The final edition of Anuradha, Stop Using the Word Rebuttal. The previous four (yes, I wrote four more of this shit) parts of this ramble may be foundThe final edition of Anuradha, Stop Using the Word Rebuttal. The previous four (yes, I wrote four more of this shit) parts of this ramble may be found in my reviews of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.
I repeat, I'm only posting this because I read this article. I'm literally only refuting the points mentioned in this, nothing else. I don't like comparison, but if the other party does it, be sure that I will respond.
REBUTTAL POINTS 41-46:
41. The HP books are all depressing. Lots of good characters die, which isn't cool. And they're just full of violance, and ridiculous plans. Harry Potter books may have elements of violence in them, but people die in wars. You can't just kill off only the secondary characters. Much as I hated seeing many of my favourites die, it added an element of realism to the story. Sometimes, bad things happen to good people. That's just how life is. The plans aren't ridiculous as much as they are elaborate.
42. Stephenie Meyer did her resarch and found a place like Forks so the vampires could be outside. JK just made one up. Yeah, Rowling created a world where we could all escape into, if we wanted. She spend years coming up with the details. She used her imagination and creativity, and the effects of it all were almost perfect. She created a hidden world for her wizards in the midst of all the normalcy of some place as common as London. Making one up is a lot more tedious than Googling one.
43. The sparkles are so unique and creative. They're not stupid. I feel like this is a parody account. The sparkles suck. Vampires don't sparkle. Period.
44. harry potter is too hard for a young child to read. Young children should not be reading Twilight! Harry Potter has universal appeal. I read it as a child, and I understood it perfectly well.
45. Twilight is better because the books are written better and the characters bring more to the table for the readers. "The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn" - Stephen King. Need I say more?
46. It's set in America. It's like you're not even trying... How does that matter?
And it's done. Finito. I have no purpose in my life, again. Harry Potter made me a better person, and I will defend it ad nauseam.
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