Amelie_Scotland
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Joined: 13/10/2005 From: Take a guess.
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I shall try and be a reasonable Twilight fan here. Yes, I like the books. They're a complete guilty pleasure and I enjoy reading them despite all their faults. However, I do think the obsessive Twi-hards needs to calm down, maybe get a drink of Ovaltine or something. The material isn't exactly calling out for a good adaptation, it will take one hell of a director to make the book into a film without it coming across as cheesy tween para-romance. Robert Pattinson is very attractive but I've never seen him in any project that hints to me of a wonderful future. Kristen Stewart also looks extremely smug and self satisfied. I probably won't see the film because of the sheer tween hype which is just bugging me. Girls, if you want a really good vampire novel, get Bram Stoker, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Anne Rice. If you want a really good romance, try Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Audrey Niffenegger. But please don't call Meyer the best writer ever. She has excellent potential but a long way to go.
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I'm clean, I'm conscientious and I travel with my own tits. You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.
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