Young Writers Society

I LOVE THE TWILIGHT SERIES!!!!! I agree with the die-hard Twilight/New Moon/Eclipse fans. I have read the series over and over again, and they get funnier every time because then you realize the inside jokes.

Edward fans: Edward rocks my heart. It may seem like he's perfect, but if you look deep into his character, he's not.

Jacob fans: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE JACOB! Jacob is kind, sweet, caring, strong, and immature (translation: tons of fun), which makes him even more appealing. Jacob's right when he said, "And girls are cruel."

Both: Its really hard to choose between Jacob and Edward since they both have their perfection and their flaws. Well since Edward is taken, I'll go with Jacob instead.

Bella (and why I love the series so much): When you really love the series and look deep into Bella's personality, you're seeing me. I can completely relate to her and she helps me believe that there really is something called a soul mate. It affects me when people trash her because I have a strong connection with the character. It was obvious that Bella was going to choose Edward, so I don't know why Jacob pushed so hard on her.

In conclusion, TWILIGHT ROCKS!

Yeah!! Twilight!! I love Edward and Jacob!! Go team Switzerland!! Whoot! Anyway.. out of the girls my favorite characters are (out of all 3 books; not in order) Angela, Alice, and Bella! Especially Alice!! Okay like I said I'm neutral a.k.a Team Switzerland for me! i got really annoyed when Jacob kissed Bella.
And that Bella is kind of in love with both of them. Go Twilight Series!! Whoot, whoot!!

I have incredibly mixed feelings about these books...

I read the first one and reasonably enjoyed it.

I read the second one because I was bored one day.

I read the third one because I refused to abandon Jacob Black to his fate.

Bella really bugs me. She just really annoys me. Women did not throw themselves in front of racehorses so that future generations would melt whenever their boyfriend came into the room. I can't be the only one who wants to give her a kick up the a*se and tell her to get some backbone.

Edward: look, even if you're a vampire, you can't be this perfect.

What annoys me the most about these two is they're your flawless heroes. So they may have flaws (ie. not being able to do maths) but they're too perfect. They always put others first. They love each other. They're selfless. Tell me when you meet someone like this.

That's why I like Jacob. He can be selfish. He can be cowardly. He's not afraid of upsetting people.

And I like Alice. She's awesome.

I like the books but I absolutely cannot stand the two main characters.

Yeah, ditto on that. Edward is such a _______.

Can I play hangman on that word? .

But I'm glad someone agrees with me. Usualy I get attacked by a mob of angry "I heart Edward" fangirls...

First of all,I'm not going to attack you for that, even though I'm an extreme Edward fangirl, but I still think everyone has the right to voice their opinion. And second, I love Alice too. She's so awesome, and I love her personality! She's so fun and unpredictable. >.<

Unpredictable. Except to herself . Sorry, couldn't resist that.

Oooo! I absolutely love these books!

I kind of want Bella to stay with Edward, but also at the same time I want her to go after Jacob!

Well, I cannot wait for the next one!

I agree with Stella. But then again I've already made my point about a hundred times over so I'll just slink away and hug my Jacob plushie... lol.

*Steals Jacob plushie and huggles with the Edward and Jasper plushies*

Can I help it?

Jacob=awesome!
Edward=Perfect!
and I'm Alice so I just gotta love Jasper ^_^

But also

Jacob=jerk
Edward=butt (not so nice way)
and you don't see enough of Jasper to decide about him.

I like my opinion, it makes one group mad at the same time it makes them happy and vice versa ^_^

Basically Stephenie Meyer=love

*Glomps Edward plushie and refuses to let it go*

Squee! TWILIGHT!

Okay, let's see how I can do...

Edward = not perfect, but utterly amazing in his own flawful way

Jacob = I honestly don't like Jacob at all...I think he's a jerk, and shouldn't of pushed Bella to like him. If you really like someone, you don't push yourself onto them. *waits to be pummeled by Jacob Fangirls*

Bella = Why my online name is Bella. This is THE REASON! I am Bella, seriously. I have her personality, and half the things she says are things I have said before. *points at all her bruises and cuts* I'sa klutz, just like her! I also stole her Switzerland line and made it my own. Whenever my friends fight, I am Canada!

Put simply, Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse are amazing!

~Bella~

Well, as you nice Edward people (who, no offence, tend to be the more aggressive of the two groups) didn't eat me, I won't snap at you.

I don't like Bella as a character, she doesn't have any backbone, and I don't like her for the reasons I explained above (I like to read about the suffragettes)... but I'm sure I'd like you. I'm a klutz too...

Personally, I dislike the series as a whole except for Twilight. New Moon just went on and one about Bella's hole in her heart..it was so melodramatic and the way she uses Jacob was sort of pathetic. I understand that she was hurt by Edward's departure but I just skimmed through the parts she ranted about the pain while she slept...I had no sympathy for the girl. Also, Bella seems to be to snobby around her other school friends (Jessica, Mike) as if she's better than them. I know that in Midnight Sun, Edward can read Jessica's thoughts and she hates Bella...but that's not the point.

The point is the series could've been readable if it wasn't for Bella's self-indulgent tendencies. Honestly, stepping back and looking at the big picture, Bella's just sad because she doesn't get to see her perfect boyfriend. And they weren't even together for that long...*sigh*

Edward sort of bothers me as well, whenever he's with Bella he wants to be her savior which is tolerable. Honestly, the girl can walk without your help, she's not that dumb. Ok, she's a klutz but that' s overdone as well.

And when you analyze why Edward and Bella like each other, it's quite superficial:

1) Edward can't read Bella's mind so he's intrigued rather than attracted in the beginning.
2) Bella loves the fact that Edward looks like a Greek God.

And after only dating for a few months, they start talking about how they love each other dearly...and I should add that Bella doesn't even sound like a normal 17 year old girl. She sounds much, much older.

Twilight was interesting and fresh, New Moon was unbearable and I can't say anything about Eclipse because I can't get through New Moon yet.

StarryNight89, I totally agree with you on the points about Bella and Edward. Another thing that bothers me is that there never was really any sign of anything between them except a deep infatuation, they never seem to talk about anything that might show love, if that makes sense. And plus, I think their "love" would be so much more believeable if she didn't swoon whenever he came in because he is so good looking...

I know that a lot of adult readers, ie. parents, strongly disagree with the message these books give, not like "Agh, vampires, evil evil, bad influence" kind of message, but properly thought out arguments about why Bella is the worst sort of role model for the people our age that read these books. I know a girl who is obsessed with them and acts just like Bella around some boys, and cries over the slightest thing and talks about true love all the time... luckily I feel I have a strong enough will not to be lulled over by characters like these, but what if there are girls out there who have read these and now believe that:

1) they need a boyfriend to complete them
2) if a boy is good looking he must be good on the inside too
3) she needs a saviour
4) she must listen to everything her boyfriend tells her
5) It's alright to spend 4 months not speaking to anyone because of a breakup in a relationship that lasted around 6 months
6) it's alright to use your friends and people you know if you know they'll forgive you later (this isn't contrary to what I said earlier, the books give you the impression that using Jacob was right, from Twilight on)

And I can't think of any more. Look, I know that heroes in books are rarely good role models, but the problem I have with this one is I've actually seen someone begin to act like this after reading these books.

I love the series. I don't want to love it, but I do. I don't like Bella at all, though. In the later books, she actually ASKS HIS PREMISSION to talk to Jacob. That really irritates me, but mostly because I don't like Edward and because I think that guys who control girls are absolute freaks. Jacob is the only one I like, because he is actually realistic. Love isn't this perfect, flawless thing that happens when you see a hot guy and he likes you back. It's scary, it's messy, and it certainly isn't easy. I'm glad that Eclipse showed another side to it, because I was beginning to doubt that Stephenie Meyer knew what love was really like.

I don't like Edward at all. When he left Bella in New Moon, even if it was to protect her, it was a jerky move. Then she found THE BEST MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD WHO I WANT TO MARRY AND HAVE BABIES WITH (AKA Jacob Black) and she pushed him away for a jerk who left her and came back without any qualms. I'd certainly be mad at Edward, no matter how much I loved him or how perfect he was.

I don't know. Bella just seems very unrealistic.