Bump-ups are allowed in the Fan Club forum simply because of the forum's nature. You're not allowed to make multiple fan clubs, so if the one you want hasn't been posted on in over a year, you can't just make a newer, fresher one.
But yes, I'm joining. I hate Twilight not only because it is horribly written but also because of what it "teaches" its obsessed fan base. I mean, think about it...
1) The books romanticize suicide by making Bella's reckless behavior "endearing" because she's mourning losing Edward.
2) It projects the emotionally-abusive relationship between Edward and Bella as "okay."
3) It promotes CHILD GROOMING (the act of raising a child for the purpose of intimacy later; highly illegal and disgusting in general). The werewolves imprinting is exactly this, considering the books themselves state that imprinting is for the SOLE purpose of reproduction...and Quinn imprints on a 2-year-old. Which means that sure, he'll be her brother figure now, but it's all leading up to reproduction when she's older. Child grooming.
4) It's sexist against women. Bella isn't given a say in her relationship. Edward decides when they sleep together. Edward decides who she can hang out with, and when she "disobeys" he goes so far as to remover her car engine. Edward decides what is best for Bella, never mind the fact that she should be adult enough to decide what's best for herself. The male vampires' powers are all stronger and more reliable than the women's. Sure, Alice can see the future. But she admits that it's very unreliable, whereas Edward and Emmett and Jasper have very steady, useful powers.
Oh, and Leah, who has every right to be upset with her circumstances, is constantly put down as whiny and annoying. But when Jacob does the same thing all of the werewolves are there to pat his back and whisper sympathies.
And then there's Stephenie Meyer's horrible writing. I'm a writer myself and I've taken several creative writing classes. I also have several writing guides published by well-known, awarded authors. Here's some rookie mistakes Meyer makes.
1) Bella is a Mary-sue. She thinks she's plain and awkward and puts herself down, but everyone loves her and thinks she's beautiful and wants to be friends with her. Her "flaws" are written to be endearing and cute. She's "perfect" in the sense that she has no actual humanistic flaws. This is why the books are so popular. She's a two-dimensional character, so it's easy for young women to project themselves into Bella and project their "ideal man" into the equally two-dimensional Edward.
2) Meyer does not do her research. She claims her werewolf legends are real Quileute legends. The Quileute Indians claim that there are no such werewolf legends in their culture. She claims her vampires are "based more in science" yet none of her vampiric explanations actually hold scientific weight. Nessie's famous chromosome explanation? Any 1st-year Genetics student will tell you that it's impossible and chromosomes don't work that way.
Rosalie's family lived during the Great Depression and were able to stay wealthy because Rosalie's father owned/worked in a bank. You know why we had a Great Depression? Because the banks failed ("In relation to the 1929 downturn [of the Great Depression], historians emphasize structural factors like major bank failures and the stock market crash").
Long story short- Meyer did little to no research, and research should comprise roughly half of the novel-writing process.
3) Meyer compares EdwardxBella to the love story of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet as a TRAGEDY to show what happens when stupid teenagers fall into lust.
4) Edward and Bella are not in love. They're infatuated. When do they actually spend time together to fall in love? Let's see...they're biology partners, and Bella smells yummy and Edward is hot...and they eat dinner together...and they silently watch Romeo and Juliet together...annnnnd....
And Bella smells yummy and Edward is hot. Sure, Meyer claims it's deeper than that, but if that's true then why does she continuously write about Edward's awesome marble Adonis body?
5) Meyer Tells, not Shows. Any good writer does the opposite. An example: Bella is well-read, meaning she reads a lot, but when do we actually see her reading? We don't. Just because she's already read a book-list for her English class and she can quote Wuthering Heights does NOT make her well-read. Meyer should have SHOWN us many instances of Bella reading, or having a room full of books, or something. But she doesn't. She just tells us it happens and leaves it at that.
I could go on and on, but I've already made a HUGE post. xDD SORRY.
So, all you Twilight lovers...pay attention to what you're reading. It's okay to like Twilight just for its story and the premise, but don't be fooled by shoddy writing. If you want a great series to obsess over, I suggest looking at the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
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