Question:
why do people like the books twilight? and why do some not like Harry Potter?
?
2009-11-27 23:36:01 UTC
in my oppinion Twilight is a sexist, stupid waste of paper and effort, but can any explain why they think it is good?

Also i would like to know how it is possible to prefer Twilight to Harry Potter, or just dislike Harry Potter at all
thanks
28 answers:
Lyra [and the Future]
2009-11-28 18:59:09 UTC
When it comes down to it, it's really just a matter of preference.



The HP plot just doesn't appeal to some and the Twilight plot appeals to others. If Twilight were well-written, I'd probably like it. I think it has some really great ideas, but I agree with you- it definitely sends some awful messages to girls, which is a shame since girls are the majority of Twilight's fanbase.



I know where you're coming from, because I couldn't see how anyone could dislike Twilight a few years ago, but when I realized it was poorly written and that it wasn't even half as good as I thought, I was able to see both sides of the argument for it being good and it being bad. If you're reading strictly for entertainment, you're more likely to like it. If you're reading *into* it, you're less likely to like it.



In my opinion, you *should* read into books. That's why I don't like Twilight anymore. But since I went through that whole experience, I can understand why some may not like Harry Potter, and that's just because they may not like the characters or the plot or the writing- it's just not their cup of tea. Like Twilight isn't ours.



Edit: Well, I always thought that "it's a matter of opinion/preference" was as good a reason as any. But here's why I liked Twilight, way back when:



To me, the idea that any normal girl, as Bella is supposed to be, could catch the attention of someone so fantastic, as Edward is supposed to be, was appealing. And then there was the idea that even after he left, that there was someone else who would pick up the pieces, who was just as willing to be there for you- Jacob. Really, it was all about the idea of being loved, no matter what. I also liked the plot in general. I thought it was interesting. I still think it's interesting- just not well written.



As for why I like HP. It's magic. I honestly don't even know how to put it into words. There's just too much... Obviously, I like the storyline. I like the characters. I've always felt that I can relate to Hermione and Harry in certain ways. Luna is another role model, aside from Hermione, in the series. Draco Malfoy is my favorite, ever- it's through characters like him and Snape that JK Rowling conveys some powerful messages, and in powerful ways. Draco's message is that nobody is ever as evil as they seem and that there's always a reason for the way people behave. Honestly, I could go on and on, but I don't think I need to. I'm sure we both like it for the same reasons.
2009-11-29 19:04:25 UTC
CALM DOWN AND BREATHE.



First of all, the way your writing this is making it look like Harry Potter is this poor, little book that no one seems to like and gets criticized a lot. Well, I got some news for you: The Harry Potter fan base is just as large as Twilight, maybe even larger. So, please, stop ranting.



Second, people can like what they want to without you getting all freaked out. So some people hate Harry Potter and love Twilight or hate Twilight and love Harry Potter. Big deal. This whole thing about HP vs. Twilight has been blown out of proportion and people have forgotten that they're just books. Really people, get a grip. A few years from now, a lot of people are going to be embarrassed about all their time they wasted fighting over books. If you don't like them, don't read them. If you love them, good for you. It's that simple.



*ALSO* Use the search bar before posting anything about Twilight or Harry Potter. Right now, I just typed in "Twilight and Harry Potter" in the Yahoo! Answers search bar and there were 14, 714 results. Do you get the picture? Yeah. Please, use the search bar next time.
Neville Longbottom Lover
2009-11-29 23:07:27 UTC
I'm pretty much the same as you. As I find Twilight horrible, part of it has to do with how many girls are in love with the plot when the plot...is...well...not very interesting. I've read the books, and it's about a muggle...er...human who falls in love with a vampire. The vampire falls in love with the human....and it pretty much goes on about they can't be together because it's too dangerous.....I mean, come on. I'm assuming more girls like love stories over adventure and fantasy stories. (Okay, Twilight is a fantasy, but it's doesn't include adventure) Harry Potter has a lot more story to it. In every book he and his friends go on multiple adventures and things similar to that. It's also more funnier than Twilight, it has more action, more horror (In my opinion) and plus, it includes love and romance too! So, it has what Twilight has, and more.



(Twilight may have more romance...but so what? I'm a girl and I'd prefer a good fantasy book over a romance book. Though I do love Pride and Prejudice...)



So, I'm pretty much sure that its just that more girls find romance books more intriguing than adventure/horror/fantasy books. Oh well...maybe we'll never know. I mean, everyone has their own separate opinions. I am a die-hard Harry Potter fan, and I really don't think the Twilight saga has that much value. I mean, there are a bunch of other vampire love stories out there that are much more interesting. I'm not saying Stephenie Meyer is a horrible writer, her writing is okay, but the plot? Not my taste.
Ms. Search and Destroy
2009-11-28 08:30:51 UTC
Because different people have different tastes. (And some have no taste at all...) Kidding. Well, maybe not. I do agree that the Twilight hype is getting annoying. And I don't approve of the sort of morals arising from the series. And I'm sick of how much people obsess over it. It's really sad. And I agree when people say it's poorly written. The thing is though, a lot kids don't care about that stuff. In the case of the obsessives, they think it's good stuff because it's an easy read AND it feeds into their immature fantasies. Some like it simply because it's an easy read, or they don't analyze the book like you and I do. They don't care.



And why do some people dislike Harry Potter? Like I said, different tastes. Some people may say that Harry Potter has a poor plot line and weak characters and such. It depends on what they think is a good read. There are plenty of less-popular novels that I can easily say top Harry Potter. But then again, that's my point of view, isn't it?



How do some like Twilight better than HP? Well, Twilight is sort of a romance. Sort of. So that could be one reason why. Another is that they are obsessive little fan-girls who are stuck in their little fantasy land. You know. The ones who are waiting for Edward Cullen to stare at them in their sleep and stuff. (Ooh how creepy...).
Lila Quartermaine
2009-12-01 23:57:54 UTC
Harry Potter is way better by far, I have read every book at least four times. The Twilight series first three books were ok, but not at all better than Harry Potter. The fourth book was just terrible I mean they set the whole series up for them just to have sex and it's barely even four pages long! That's really stupid, and the movies are pretty bad!
unknowns
2009-11-30 06:46:16 UTC
Harry Potter for life.



Harry Potter is an amazing series. Where it's not just about a boy who conquers evil. It's much more than that. It's a very great book, whereas Twilight isn't.

The Twilight Saga is really plain rubbish. It's about a whiny teenage girl who is madly in love with an abuse and overly-obsessive vampire.

Really your not missing out on much by skipping a few books, because this is practically what happens throughout the whole entire book.

"Edward, you're so sparkly and beautiful, I think I love you,"

"Bella, I think you are very clumsy, and I like clumsy people. I want to marry you.



That's all that happens and maybe that’s the reason why I don’t waste my time reading it. Believe me I’ve tried.

Harry Potter is a truly delightful read that can be read by all ages. Twilight is really a book for hormonal teenage girls that need something to take their mind off things.



The only thing I got from Twilight was:

Bella: Mary-Sue, dependant on Edward.

Edward: Abusive, vampire

Jacob: Annoying, wolf



I got much more from Harry Potter in a bloody paragraph. Even the minor characters are more interesting than the stuff that Stephenie Meyer wrote. Frankly I'm at awe at how it was publish. It seems like she swallowed the thesaurus. This is basically what every line of her work is: The loquacious male expressed tenderness towards the female showing chagrin in every line of her face as she gawked strangely at the enormous colossal hills.



And Twilight has waaaaaay too many flaws. Think about it.

a 100 year old guy marries a 18 yr old girl



You know what gonna happen, as soon as Bella starts obsessing about Edward you know there gonna live happily every after.



All their family has a gift. A bit predictable?



It doesn't make sense (alot of lines.)



She's sexict and is stereotypical within her writing. Just because she's a weird and dependant doesn't mean all women are.



Renesmee should have down syndrome she has an extra chromosome.



There were no sewers in the 1700’s so how did Carlise hide?



She makes fun of her own characters. So the lion fell in love with the lamb. what a stupid lamb, what a sick sardistic lion.???? Wtf?



She doesn't use great names. I know it's something small, but yeah. Bella Swan, Swans are supposed to be graceful. She's not graceful she's clumsy



If Alice can see into the future couldn't she see Bella going to James to save her mother of whatever? They only figure it out until it's too late.



How could Alice have predicted about the Volturi if werewolves are involved.



Coudn't Alice have predicted those vampire were gonna come in the baseball match.



Edward says that she fell out of a building or whatever near the end when she's in hospital in twilight, then why are there TEETH MARKS which Edward sucked the venom out of her??????



Why does Edward SHINE and GLITTER????



Bella is an obsessive weirdo who always needs someone to

depend on.



She sounds as if she swallowed a thesaurus.



She used a word a million times. Like chagrin, compromise, epiphany ect. Just in the midnight sun draft, she uses it 9 times. Gosh, she could just say, he was feeling sad.



She keeps repeating herself.



How can Edward conceive a child if he has no sperm. No protein no sperm.



Really, she doesn’t pay attention at school. I really think she might have writ the story while asleep.





Some of the greatest writers of all time agree also. Such as Stephen King who comments. "The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn," he said. "She's not very good." "People are attracted by the stories, by the pace and in the case of Stephenie Meyer, it's very clear that she's writing to a whole generation of girls and opening up kind of a safe joining of love and sex in those books. It's very exciting and it's thrilling and it's not particularly threatening because they're not overtly sexual.



"A lot of the physical side of it is conveyed in things like the vampire will touch her forearm or run a hand over skin, and she just flushes all hot and cold. And for girls, that's a shorthand for all the feelings that they're not ready to deal with yet."





Harry Potter rules. I also hate people that say that Harry Potter is so stupid it will never happen in real life. Excuse me, wake up call. Have you ever seen vegetarian vampires and sadistic werewolves prowling around before. It's not supposed to be real. That's why it's in the FANTASY genre. And in actual fact, wizards and witches are more realistic than vampires and werewolves.
~GRIN~ And School Tomorrow
2009-11-29 18:52:55 UTC
Alright, now, think with me. Picture Santa Claus in your mind. What do you get? A fat man dressed up in red with a lot of white hair and a beard, right? Shave that guy bald, make him a goth, super skinny and very tall. Is he still Santa Claus?

Picture a unicorn. Make him stand on two legs, ugly, without a horn, black, and evil. Is he still a unicorn?

Now get a vampire, make him beautiful, sparkly, a vegetarian and a perfect little young man, is he still a vampire? That happened with Edward. Stephenie Meyer wanted to make a different sort of vampire, and ended up giving me (us twilight haters) a lot of reasons to laugh at the man. And again, do yo honestly believe that anyone will EVER act like Edward or Bella or Jacob? Do you think anyone would really be as reckless and kind as Jacob, or as attractive and perfect as Edward? That's the point. When you write a character, you think about whether or not he's believable. No one has ever been quite like any of the Twilight characters and no one will ever be. I'm not saying your characters all have to be total evil-heads, but they have to have down sides as well. Meyer's characters are just "flat". And the plot. Oh god the plot. I could go on forever about this, but let's lay it out flat- if I want to, I can mention about 300 different books who have a vampire and a human fall in love, all of which a hundred times deeper and better than Twilight, but not as "pleasing" to the reader (i.e, no happy endings, etc.) and thing about the issues in Twilight. Does it represent poverty? Politics? War? NO! Think about Harry Potter or Stephen King or whatever the hell you want. Do they? YES! That is why people respect JKR and Stephen King and James Patterson and Darren Shan. They KNOW the issues that should be in a book and what shouldn't. Of course, love, friendship, jealousy and hatred are all very important, but Twilight stops at that. Now think of Harry Potter. It represents racism, poverty, war, politics, revenge, prejudice, pride. An amazing author can bring all those aspects to life in their books. Stephenie Meyer did love, friendship, jealousy and hatred only, and did them very poorly I might add.
2009-12-01 23:01:30 UTC
Im absolutely obsessed with HARRY POTTER!!!:) haha i hated the twilight books but i decided i couldnt hate something until i have read it. so i gave it a try and i loved them! i have to admit they are very good.. i still like harry potter way more but i definitely like the Twilight series:)



i think why people always compare the two is because they are both amazing books that have a lot of fans.
~DaRk PhOeNiX~
2009-12-01 00:43:04 UTC
because people are stupid and need to get a LIFE!



twilight has no plot or point or anything inspirational!



harry potter does the books have plots and they are inspirational to everyone from young kids to older people



ive been reading harry potter since i was 9 and im 18 in december so its been 9 years and i still love the harry potter books and jk rowling is my idol and she is a GENIUS for creating a perfect book!!!!!



stephanie meyers writing SUCKS!!!!!!



stephan king even wrote something about stephanie meyers bashing her and he said that jk rowling is a better writer than her and that she needs to pick up some tips from jk rowling!!!!



so i agree with u 100%
?
2009-11-29 19:51:15 UTC
Ok so I'm glad you know it's based on opinion. I'll try to make this short and simple. Some people prefer romance novels like Twilight than Harry Potter. I am a sucker for romance novels and that's why I loved Twilight. I tried reading Harry Potter and to be honest....I literally fell asleep on the first 10 pages of the 1st book. I never really cared about vampires and I really don't now, but it was a good book and the way Stephenie wrote it was even better. Anyone could write a story about vampires and humans and they have but she has some talent in writing. Well at least in my opinion[:
The Periwinkle Girl
2009-11-28 07:44:13 UTC
Harry Potter is creative and deep. It gets under your skin and you feel like you truly belong in that world and not your own. You feel not so alone for awhile. Twilight is for stupid girls who only think about having the perfect boyfriend. Harry potter is for people who want a life changing adventure. Twilight is so ridiculous but it is popular right now so all the girls will swoon at edwards stalker ways but would probably go crying to momy and dady if there really was a vampire outside their window.
Sophie
2009-11-29 18:13:58 UTC
Twilight is a book that in my opinion lets people/ girls believe that there is something or someone that will love them as much as Edward loves Bella. It is a love story.. What will one give up for the love of his / her life.



Harry Potter is an amazing book but it is not about love. its totally the opposite, its different. Its about how a boy can save the world... there is no believing in it..
?
2009-11-29 11:38:48 UTC
I personally don't think that twilight is sexist.

It is such a love story, the charters of Edward and Bella are just two people very deeply in love, the kind if love that we don't see much of any more and it make the readers believe that there is that kind of love out there.

And Bella didn't try to kill herself she just jumped from the cliff to get a rush to hear Edwards voice, she didn't know that the water beneath could of killed her.

Actually it was Edward who wanted to die without Bella, so I don't think that the books are sexist I think they show young girls the power of love.

I taught that it was a really good book.



I aslo love Harry Potter though!!

xx
Anna
2009-11-28 21:49:20 UTC
i personally have read both series and at first when i started reading twilight saga i was very open minded to see how they made the plot work but i finished breaking dawn but then just finally understood that it had no plot what so ever! i just knew tha bella loved a sparkly *** named Edward and always depended on Jacob the hairy ***! at a time she had to choose between the both and ended up with the *** anyways! and then later got married and then knocked up on their honeymoon and when it was time for the birth of the demon child it nearly killed her and ripped her open anyway( too bad it didn't) and i just dint know why i even finished the series i guess i just wanted to know what the whole hype about it was for and i still dont know! (BTW PPL ONLY STARTED LIKING IT AFTER THE FIRST MOVIE CAME OUT AND THEY NOTICED HOW "HAWT AND SPARKLY EDWARD" IS OR JUST LIKE THE SHIRTLESS WEREWOLF! so it mainly was the movie not the books but ppl read the books more, after they saw the movie and then liked it.



but as for harry potter i used to think it was for nerds just by how big the books were but after i watched the first movie a couple years ago i decided "fine, i might just read the book" and then kept reading my dad even told me to stop reading cuz he thought i was slacking with school work (but i wasn't i got "A"s and "B"s so dw) but i thought that how the characters are built up and their back rounds were just amazing and i just craved more after i finished each book! i even re read the series too but i just love how all the stories had some sort of link that told you about it later in the series such as in Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets they had Tom Marvalo Riddles diary and later they explained that it was a horcrux and then later it panned out and everything related to something!!! i just think that harry potter really is an eye opener and it introduced me into the world of reading and that it was best selling for a good azz reason!!!!



=]



~Peace~
2009-12-03 04:18:03 UTC
in my opinion i dont like harry potter its boring.but like u might have guessed i love twilight.and who cares if you like h.p and i dont.. you cant force anyone to like what you like.



twilight is romantic and its fantasy[it doesnt have to have a stupid meaning, but it does]



h.p cotains magic[NO MEANING WHAT-SO-EVER]though if you like it read it{DO YOU THINK I CARE? NO!!!}it has crushes which is o.k

so i guess that i enjoy reading twilight and not h.p cause you can ONLY HAVE ONE FAV so deal with that!!!cause if you cant your stupid,immature and irrational in every way possible.oh,and im not lying!!! '_'
because
2009-11-28 07:50:46 UTC
People like Twilight because its in the genre of romance/love story for teenagers and is different because it doesnt have elements of horror but vampires and werevolves/shape-shifters etc etc. So a lot of girls would prefer a story about a girl falling in love with a vampire instead of a boy wizard in a school of wizards battling Voldemort. Twilight is so intense that way... and Edward is the "perfect" guy to so many of those girls.



I like Harry Potter more though. Much much much more. =)
Maniac Parkinson ♥
2009-12-01 20:43:39 UTC
Because people in our society these days don't have a clue on what a good book truely is.
Nina
2009-12-01 10:03:06 UTC
personal taste. you know, it IS possible for someone to like something others don't. so they like twilight, why do you care? people have different opinions. i just don't get why you treat them like they're the gods of literature.
kay
2009-11-29 01:25:16 UTC
I completely agree with you.

Save a tree, recycle Twilight.

All I have to say.
2009-11-28 09:41:09 UTC
Sorry i don't understand how twilight is sexist but I think it is amaing!

The love, adventure and mythical creatures make is a creative and non-stop read for me! Many people like different books because their brain works differently!

Although I love Twilight I am addicted to Harry potter and usually read one of the books every week! And I watch It every night although the films aren't quite as good as the book! My dream has always been to be an author and the person who inspired me is J.K. Rowling! I want to meet her and ask her how she writes so beautifully! She and her books are inspirational and until I was 12 I always thought i would get an invite to Hogwarts LOL!
2009-11-29 03:21:12 UTC
Why do people keep saying this about Twilight? Have you guys ever read Romeo and Juliet? When Juliet found out that Romeo was dead, she killed herself with the knife. I bet no one will say that that story was a waste of paper. Romeo and Juliet is a classic and written by a fantastic writer. Right?????



Hope this helps :)
txmex
2009-11-28 07:50:02 UTC
one twilight speaks to them how want a lover but dont have one and to the older ladys how want to be young again or just miss the passion in there own lifes the books is meant to be about abstinence about a love you want but is best to wait for when your fully ready and harry potter because some feel it is anti christian hell if it gets the kiddos to read thats all that matters to me
'Katy
2009-11-28 15:38:40 UTC
i love the twilight books because i just do.... i dont dislike harry potter i actually found the harry potter books so incredibly boring to read lol, but then that was when i was younger i havent tried to read them again yet.



sexist?..no. lol. Thats your opinion and this is mine:)
2009-11-28 18:16:42 UTC
Because people are not robots. They can like whatever they want and you sound like you're reading of a haters forum. Just stop hating and get a life.
<3 Lion & Lamb =]
2009-11-30 23:07:41 UTC
wow... um if you like something you like it, if you dont you dont. simple as that.
LDS Mom
2009-11-28 18:35:59 UTC
I loved them both.
Shady
2009-11-28 07:45:53 UTC
Can you explain how Twilight is sexist? It's a romantic story. Mystical creatures are cool to read about
Hermione Granger φ
2009-11-28 17:52:57 UTC
Honestly, you're right. IDK How ANYONE would ever ever enjoy *shudder* twlight.


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