His Golden Eyes :: What is it you DON'T like about Twilight?

meganmct28 · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:55 pm

Bella's clumsiness bothered me after a while. It didn't even seem real, you know? I mean is there anyone who is actually that clumsy?? She couldn't even walk on a flat surface without tripping.

And yeah their relationship did evolve pretty fast when you think about it. Cause she came to Forks in January right? And all that stuff with James happened around the end of school... so May or June?? So considering for the entire first month or so Bella and Edward weren't talking because of the car accident... that means they've only been officially dating for what... 4 or 5 months?? And they're already like 'You are my life' and I'm so head over heals in love with him that I can't even stand being away from him for an hour! That kinda got on my nerves.

And that Bella constantly was like 'He's so beautiful!' and god-like and amazing and perfect and an angel!!!! I was just like SHUT UP! After a while lol.... and the fact that she thinks so little of herself. She's constantly saying how she doesn't deserve 'perfect, god-like Edward'.

But yeah other than that I totally love the book! Lol

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eyesforstriking · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:34 pm

I didn't even fully like Edward and his overprotectiveness until I read the first 12 chapters of Midnight Sun. (Once she posted it, not before!) I guess we only see Bella's point of view bc that's all we hear and imagine. I also liked on her New Moon extras page reading some of Rosalie's perspective. The same thing with Jacob and his part in Breaking Dawn. (I did like him in New Moon though I must admit, just not in Eclipse)
Maybe what I'm trying to say is that I get tired of Bella's head lol. There are a million other views, and I like seeing those.

jenb0719 · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:21 pm

Honestly, the end. The whole thing. They have this intense love and he saves her from death, keeps her from being a vampire by sucking out the venom without killing her and after all that, all he does is talk about leaving and they argue about her becoming a vampire. Drives me crazy! I get it though, I mean, it leads into the next book but it doesn't mean I have to like it.

amandamazing42 · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:36 pm

lizardoverlord wrote:

I dislike that there's not much of a plot, and that all of the action is at the end and feels like it was just shoved in to create a little drama.

Also, Bella's obsession with Edward makes me want to slap her with a fish. How many times can you say "his velvet voice" or "Adonis-like body" or whatever? And his obsessiveness, or Bella's inability to function when he's not around...

There's too much useless filler as well.

The word "chagrin" and "chuckle" have been used way too many times. Besides a few ill-placed words that are used too many times, the language is very simple.

Now, don't get me wrong. Stephenie Meyer has good potential to become a great writer (in my own opinion, of course) one day. She made amateur mistakes, and will get better as she writes more. But for now.... a lot in Twilight bugs me.

exactly. The action seemed forced in- like where the eff did that come from? It was cramped in there... not a smooth transition like it was in Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. It really bothered me.

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altissimus · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:57 am

Actually, there are several things that annoy me about Twilight.

First off, I really believe much of their relationship is based on their fascination with each other. If Edward could read Bella's mind, I don't think he would have given her a second thought. If Edward weren't so attractive, I don't think Bella would have been interested in him in the first place.

Bella is a very extreme character. She's smart, but she seems a little overly smart, for me. She's not very well-coordinated, but just too much so. I mean, she can't even run without falling down? I think she's just too different from the average person. Edward even says her brain is on a different frequency or something. I relate to her in some ways, but I think if she were more like the average teenage girl, we would relate to her better.

Also, as other people mentioned, their relationship progressed very quickly. Their relationship has two almost distinct phases: the pre-meadow hands-off phase, and the post-meadow fluffy romantic phase. It doesn't go very smoothly from one to the other. I mean, they won't even touch, and then a few pages later they're stroking each others' faces.

Also, the sudden addition of action about two thirds of the way through surprised me. It switched very quickly from the fluffy romantic part to the action part with little warning. The action was necessary, of course. I don't think any males could be convinced to read it if there was no action, and the other conflicts had practically been dealt with. I guess there was just very little foreshadowing or preparation for this.

I think Edward's physical attractiveness is way overemphasized. It's one thing to describe him as this perfect and beautiful being, but to continuously reference this every time she looks at him is overdoing it a little bit. Bella's easily-excited heart also annoys me sometimes.

Also, I think Rosalie is a rather flat character. Maybe her character gets developed in later books. I don't know. But all the Cullens intrigued me except for her. There just doesn't seem to be more to her than what we see.

Now, having said all that, I love Twilight, probably because I'm a romantic, teenage girl who loves reading. I like the romantic aspects of the book as well as picking apart the characters and dialogue. Probably the only reason some of these things annoy me is because I've read parts of the book five times over.

Now, the outtakes, on the other hand, annoy me very much. I wish very much that Edward cooking were just a figment of my imagination. Since it's not actually in the book, I like to pretend it doesn't exist.

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gabbsloverly · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:31 pm

Mine is pretty simple: the 2 million pages at the beginning that were very slow XD

I was forced to read the book...and the slow start was not helping. But once it picked up, I was hooked =)

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leahroselover · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:53 pm

The main thing, I'll say I don't like is that the books are in 1st person. It gives a very flat view of different characters. We only know what Bella knows and see what she sees. I would have enjoyed some 3rd person.

I also don't like that Bella is dependent. It irks me

LookAfterMyHeart · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:31 pm

I loved Twilight, but at parts felt Bella difficult to relate to, mostly when they first admit their feelings to each other, I felt it was unrealistic for her to spill her heart out to a guy, in reality, she didn't know that well. Just seemed like she was making herself very vulnerable and sound a bit childish, perhaps?

courtanne · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:47 pm

One of the things I immediately did not like, and still do not like, was the scene when they are walking out of the Nurse's office on blood typing day. I do NOT like how Edward grabs her jacket and pulls her back when she walks toward her car. I get that he is "protecting" her from driving home while she may be less than capable, but still. I don't feel like it is necessarily violent, but if someone did that to me I would be furious. I don't think men should be doing that to women.

andy_boo82 · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:05 pm

The fact that it was obvious James was lying about having her mom hostage but Bella didn't even give a second chance to notice. Such an impulsive child.

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Rosalie: No.

Bella: Absolutely not.

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Eshizz · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:32 am

What bothered me the most about Twilight was the transition from the book to the big screen...did anyone notice that they (B & E) never once said the words "I love you" to each other in the movie, whereas in the book it's on every other page?

Trippy.

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andy_boo82 · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:45 am

Eshizz wrote:

What bothered me the most about Twilight was the transition from the book to the big screen...did anyone notice that they (B & E) never once said the words "I love you" to each other in the movie, whereas in the book it's on every other page?

Trippy.

True!

Never noticed it before.

Only Edward said, "You are my life now."

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OCD - Obsessive Cullen Disorder

Edward: It will be like looking for a piece of straw in a haystack!

Emmett: Excellent plan, my brother.

Rosalie: No.

Bella: Absolutely not.

Jasper: Nice.

Alice: Idiots.

sweetheart · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:22 pm

Eshizz wrote:

What bothered me the most about Twilight was the transition from the book to the big screen...did anyone notice that they (B & E) never once said the words "I love you" to each other in the movie, whereas in the book it's on every other page?

Trippy.

So true ! The movie wasn't so romantic as the book. Ofcourse the kissing scene was perfetion ( *drool* ) but the dialogue in the movie was a bit...dry maybe ? The most wonderful sentences ( like the traditional " I love you " ) was left out :-( oh nooo.

LookAfterMyHeart · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:38 pm

I agree, the movie felt more targeted at all people, rather than just Twilighters, which I guess is obvious, but meant it focussed more on the action, which would bring in more males, which I felt made it lose the essence of Twilight, like the romantic side. In the book, it felt like the action was sort of attached on to the end of a romantic novel, whereas the movie revolved around the action, and didn't focus on the romance anywhere near enough!!

Rant over Very Happy

andy_boo82 · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:29 pm

LookAfterMyHeart wrote:

I agree, the movie felt more targeted at all people, rather than just Twilighters, which I guess is obvious, but meant it focussed more on the action, which would bring in more males, which I felt made it lose the essence of Twilight, like the romantic side. In the book, it felt like the action was sort of attached on to the end of a romantic novel, whereas the movie revolved around the action, and didn't focus on the romance anywhere near enough!!

Rant over Very Happy

Yeah, I think they didn't want to be branded as a chick flick lol.

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OCD - Obsessive Cullen Disorder

Edward: It will be like looking for a piece of straw in a haystack!

Emmett: Excellent plan, my brother.

Rosalie: No.

Bella: Absolutely not.

Jasper: Nice.

Alice: Idiots.