Writing - Good & Bad - Edward Cullen?

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "bboyminn" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> I don't want to get too deeply into the whole Twightlight thing
> since this is a Harry Potter group, but I think I can bring some
> relevance to the current discussion of goof writing and bad.

Alla:

Why not? I was always under impression that we can discuss on OTC anything we like - be it things about Harry Potter which does not directly discuss canon, or something completely unrelated to Harry Potter. :)

Steve:
> In our discussion of Harry Potter, we have found or at least
> discussed what we feel are logical inconsistencies in the
> story. But these are very small things, that are only seen by
> deep probing critical minds. I don't that most people are
> even aware of them. 

Alla:

Very true, I can attest to bringing up to couple real life HP fans which I am friends with some things we discussed on Main and asking people if these things pull them out of the story and they were very amused. And they ARE critical thinkers, they just do not discuss every tiny detail of the stories as we do.


Steve:
> But I think a 500 year old vampire that has nothing better to
> do than hang around high schools, is a far bigger illogical
> inconsistency, that the minor points we've brought up about
> Harry Potter. 
> 
> So, while Meyer was able to weave a nice romantic tale, you
> really have to look at the story with THE MOST uncritical
> eye to buy it.
> 
> Sorry for running off on a tangent, but if I were 500 years
> old with the body of a 17 year old, I'm not sure I would
> hang around the small town high school. The first time was
> bad enough, I have no desire to repeat it over and over and
> over again for 500 years. 
> 

Alla:

I agree with Zanooda, to me it works as their cover. I mean, I see what you are saying, but this is certainly something I can suspend disbelief and even to a degree understand.