god.  That woman that wrote those books should be shot.  She is the worst writer I've read in a long time.   Everyone loves a good trashy romance novel though.  Especially when it involves vampires...

George Orr wrote:

Roger_That wrote:

god.  That woman that wrote those books should be shot.  She is the worst writer I've read in a long time.

I haven't read any--is her writing as bad as Dan Brown's?

Everyone loves a good trashy romance novel though.

I'm sorry, but this statement is incorrect.

What Gorgeous George said.  Give me a history book, plz.

She is also a Mor(m)on.  What is the underlying propaganda theme to these little tomes, eh folks?

Woggah providing the reward(s) if you figure it out.

Dmtdust wrote:

What is the underlying propaganda theme to these little tomes, eh folks?

Although I haven't read the books, I've read about them extensively (it's pretty much unavoidable if you peruse "women's issues" sites).  "Fucking Has Icky Consequences" doesn't even begin to cover the cognitive dissonance in this charming romantic fantasy.

"Edward has disturbing habits like sneaking into Bella’s room and watching her sleep, eavesdropping on her and her friends, encouraging her to deceive her father, and even disabling her truck and kidnapping her to keep her from seeing other friends."  (And this is from an apparently Christian anti-sex site.)

The story as condensed by Cracked.com.

Romantic stories tend to leave me cold anyway (I don't find them believable most of the time).  I think the feminists are fretting a bit too much over what is simply an adolescent fantasy:  the character of Bella is so vague that any girl can fit herself into the story; Bella doesn't have to do anything to win the love of the perfect boy, and not only does he love her, there's even a rival for her affections; the perfect boy is simultaneously The Strongest Male in the World and completely non-threatening and makes no sexual demands of her...and on and on.  It's the kind of dream a seventh-grader dreams about love, and when these girls grow up a little they'll certainly outgrow this fantasy just like the rest of us did.

We all loved the Cinderella story as children, and just consider how completely passive Cinderella is.

Taint wrote:

My two favorite romance novels are

"The Story of O" and "120 Days of Sodom"

Taint wrote:

Come on, George. You must have one or two lurking in your library's boudoir, someplace.

I'm not saying I don't, but honestly, nothing's coming to me at the moment...Um, does The Blind Assassin count?

Romance in films is almost universally unbelievable (I guess love is hard to fake) and besides, I'm just not stimulated by all the yearning and gazing and promises and obstacles and declarations and etc. that makes up a love story.

Also, Emmeran?  I loathed Lisey's Story, although I will admit that the best parts of it were the insights into long-term marriage and its special intimacies.

I hated Lisey's Story not for the love element--which, as I said, was the best part of it--but because IMO the story went nowhere and took forever to do it, meandering around to an unsatisfying conclusion.  I usually enjoy reading King, 'cause he can tell a story as well as anyone (and better than most) but often, especially recently, when I finish a King novel and the mesmerizing storytelling comes to an end I find that it was empty calories and unsatisfying.  Cell was horrible, nothing but a retread zombie story and a bad one to boot.  Dreamcatcher was unadulterated shite; I really should have written him to demand my money back, not to mention the hours of my life I wasted reading that thing. 

He's got a new novel coming out very soon, and I will of course buy a copy and read it, because reading King is an ingrained habit, going back thirty-plus years (good God!).

George Orr wrote:

I hated Lisey's Story not for the love element--which, as I said, was the best part of it--but because IMO the story went nowhere and took forever to do it, meandering around to an unsatisfying conclusion.  I usually enjoy reading King, 'cause he can tell a story as well as anyone (and better than most) but often, especially recently, when I finish a King novel and the mesmerizing storytelling comes to an end I find that it was empty calories and unsatisfying.  Cell was horrible, nothing but a retread zombie story and a bad one to boot.  Dreamcatcher was unadulterated shite; I really should have written him to demand my money back, not to mention the hours of my life I wasted reading that thing. 

He's got a new novel coming out very soon, and I will of course buy a copy and read it, because reading King is an ingrained habit, going back thirty-plus years (good God!).

and of Duma Key?  I like how his writing has matured since his accident, he no longer has the over-the-top climax to end his story; those got annoying.

My favorite indicator of the pathetic writing that is Twilight is the fact that the author names Bella's daughter "Renesmee".  A combination of Renee (her mom) and Esmee, Edward's vampire mom.

No offense to our black friends on here, but that sounds like a name a black person would make up for their kid.  HAHA.  I know fnord will like that comment.

I, however, love black people.  Aside of your shitty naming conventions.

Steven King shot John Lennon.

Roger_That wrote:

George Orr wrote:

Roger_That wrote:

Everyone loves a good trashy romance novel though.

I'm sorry, but this statement is incorrect.

That was sarcasm...

FTFY.