Three great articles on "Twilight"

[matrixrefugee]

These have to be the most balanced articles I've read on the whole "Twilight" phenomenon. They're relatively squee-free (not that squeeing is a bad thing, but it can cloud your judgment when it's immoderate or disproportionate to the object of squeeing):

This one on why it doesn't work as good literature:

http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/30/Twilight/

This on why it does and doesn't:

http://www.decentfilms.com/sections/articles/twilight.html

And this on why it does:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200812/twilight-vampires

The last two are enough to convince me to give it another shot... Though yes, I will be doing so with a pencil in hand to jot down snarkage.

Comments

[koemiko.livejournal.com]

Eh. I figured I'd read it. Hate the concept, but I'll feel more justified in my kicking the series if I read it.

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

"more justified in kicking it if I read it"

Excellent point, and it's something I'm taking to heart. I even tracked down the unfinished draft of "Midnight Sun", a rewrite of "Twilight" from Edward's POV, which was supposedly leaked to the Internet.

[koemiko.livejournal.com]

I can still sneer at the concepts, I'd like to think.

By that definition, and a canon vs canon one, I think our icons are justified.