In regards to the "Twilight" article, I agree that the series has no literary value. But then again, I have heard no one in my daily travels claiming that it is of literary merit. To attack something that isn't even claimed to be "literary" seems like too much wasted effort to me. I read the books when I was a freshman here, and I thought they were very entertaining. That was the goal, right? They had the same effect on me that "Harry Potter" did, to be perfectly honest, mainly because I didn't think "Harry Potter" was high-quality writing either. And although "Wuthering Heights" may be great writing, when was the last time anyone lost themselves in that book?
If anything, reading "Twilight" has inspired my friends to read more, even to read books of "literary value." So, out of all the things to choose that is making the world worse, you chose to attack a book? Have we exhausted the need to talk about current events that actually affect our lives?
Apparently, people reading has an extremely negative effect on our society. Heaven forbid people stare at a book and not a television screen.
I would encourage people to keep reading, but also to branch out and not become too obsessed.
