So, I started reading Twilight today, and I can say by the fact that I'm already over a hundred pages in that it's not nearly as bad as I thought. Stephanie Meyers is not a bad writer, but please note I said 'not bad' instead of 'good'. She completely over describes Edward, and in my opinion it gets pushy, like you MUST believe that Edward is truly and wonderfully amazing and beautiful, and it quickly gets irritating. I got it the first time that Bella said that he was perfect, I don't need it reiterated every couple sentences. It doesn't help that she's obviously got a thesaurus handy so she can find every possible synonym for Beautiful there is and avoid simple repetition in her description. She over describes everything about him.
But I do get, to a point, where Bella is coming from with her obsession for Edward. I'm also glad that she points out how stupid and pitiful it is. I have, on occasion, found myself obsession over guys. I get caught up in their looks and their charm, but Bella becomes down right stupid around him. Again, Meyers takes great lengths in pointing this out, and describing the breathless sensation that over comes Bella every time she looks at Edward, even though he pisses her off.
And we're back to his impossible good looks. He's SO handsome that he makes Bella forget that she's pissed off at him. I don't know, but no matter how good looking a guy is, he becomes instantly less attractive if he's an asshole. In a lot of the situations where Bella says that her anger "faded into awed gratitude (70)" I just roll my eyes. If he's going to be a jerk about it, it would take longer than over night for me to stop being pissed at him.
I'm only a hundred pages in, so we'll see how my opinion forms, but so far its not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Although, the first time Edward sparkles I might just give up.
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