Why I Think Twilight Bites!!

I just don't get it. I just don't understand how this series of horrible teenage romance novels has caused such a frenzy. I don't get it like I don't get Britney Spears, or chia pets, spiked dog collar necklaces, black lipstick, or 80's patterned sweaters!! I wondered what the fuss was over these books, so I read them--ALL of them. I thought the first one was pretty stupid, though I was scared to admit it. I wanted to give it 1 star on my Goodreads page, but I thought I might get killed, so I gave it two or three with my review stating "Am I the only person who didn't just love this?" After reading the next three books, I am left thinking "Am I the only person who absolutely HATES this??" At least I have one friend--Erica--who is on the same page as I am!

I have to hear how much everybody loves this, so I'm giving my reasons why Twilight "Bites." Lent the ranting begin..........

1. My first problem is that Edward and the rest of the vampires are called "immortal." That means you can NEVER die. Yet, it seems to be so easy to kill these beings. They can be ripped apart by other vampires or werewolves etc. It seems so STUPID to me to imply that an immortal being can be killed. It made me so mad--especially in the last book when she is building up a big war where they were sure to lose family members. I even found myself screaming out loud--IF YOU ARE IMMORTAL, YOU CAN'T DIE, so this stupid war should be irrelevant. The basic definition of the word immortal discredits everything in the books. Bella keeps saying she wants to be immortal and live with Edward forever--but really can't she get ripped apart and burned just as easily as anyone else??

2. In the books everything is described over and over and over. It's like the author thinks her audience can't remember what they read 100 pages ago and she has to keep reminding us what happened--drove me nuts. If I can't remember what happened 100 pages ago, I should be reading books that are less than 100 pages.

3. She described everything the same way. Everything was "marble" and everybody "hissed" their answers.

4. The books are SO anticlimatic. She spends 500 pages building up to some big danger or conflict that just seems to go away in a page or two. In the last book, I was ticked I had to read about a build up to a WAR that I KNEW would not happen. Stupid, Stupid, Stupid.

5.Edward is suppose to be hot, yet in the movie he looked like he smashed his nose on a really big wall on his way to a gay bar in Manhattan in the 80's. He's suppose to be ripped, but he was skinny and not ripped at all---My arms were bigger than his. He also looked like he was contipated every time he talked.

6.. Rosalie is suppose to be beautiful. I pictured her as beautiful, graceful, elegant, and icy towards Bella--not a softball player with an attitude.
I could keep going and going and going, but I won't. I will say that I LOVE a GREAT romance. Mr. Darcy finally professing his love to Elizabeth Bennett, Edward coming to profess his love to Elinor, Sam taking Annie's hand, and Jim tipping his hat to Jessica--just to name a few--all great romantic moments! After I saw the Twilight movie. I was furious that I wasted yet another 2 hours of my life on this story. I wanted to say mean things to ANYONE who liked the series. I'm hoping this little vent session will get everything out of my system--until the next movie comes out and I have to hear about Twilight all over again!!