Arghh. Twilight is spoiled forever!

[tiggy114]

Has anyone else re read twilight after reading 50 shades and found they're opinion of Edward has changed? I used to love the first bit of twilight as a lovely romance as they fall for each other. I'm on the part where he goes to rescue bella from getting beat up when she goes dress shopping. And all i can see now is how dominating and strict Edward is! And he is! I can see where EL James got her ideas now. I never saw this side of Edward before. Now i can't get it outta my head. I feel twilight will forever be spoiled for me now :( still good but very different. Anyone else feel the same?

[tiggy114]

I LOVE the sooky novels and true blood too. Brilliant. Never read anne rice, but i reckon it's better written and much darker stuff.

[SchroSawMummyRidingSantaClaus]

Yeah, I borrowed the first one from my fairly prudish SIL. MIL has read it too, I will never look at either of them the same again.

Arf @ "hymen". :o

I normally read BDSM library, so the sex scenes seemed really boring.

[SchroSawMummyRidingSantaClaus]

Found it hilarious when he tried to explain what a spreader bar is though, surely the clue is in the name? :o

[PurpleGentian]

I found Bella and Edward's relationship very disturbing before I read 50 Shades.

Although neither were as disturbing as the colleague who insisted that Christian Gray is her ideal man

[pookamoo]

Yes, I was a bit when a friend said she wanted to be Anastasia Grey. The threatening, controlling relationship side of the plot goes over the heads of many people (including EL James?).

I was the same as OP when I first started reading Twilight, but it got me thinking, and by the end of the series, I had sussed out Edward.

I wanted Ana (50 shades) to see sense and go back to Jose.

[tiggy114]

Ha ha schro. Yeah the name kinda gives it away. Will look at that link. I'm a sometimes fan of the marquis de sade so i'm pretty difficult to shock. But i'm surprised by how different i now feel about edward. Hmmm.

[BigBoPeep]

not read 50 shades as...it sounds shyte tbh but on my first reading of twilight i found edwards behaviour weird and not very romantic at all really, and bella's reaction puh-theh-tic!

[HelloBear]

So glad others see what a twonk Edward is. I only just joined the Twilight bandwagon and am appalled that none of my friends see what a controlling, abusive relationship it is! I KNOW it's nit real but still.

Love the Buffy version.

[tiggy114]

Honestly hellobear, it's like reading a different book this time round. He is such a bully. Just got to the bit when she first goes to his home and he scares her on purpose by flinging her across the room and restraining her. Then he laughs. The humiliates her be keeping her restrained infront of Alice! Deary me. And this is suposed to be a good read for teenage girls?

[HelloBear]

I know tigggy this is what teenage girls think love looks like.

NO!!!

When he told her he watched her sleeping I thought what a creep. But Bella just 'gasped' and accepted it. V odd.

But I guess that's what a relationship with a vampire looks like!

[HelloBear]

Hmmm, am I perhaps taking this too seriously???

[pointythings]

You see, I have a nearly 12-yo who so far has shown no interest in reading the Twilight series, but I have told her that if she does, I will read them too and will want to talk to her about the nature of real male/female relationships.

At the moment she's reading LOTR, which with hindsight is very male dominated - but at least it has Eowyn.