Things that Annoy me

As you can guess, my dear readers, from my last rant/blog, many things annoy me. Especially when it comes to books. Now, you don't see me with published books (that you know of) so if I say anything unfavorable about a book, I mean no offense whatsoever to the author. My opinion is solely on plot, and it is just that: my opinion. Agree is you want, but I in no way believe my way is the only way. Hurray for Free-Thinking.

Now, there is a book that I am not particularly fond of, as you might have guessed. That book is Stephenie Meyer. Now, I mean no disrespect to this author, but her characters are more than a tad unbelievable. In fact, they're downright ridiculous. Edward throws fits that could rival those of a pregnant teen one minute, and then is calm and as unshakable as a rock formation the next. The other characters are not quite so bad... but still, it is that classic, cheesy vampire-falls-in-love-with-human plot that has been done time and time again that really annoys me. Sure, each time it is done the author manages to put a little of their own twist on it, but it really just boils down to the same thing. Blech.

Another thing that annoys me is the instant-falling-in-love thing. Sure, the soulful romantic in me likes the idea of love at first sight, but really, could you be one hundred percent positive from the first glance that you are truly and (as the back of Twilight's cover puts it) "irrevocably" in love with them? No. Perhaps you felt something, and then after you got to know them realized that you'd been in love with them all along, but in one second of eye contact? Nope. Not likely in the slightest.

A thing you'll probably notice about me; when I like something, I might mention it. When I hate something with a fierce passion that burns within my very soul, I'll give you an earful. It's that simple. There is one more thing that I'll speak of today that I hate. Those stupid, sappy scenes where the hero and heroine of the story are confessing their undying and unyielding love for one another. Here's an example I wrote, with an ending common to most television anime:

Picture the scene...

"John..."
"Yes, Jane?"
"I've been meaning to tell you something I mean with all my heart..."
"What is it, my dearest, my soul, my heart, my life-and-beyond personified? Tell me what weighs upon your heart, so that I may bear it's weight for you."
"Oh, John..."
"Yes?"
"Oh, I don't know if I've the strength to say...it's as if the gods themselves are trying to seal my lips!"
"Please, my precious, tell me! Save yourself by uttering the words I've known you'd speak to me for so long! Speak them with all your heart!"
"Oh, but how?"
"Scream them, love, scream them at the top of your lungs!"
"Alright! I believe I can!" *Pauses for deep breath* "I-" a single shot is fired from a flintlock pistol at a close distance, killing Jane instantly and leaving John alone in this cruel world to forever wonder what his lover's last words were meant to be.

This entire scene was riddled with cliches I hate. Worry not, those of you who know I'm a writer, my writing isn't usually so cheesy, or so poorly written, or so juvenile. It's just something I've always wanted the world to see. How dumb these scenes are .
'Till next time.

Chloe.