Didn't they warp you forever?! I remember reading one of those books on the bus and thinking, "I really shouldn't be rooting for Catherine to live happily ever after with her brother." I read some excerpts recently, and the writing is pure comedy gold.
On Dec 9, 3:32 pm, [email protected] wrote: > I think we're all better off if I don't read it. I think that's win/win. > > I read Flowers in the Attic, though! And If There Be Thorns! And the other > one! Seeds something? Incest Weeds or something? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erika <[email protected]> > To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Dec 9, 2009 12:27 pm > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Girls Gone Geek > > You're off the hook Ravenface, if for no other reason than I say so! > Thank you so much for the blog love, one and all. > > As someone who writes for a living, I'd be lying if I said I didn't > have problems with certain elements of the books. As Vanessa knows, I > couldn't even get through "Breaking Dawn" because of Bella's grating > inner monologue. And yet, I think Twihards have been unfairly > stereotyped as nutty soccer moms and airhead girls with low self- > esteem. There's nothing wrong with not liking the books, but the > bashing seems to be a knee-jerk reaction in some corners. I mean, I > hate R. Kelly's music passionately, but I've listened to enough of his > songs to form an opinion. > > If you want to read some truly godawful fiction with a young adult > following, look no further than V.C. Andrews' "Flowers in the Attic" > series, which was huge during my tween days. > > On Dec 9, 11:51 am, [email protected] wrote: > > Right. Read excerpts, of which there are many, flipped through actual > > book. > Couldn't stand it, but I'm not fourteen or a trisomie. You can also get half > of the text from reading tattoos on myspace. > > > Very different situation than with Harry Potter, Meyer can't write, but that > Rowling chick could put a sentence together but couldn't plot to save her > wand. > Boy, that would have been an easy job, "editing" those last few Potter books. > You just take what she turns in, don't look at it, send it to the printers, > roll back over and set the alarm for payday. Criminal! > > > Regardless, don't dislike Twilight fans, don't hate Meyer, just don't want > anything to do with it. We need a geek word for conscientious objector. > Like, > I'm a conscientious objector with the new Dr. Who. When I saw the one where > the > earth thinks happy thoughts to save a Yoda-ized Doctor, I was out for good. > > > What are some good ideas for that? That's a postworthy topic, right? Like, > there was that great thread about popular things we never got around to > reading. > What was that called, geek sins? What about things you've rejected but don't > hate? > > > Conscientious Obgeektor? Something better, please. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wed, Dec 9, 2009 8:37 am > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Girls Gone Geek > > > I couldn't get past just reading excerpts. It's typical fan fiction > > stuff on a much larger scale. > > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > > where are the doctors when we need them? > > > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Todd Elliott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> So you've determined the twilight books are not well written, but you've > > >> never read them? > > > >> I've read them, and they are poorly written. The second book was 300 > > >> pages of crap, 50 pages of action, and then 50 more pages of crap. > > > >> --------------------------------------------- > > >> Todd Elliott > > >> [email protected] > > >>http://www.theuniquegeek.com/ > > >>http://www.google.com/profiles/thelliott > > > >> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> Yes, it (the twilight article) was well-written...unlike the Twilight > > >>> books. But, as the article pointed out, there's no arguing their > > >>> success. > > > >>> I guess I'm in that camp of people who don't hate the Twihards. I think > > >>> the phenomenon is cute, and I'm glad they've found something to be > > >>> passionate about. But...I will never read them. It's like one of those > > >>> pizza toppings I don't order. I don't blame people for liking > > >>> anchovies. > > >>> You go ahead an eat all the anchovies you like, and god bless you, but > those > > >>> salty bitches aren't going into my mouth. > > > >>> So, I'm a non-hater who will never be a participant as opposed to a > > >>> hater > > >>> who wants no one else to participate or a non-hater who becomes a lover. > > > >>> Ok! > > >>> Ravenface > > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: Vanessa <[email protected]> > > >>> To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > > >>> Sent: Tue, Dec 8, 2009 8:05 pm > > >>> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Girls Gone Geek > > > >>> Really? No love Twilight love? Well, can't say I am surprised. Do > > > >>> you at least thing the article was written well? > > > >>> And, yes, the Wonder Woman and Vixen entries are quite delish. Kudos > > > >>> to the author. My partner in crime ;-) > > > >>> On Dec 8, 10:10 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > >>> > Hey, I liked it. Good voice. Loved the Vixen entry. Lost me with > > >>> > the > > > >>> Twilight! Brought me back with the Lobo-bashing! I'm in! > > > >>> > -----Original Message----- > > > >>> > From: Vanessa <[email protected]> > > > >>> > To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > > > >>> > Sent: Tue, Dec 8, 2009 9:55 am > > > >>> > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Girls Gone Geek > > > >>> > Check it out :-) > > > >>> >http://girls-gone-geek.com/ > > > >>> > -- > > > >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >>> > Groups "The > > > >>> > Unique Geek" group. > > > >>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>> > [email protected]. > > > >>> > For more options, visit this group > > >>> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > >>> -- > > > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >>> Groups > > >>> "The > > > >>> Unique Geek" group. > > > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>> [email protected]. > > > >>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > >>> -- > > > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >>> Groups > > >>> "The Unique Geek" group. > > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>> [email protected]. > > >>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > >> -- > > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > >> "The Unique Geek" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected]. > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The > > Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The > Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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