I just have to say that I'm gobsmacked that Eragon and Twilight were even in the running when MWT was in the room - I could barely keep my eyes open during the first Eragon book (it felt like Lord of the Rings Lite, or like someone who's been homeschooled and raised on a rich diet of truly good fantasy but hasn't yet developed a style that isn't plagiaristic) and the Twilight series were hilariously flawed (like, what does Bella love Edward for, other than his flawless nose? And why is the main character such an insult to intelligent and proactive women everywhere? And why can't I seem to make heads or tails of why characters say what they say in response to each other? Most of all, why am I wasting time on this? and other questions of equally frustrating nature), though entertaining in a I-need-a-book-in-the-ladies'-to-keep-me-occupied sort of way.
Whereas MWT is beyond the exquisite heights of awesomeness, and every time I reread it I find deeper layers... I give workshops on writing and literacy in schools on the East Coast, and often take my MWT for certain interactive exercises with my groups. I think I'd bring along Twilight or Eragon only if I needed a stepstool behind the podium.
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Date: 8/21/12 10:00 am (UTC)I just have to say that I'm gobsmacked that Eragon and Twilight were even in the running when MWT was in the room - I could barely keep my eyes open during the first Eragon book (it felt like Lord of the Rings Lite, or like someone who's been homeschooled and raised on a rich diet of truly good fantasy but hasn't yet developed a style that isn't plagiaristic) and the Twilight series were hilariously flawed (like, what does Bella love Edward for, other than his flawless nose? And why is the main character such an insult to intelligent and proactive women everywhere? And why can't I seem to make heads or tails of why characters say what they say in response to each other? Most of all, why am I wasting time on this? and other questions of equally frustrating nature), though entertaining in a I-need-a-book-in-the-ladies'-to-keep-me-occupied sort of way.
Whereas MWT is beyond the exquisite heights of awesomeness, and every time I reread it I find deeper layers... I give workshops on writing and literacy in schools on the East Coast, and often take my MWT for certain interactive exercises with my groups. I think I'd bring along Twilight or Eragon only if I needed a stepstool behind the podium.