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Three stars is a little high, don't you think? ;) Okay, okay, so glancing at your recent review of New Moon you have this to say:
In the books, they are absorbed only in themselves, typical teenagers perhaps, and oblivious to the feelings of those around them.
For the most part I found that true while reading Twilight, but Meyer had some problems for sure keeping her..."characters"...consistent when it came to any hint of a personality. One of the quotes I did not use (but oh so wanted to but damn it's a long enough mess as it is) was one of these instances where Bella is abnormally perceptive--stupidly and absolutely unbelievably so, like at bullshit levels, esp. for a teenaged character:
“What’s for dinner?” he asked warily. My mother was an imaginative cook, and her experiments weren’t always edible. I was surprised, and sad, that he seemed to remember that far back.
See? Bullshit. (And also more pointless details that added nothing to the story, including that third dimension Meyer wanted her...ugh..."characters"...to have.)
Good days.
posted by RSHabroptilus at 8:02 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2009