Dear Stephenie Meyer,
Some of my friends hate your writing. Heck, most of them do. But I decided long ago that I didn’t care.
The Twilight series is not as shallow as some people seem to think it is. The writing may not take a lot of thought to decipher, but the emotions you evoke through your characters and situations are completely truthful.
The one I’d like to mention today occurs in your second book, when Edward leaves Bella. My writing snob friends like to make fun of how she reacts; badly. But that’s because none of them have ever invested themselves into another person so fully that they open up their hearts to that kind of pain.
You portrayed that pain perfectly. I’ve been through two situations similar to the one Bella dealt with, and reading her reactions brought back memories. I cried on the bus as I read it, the emotions were so powerful. There is nothing shallow about feeling like you’re going to fall apart, like you’re completely hollow.
Thank you for not softening the blow and conforming Bella to fit literary standards. Because she’s a real person, and deserves to be written as one.
Love,
Bri
P.S. Can you do something about the actors in the movies? Because I’m sorry, but they are awful.
Dear Bri, I’ve been in that situation as well and I hope you’d know I’m not at all a writing snob. But, my opinion relates only to the fact that a fifth grader could easily turn out literature of the same value. It is a soap opera. It’s sole purpose is to evoke emotion and that is the only way it’s gained any interest. I also hate that this book is solely aimed at the “tween” demographic. Or, at least is mainly written to take advantage of the age at which girls typically begin to romantically experiment and are romantically unsure of themselves and so feel their romantic and otherwise emotions with an over-developed sense of drama. Therefore, I feel that twilight is a thoroughly capitalist venture written by a poor author to exploit the emotions of young women.