Who's tired of all of the crappy teen novels (Twilight is not Literature)?

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-I ran out of figures in the title.
Books like Twilight (good movie, loved it, but bad books), Gossip Girl (good show, horrendous in not only writing and composition but also grammar, despicable), and The Clique series ~shudder~ (enough said) are not well written. Have you detected the very obvious fact that the authors of young adult novels are lacking in the creativity of her word choice. Of all the synonyms in the world that she could possibly use to replace beautiful when describing the vampires, other than repeatedly using "beautiful" in every other sentence, Ms. Meyer decides that she would rather use "beautiful" IN EVERY OTHER SENTENCE. What is happening to the world of literature? Did you know that over a third of all books sold are these...things? Suffice it to say even Alice in Wonderland, which btw was written while Lewis Carrol was on hallucinogenics, greatly surpasses today's pathetic attempts at writing, in both content and form. I mean, come on, what is the theme in The It Girl? Not everyone who reads Writing for Dummies can write. Writers like Toni Morrison, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Salman Rushdie, Langston Hughes (poet), John Steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy, Oscar Wilde and many others have written books with meaning, life, themes, and ACTUAL WORDS! I'm not talking about children's books, those are written by some of the best authors.
Now, I realize that I will get a mob of angry messages saying, "Like OMG, Twilight is like the best, f u beeyatch." To which I would respond, "Well thank you, perfect stereotype of the bimbo-American teenager (I'm American too); you've just illustrated my point. Now try to find Asia on a map, so we can all have a good laugh! Why do you think that Americans have a reputation of being stupid? But in Twilight's defense My Super Sweet Sixteen and Miss Teen South Carolina did contribute to this epidemic of just out-right stupid. There's no sophisticated word for it, it's just plain stupid. I'm saying this, not because I want to criticize or insult, but because it had to be said. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but Twilight is NOT literature. I bet half of all Twilight fans didn't even know who half of those authors were/are (without looking them up), much less what they even wrote. I don't know, it's kind of sad.

I'm tired, it's late, I'm not wearing my contacts (so I'm all hunched over), and I don't have time to grammar-check this question, sorry for the inconvenience? I know it's long. Think of it as an article.

Answer 1

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AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

*tacklehugs*

I'M HOME!!!!!!!!!!

Don't listen to hot mess, either. That was great to read.

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thank you, I thought I was the only one.

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Thank you, sooo much!!!

Answer 2

A girl after my own heart.

I deeply regret not buying some kerosene and a box of matches, taking it to the vampire fantasy part of the bookstore, and then setting fire to it.

Answer 3

It's just another facet of the dumbing down of American society. Like how many libraries in America now contain more DVDs than books. It's a sad, sad thing.

Answer 4

WOW. That was long. Is this some kind of rant? Not allowed on Y!A.
Tsk tsk.
And, I think no one is gonna waste their time reading this.

Answer 5

Thank God.

I hate these stories. They're all a rip off of each other. Gossip Girl...Well, I prefer the books to the show, but they still weren't good. She didn't even write most of them, apparently. The It Girl... Terrible. I haven't even bothered with 'The Clique'.

I didn't like the Twilight movie, though. And lets get this clear, Mormon Stephenie cult woman CAN'T write properly. I found so many mistakes in those books, it was unbelievable.

Plus, each book followed the same storyline. Bella and Edward are in love, something dangerous is coming after Bella, he and [glittery] family form plan to save her, it works, they live happily ever after...Until the next book. Bella is such a weak character, has no real qualities (other than tripping up a lot), and always needs saving. Or needs a man around her. Her indecisiveness annoyed me at no end.

So no, I do not consider it literature. I don't even consider it a book, or writing. And I'm a teenager.

It's some sad mormon cult woman's paedophilia collection about 17 year old guys with their shirt off.

I've read all these books, so sad fan girls can't tell me I haven't given them a fair chance.

I'm English.

And I know who all those authors are, and can give you at least two works of literature by all of them.

Oscar Wilde, in my opinion, is the best person to quote.

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'Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.'
Twilight fans love consistency. That's why they must love a series with books of the same storyline in each one, and one which didn't require a lot of thought or imagination.

Answer 6

Where did "Twilight is rubbish" (with which I wholeheartedly agree) become "today's pathetic attempts at writing"?

Try Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series, or Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses. Both modern teen novels. Very far from "just outright stupid".

The popular pap has ALWAYS been rubbish. So are most of the modern children's books. So are most of the modern adult books. Give it twenty years and Twilight, It Girl and so on will be long forgotten and the great modern novels will live on. It's always been like that. It always will be.

Answer 7

I've read all of the Twilight books. It's easy to read, you don't have to think about the meaning of the book because there is none, and you will never find a word you don't know. In my opinion these books shouldn't be considered real literature because they don't make the reader think about a certain aspect of life as good books should.
I didn't feel any pleasure in reading Twilight. There are books that are really hard to read and halfway through you have the urge to just close that book and never open it again, but once you read all of it, you feel like you've learned something new, which isn't the case of the most of the contemporary books(Twilight, Gossip Girl, ...).
The writer of today is only interested in making money, so he doesn't put his soul in what he is writing. Therefore, the books are poorly written, with a plot that has already been used a million of times, with lots of clichés and characters that have no depth.
It's sad that the world is moving in this direction and that the generations to come risk to be shallow because of this attitude.

P.S. And creating a main female character that doesn't evolve in any way and that is so weak makes you think about the way Stephenie Meyer sees women. I am not a feminist, but if you choose to have a female as a protagonist at least give her some moral strength and some intelligence...

Answer 8

Ok, here I am, the typical American teen....except I'm Australian! Wow, would you look at that....Stephenie Meyer had readers all over the world! Now, how did she do that with her crappy writing skills?
Oh, wait, that's right, her books have made her MILLIONS of dollars, she has the best characters ever AND she's right up there with Harry Potter.

I also know where Asia is on a map and have read plenty of Jane Austen books. I for one think that her writing is not half as interesting as a bit of vampire action.

You, however, probably researched those authors just so you would sound smart.

Oh, and let me know when YOU write a bestseller...I would love to read your brilliant-ness.

Ok, so I'm not saying she's the best author in the world because she isn't but I don't think you should be slagging people off when they have achieved so much.

And you also have bad taste in movies.

Twilight is a waaaaay better book than it is a movie.

Gossip Girl xoxo

Hahahahahahahahahahhaahahaha

Answer 9

Most of the teen books you mentioned are closer to pre-teen books. As a result the target audience is for twelve year olds. I think your expectations for the world's youth are too high. At least there are teenagers out there actually reading. Times are changing, and the fact that there are children taking the time to read, rather than watching tv, playing on the computer, etc. is an accomplishment in itself.

Teenagers have the rest of their lives to read literature. Do you really think they care about which classic their reading?

Also, I highly doubt stupidity is a direct result of lousy young adult fiction. Perhaps the education system would be at fault? Or parenting and the role models in society?

"Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them." Try finding a solution and then posting it on the internet.

Don't listen to me though; I'm just a sixteen year old Canadian.

Answer 10

I read a wide range of different books, my favorite authors are Jane Austen and Stephen King, and the Bronte sisters. I am familiar with all the authors you mentioned. And I enjoyed Twilight.
Literature isn't about fancy words. It's about creating a captivating plot that will entrance the reader, and that is what Twilight has done. I agree, it is not very well written, but that's what makes it so appealing to a teen audience, an idiot could read it. You have to think about the intended audience....do you think most Twilight fans would enjoy Sense & Sensibility? or Emma? Wuthering Heights? Twilight is a book anyone can read and understand, and it's fantasy plot takes readers to places they can only dream of, and isn't that what a good book is about? Until your name is on the cover of a bestselling book that's sold millions of copies worldwide, please don't insult other reader's intelligence, just because you do not share their tastes.
P.S - I can find Asia on a map.

Answer 11

Sad, but true. This whole deal with turning books into shows/ movies contributes to deterioration of writing skills. Authors are writing their books like they're writing scripts (Dan Brown, anyone?). People, if I want a script, I'd go rent a movie.
Twilight is literature? When did they decide that? Are you kidding me? It's not even worth the paper it's printed on.