when it comes to their books.
The way LOTR was written made it so fucking boring, I dropped it halfway through The Two Towers.
The Twilight series, on the other hand, was so entertaining that I read it till the very end. I don’t care if the characters are trashy / drama is crap / whatever; I just want to be entertained.
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I upvoted because I could not disagree more.
But! No judgement from me. Everything’s not for everyone. I can reread the LOTR trilogy for the 12th time or delve into the Silmarillion (basically the history of the LOTR world) and love every second. Whereas I tried to make it through the first Twilight book after watching the movie and had to put it down and take a shower. But if you like Twilight more, read that, because that’s what you like! Your thoughts still have value!
Such a truly unpopular opinion. I could not disagree more, but I also think there is a difference between what you find enjoyable and objectively what is better. Something that you do not find enjoyable can still be objectively better than something you do. You might enjoy reading tabloids more than Shakespeare, that does not make tabloids better writing, just something you find more entertaining. I think that is the issue most people will have with this post.
there is a difference between what you find enjoyable and objectively what is better.
I am aware. The clickbait title is intentional😈
Fucking hell, I hate having to upvote this…so much…
Twilight is everything that is wrong with modern literature. It’s dumbing down your art in order to cater to a population whose reading levels have declined to the low grade school level over the years.
Good books increase your literacy. You learn new things from reading them; new words, new phrases, etc… an author is supposed to add to the collective intelligence of the world, not debase themselves to write at a fourth grade level so that their books are more popular to incurious illiterates.
Upvoted because you are wrong
At least you admit you are only there for jangling keys.
You would love early 2000s YA fiction. Have fun.
This is not an unpopular opinion.
It’s rage bait.
Did you read the Hobbit? Might be more your speed. I’d also most highly recommend The Children of Hurin.
Thats a unique way to call someone a dumb sibling fucker
I hate everything about this post
But you really might like Percy Jackson books.
But you really might like Percy Jackson books.
I do.
Me too. It’s wonderful brain candy
That what Lit RPG is for me
Have either of you read the Pendragon series by D.J. McHale? If you liked Percy Jackson, you’ll probably enjoy them as well. I really enjoyed the audio books.
I don’t know how to tag/ping people on Lemmy, so i hope u/surewhynotlem sees this as well. @surewhynotlem (<- just checking if that works)
Have a great day!
Thanks for the recommendation.
Reminder that “Vote the opposition of the norm”
If you agree that the opinion is unpopular give it an arrow up. If it’s something that’s widely accepted, give it an arrow down.
You definitely get an upvote from me
This is such an insane take I love it
You might as well just start insisting that green is actually red, because that is how hilariously, ridiculously, mind-numbingly wrong you are.
Opinions are never wrong. They are just popular or unpopular :)
That’s like just your opinion man
The ridiculous amount of songs and poems in the LOTR books were incredibly boring. They’re certainly not page turners. Very slow pacing and often overly detailed descriptions abound.
You’re not wrong. But also I don’t think it would be quite the same without, and the tedious display of reverance for song and poetry contributes something very human (and often beyond human) to many of the characters.
Trashy romance novels are also apparently entertaining but that doesn’t make them good literature. Twilight may be entertaining but the terrible grammar, word choice and plot make it a joke. Its the reality TV of novels.
Hmmm. I like The Lord of the Rings more overall, but it could feel…draggy at points.
The only part in the first two Twilight books I liked when I was was told to read them when I worked at Borders was her use of empty chapters to represent depression and the passage of time. I’m a sucker for using the medium like that.
I should read House of Leaves.
I was about to come in here guns blazing, but I did read twilight in high school. I tried to read LOTR but I tapped out 100 pages in. It’s just. So. Dry.
So well played, fuck you.
