I'm in the minority

I think I’m the only person in American that isn’t going ga-ga for the Twilight series. I wish I could jump on the teen band wagon but I have so many issues with the series.

Issue #1: Bella is a loser. I’m so tired of her being a klutz and falling over everything. Have you met anyone in real life who’s gotten into so many accidents? Didn’t think so. I’m also annoyed with the constant obsession with Edward. Granted, Meyer paints the teen vampire as a total hottie but when he gives her the boot in the beginning of New Moon she’s blatantly using Jacob to tend to her wounds. Any girl with self-respect would eventually pick herself up and not just lean on another guy for a crutch.

Issue #2: Why is everyone fighting over Bella? Edward’s crazy for her, Mike and Jacob too, but my big question is why? Bella’s described as average in looks, she doesn’t have a sparkling personality, and doesn’t make the effort to seek out friendships. This basically describes me in high school yet I didn’t have anyone chasing me down. I know books are supposed to suspend our disbelief but this is really too much.

Issue #3: I abandoned Eclipse after 20 pages. Yes, the book that was the second hottest, most anticpated book of the summer of 2007 (behind HP7, of course) and I gave it the heave-ho. When I found myself avoiding reading because I knew Eclipse was the book sitting on my nightstand I knew I needed to put my foot down and ditch the novel. I did, however, ask a former student to give me the Cliff's Notes version of the book and I'm so thankful I did abandon the book because the story sounded so irritating.

With that said, Stephenie Meyer obviously knows what she’s doing. I’d kill to have her notoriety and fan base so I guess I should keep my unpublished mouth shut! :-)