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I just closed a tab that was a page on Henry Jenkins' website. My friends suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. I attempted to wade through that ponderous prose and just gave up and asked for a summary. Yet I kept the tab open...thinking I would read it? Idk.



Seriously, do I need to read the books? I am inclined to read them so I can negotiate the show from the proper perspective, but I hesitate as I was burnt on THAT OTHER VAMPIRE CRAPFEST TEEN SERIES. How bad are they, with Twilight as the gold standard?



Are there coms and junk yet? I just dumped all the ontds off my fl so I have room for new garbage coms I can scroll over.

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[ghostrunner7.livejournal.com]

Oh, they're bad. I'm given to understand that some people have a juvenile fondness for them the way I loved The Silver Horse, but I didn't read The Vampire Diaries as a kid so...

However, with Twilight as the gold standard? At least I got more than a page into these. In fact I was able to read all four, although some of it was tough going. They're silly, some of the characterization is really silly, and if you don't like Elena in the show... well, I like her on the show and could barely stand her in the books. Caroline isn't as interesting, Jeremy doesn't exist, Bonnie is, like, Irish or something. In flashbacks Katharine is... kind of stupid. But also way crazy.

If you want to try before you buy, I have all four (the first four? I'm confused on that point) as .pdf files.

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

Why yes, that would be amaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing. Please?

I don't so much actively dislike Elena as find her boring.

Kind of stupid hahahahahaa Like in a humor way? I can only hope.

[transtempts.livejournal.com]

Yeah. And I have heard that the fifth book, the one that was recently released is horrid (by what standard) but yeah. So I'd stick to the first four if you are looking for relevance.

[ghostrunner7.livejournal.com]

But I have to know what haaaaapens!!!!!

[transtempts.livejournal.com]

...

I hear the experience is painful.

[ghostrunner7.livejournal.com]

Kind of stupid in an annoying way and then wacked out crazy. It's... humorous. Mostly the insane plot devices are the humourous parts. I'd suggest you read it like it's crack!fic.

It's also almost gayer than the show. If you can imagine that.

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[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

Totally dling this. EXCITING!

Thank you.

But not gayer than those threesome promo pics, right?

[ghostrunner7.livejournal.com]

No. Not gayer than those pictures.

Welcome! Enjoy... or something.

[mica-chan.livejournal.com]

Couldn't agree more. I hated it so much I stopped even before the end of the first one.
And Elena in the book is definitely a lot worst than she is on the tv, and I not even like her on tv! So you can imagine how is my distasteful with her on the book.