flowersofnight wrote:
PureElegance wrote:
There are people who even haven't seen the movie or read the trilogy and don't like it
The whole trilogy? Come on
I actually read one entire book of Twilight which it's based on, and that's far more than you can expect from anyone XD
I've never read Twilight so I have no opinion on it either way!
I'm more troubled about the way the sex is talked about and I don't really care about the opinions on the writing style really (which I didn't address at all in my earlier post). That's not what I really care about here. But what I do like about the novel is that it's allowing people to talk about different types of sex in general and what kinds of things women like. You can really see how puzzled people are by such normal things (ex. wanting to be dominated in bed) and how people shame women for liking what they like.
I also like that Ana was willing to try things and draw the line at what she didn't like and that was totally cool. After doing her own research she wanted to see what it was like so she asked Christian if they could try it out and when she didn't like it, she realized they were incompatible, and so broke up with Christian. *claps* THAT'S when he decided to try out a more normal lifestyle and that's the start of the second book. It starts out with them not seeing each other for some time and he misses her and comes crawling back, promising to try to be more "normal."
It's funny because they never do actually perform the contract, they never become a D/S couple, and Ana just takes elements she likes from it. She didn't stand to be anything other than his girlfriend because she was uncomfortable with his lifestyle and I liked that. Ana definitely got more mature as time went on.
I also liked how she reacted to being spanked for the first time (I don't think it happens all that much, maybe twice in the trilogy?). She's both confused and happy because it seemed "wrong" for her to get pleasure out of it. I think it really reflects how many women feel guilty over what they "should" like, how they're supposed to act, and what they actually like. I certainly felt this way a couple of years ago when I realized some things about myself (for example, I wondered why I absolutely melted when I experienced certain things) and I saw how it seemed to conflict with my feminist ideals. But then I saw how harmful it was to shame women for what they like too or how they want to be and that's not very feminist either. Now I've reconciled everything, but I know what it feels like to want something and feel guilty over it even though there's nothing wrong with it. I think, as one of the comments said above, we should be encouraging girls to be confident in their sexuality and their desires instead of making them feel guilty.
I really liked the second book out of the three because it finally got serious (the first one seemed really amateurish in its writing style and most of the shock value and what people are stomping around about is in the first one) and you got in depth into Christian and Ana's characters, along with their families. Their families were very nice! I really liked Christian's little sister because she was bubbly and silly. But then there's Elena and I liked how Ana would never lower herself to that level. I also remember it was in the second book when Ana decides to speak to Christian's longtime therapist to learn more about him and see if she could accept his deepest secrets before getting more involved.
The third was a roller-coaster ride and not very realistic, I also didn't like something Christian did in the third book, but it was still pretty exciting with all the drama and the crazy ex-girlfriend and things getting out of control. Oh, right, I forgot the novels are about ~sex~, but you see how it's not even the focus as time goes on.
He's kind of an anxious weirdo in the third one too at some points, but he was worried about being a bad father. I liked that Ana stuck to her guns and decided to keep the baby even if she was going to be a single mother (she didn't want his help). When she saw the fetus on the ultrasound screen she named it "Blip" and kept the little picture with her. She nearly died and she still thought about Blip's safety. I think by the time the last novel ends she becomes someone I really like.
Not watching anything now
