Xander ,'Beneath You'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
I haven't read Twilight either, but I have a question based on the screening of the movie DH went to last night. (Whitefonted in case this is a movie spoiler.)
So apparently, in the movie, Native Americans are werewolves who are at war with the vampires. Since the vampires are (a) the good guys in this fight and (b) REALLY REALLY FUCKING WHITE, my question is - are the books this racist, or did the movie make this shit up???
Jessica, the movie's not making it up. The author's Mormonism is a strong influence on her writing.
(spoiler font)
So, the Book of Mormon claims that one of the original Tribes of Israel split off, went to the New World (this becoming Native Americans), and became the Lamanites. The dark skin of the "Lamanites" (and other, dark-skinned peoples) is considered a mark of the curse that God put on them when they turned away from Him. To say I, personally, consider the BoM racist is an understatement, but some people are quick to point out that there's no explicit condemnation.
Aha - that makes perfect sense. Thanks.
Well, and I only read the first book, but technically, aren't MOST vampires still bad? I mean, the ones that the chickie in the book likes are good cause they've given up eating people, so the werewolf Natives have come to an uneasy truce with that family, over the years, but still don't want her to like them, etc. But most vampires still eat people, so they're bad, adn should be hunted by the werewolves, or whatever?
OK, since no one will tell me, I'm going to have to make a guess about what vampire baseball is ... where you know both teams suck?
Either that, or a night game.
Excellent column by Erica Heller at HuffPo on publishing craziness, Sarah Palin, and Joe the Plumber.
OK, since no one will tell me, I'm going to have to make a guess about what vampire baseball is ... where you know both teams suck?
Bwah!
From the book, all I remember is Edward's vampire family playing with Bella, and ... maybe some extra fast running or something? Nothing more than the fact that vampire were playing, unless I'm forgetting.
Back before Wrigley got lights, I had a friend who kept saying he was going to write a story about a vampire baseball player who was traded to the Cubs.
Amy, your white-font is correct. There really isn't anything more to it than the Cullens play baseball. In a forest clearing. And run super-fast, before the OMG human-eating vampires show up, and deliver the funniest line in the book.