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.