "He grinned his crooked smile at me, stopping my breath and my heart. I couldn't imagine how any angel could be more glorious. There was nothing about him that could be improved upon."- Page 241 *gags*

- All the crap about how their trip together is privotal to their "relationship" sickens me. What relationship? They're both delusional, at best. I understand that Bella could be exaggerating, but tone it down, please. 

- Charlie's going fishing on the weekend of said trip is too coincidental. Bring in some outside conflict. It's bound to happen. 

- The matching outfits? Not neccessary. That doesn't make for an interesting plot detail. 

- The meadow they go to sounds nice, but I really wish the gratuitous Edward descriptions would stop. Super strength? I can understand the lightening-fast reflexes, but everything else is just too much. And what kind of pansy-ass vampire sparkles in the sun anyway? 

- Bella's blood being exactly the kind Edward craves is just disturbing. The lion and lamb analogy is clever, though. 

- On the other hand, using the above as the reason for Edward's mood changes is just a lame excuse for poor characterization. It makes sense, yes, but it's so twisted that the confusion it creates detracts from the story. But then, because of that nobody would notice the heinously bad writing, so that's why Meyer decided to bring it up so much later. AHA! I have discovered her evil ploy! 

- I'm just kidding about the above. Well, only slightly since it is mildly confusing and the writing is that horrible. Sad but true.  I think she continues to use it for Edward's mood swings in the meadow, actually.

- Moving on. I'm too tired to think of something snarky to say about the running bit. Besides, I think that speaks for itself. 

Conclusion: Edward is a Gary Stu. At least, he is through Bella's eyes. I get the feeling that Stephenie Meyer just thought about one of her hormone-induced fantasy men from when she was a teenager little too much and decided to put him in a novel. That explains why some of the girls I know are crazy about him. And that's pathetic, considering that the descriptions of him aren't that good. I repeat, use more original adjectives and hold the cheese.

 
I can't believe I'm making myself read this trainwreak.........