I just finished reading Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. What an unbelievable life this woman has had! I'm amazed by what she's done with her life. And it's mind boggling to read her take on Islam because it is so completely not PC. There's a reason this woman has bodyguards! Ayaan became world famous after her friend Theo van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker with whom she'd made a controversial movie about Islamic culture, was murdered by an Islamic extremist in 2004.
Perhaps I'm doubly impressed by her because I came to the book after having read some chick-lit books with wishy-washy, wimpy heroines...one of them being a certain vampire series. I'll probably alienate all of my friends and receive hate mail from teenage girls by saying this, but man, I just cannot take anymore Bella right now. I need a breather before book 3. I know, I know it's so awful and rude of me to say such things about her. It was a fun read but seriously, Bella, can you stop going on and on with, "Edward I love you I love you why would you ever love me when you're so beautiful and will you please make me a vampire, please please please, I love you so much because you're so beautiful and I don't care about anything like my soul or my life or having chilren or college or your feelings so make me a vampire please please please or else so I can worship you forever even though you may not love me once I'm a vampire because I'm so whiny and I won't smelly yummy to you anymore--oops, I guess I didn't think about that part!"
Perhaps I'm doubly impressed by her because I came to the book after having read some chick-lit books with wishy-washy, wimpy heroines...one of them being a certain vampire series. I'll probably alienate all of my friends and receive hate mail from teenage girls by saying this, but man, I just cannot take anymore Bella right now. I need a breather before book 3. I know, I know it's so awful and rude of me to say such things about her. It was a fun read but seriously, Bella, can you stop going on and on with, "Edward I love you I love you why would you ever love me when you're so beautiful and will you please make me a vampire, please please please, I love you so much because you're so beautiful and I don't care about anything like my soul or my life or having chilren or college or your feelings so make me a vampire please please please or else so I can worship you forever even though you may not love me once I'm a vampire because I'm so whiny and I won't smelly yummy to you anymore--oops, I guess I didn't think about that part!"
Ugh. Long live strong women!
And to save you the trouble of lecturing me, I'll write comments for you:
Kasey, how you can you say such things? Are you an enemy of true love? Have you no romantic heart?
Kasey, you are so intolerant and insensitive. We just can't be friends any longer.
Well, this sure has been random tonight. Sorry. Sometimes I just get a bit carried away.
6 comments:
First of all, great song choice. I love to play the piano music, I play the beginning and pretend I wrote it. (that is evil isn't it?)
Second of all, I guess I won't be reading my newly purchased book. I was feeling guilty about it already (I kind of thought it was an impulsive and indulgent buy when I hit that "buy now" button on Amazon's website) and now choose to reprioritize my to-be-read book list. So I'll get reading that Infidel as soon as I finish the Historian (this is a book about a very brilliant chick that is hunting down vampires to kill them and locate her perfidious father that has possibly been taken to the tomb of Vlad the Impaler. I can't say that I am learning much of any use, but I do now know that Transylvania is located in Romania. ) Don't worry, I was ready to strangle Bella myself by the end of book 2, you were able to communicate my thoughts into writing. Sorry, it is late and I feel lke I am rambling and not making any sense........I just wanted you to know that you had my support.
I'm with you too Kasey. I've only got through book one but geez! Everytime Bella would have to "catch her breath" at the sight of Edward...I'm thinking GET A GRIP GIRL! This is like the 50th time you've seen him. You should be able to breath by now!
i read infidel earlier this year - she is an amazing woman. and i'm currently trying to make it through eclipse, which i was so excited to get... but i'm not getting far. i've even toyed with the idea of putting it aside & reading something "real" - that post just cracked me up!!! these books are fun, but can get irritating. i know, she's a teenage girl, but i don't remember being that dramatic as a teenager. hmmm...
i'm totally with you. i have only read twilight, but bella totally rubbed me that way in that one, too. i haven't moved on in the series quite yet...but thanks for the recommendation of a "real" book! :) i'll put it on my list.
I love the rant! Kasey you're hilarious. I'm with you. Bella is definately my least favorite character. I too wish she would remember to breath and stop fainting etc. You definately have to suspend belief to enjoy these books. I think they are a fun guilty pleasure, but I'm definatly going to have to clense the pallate, so to speak, with something a little more "meaty" next...maybe Infidel. Thanks for the recommendation.
Kasey, don't you see that this is why I love you! Crap, woman, you are hilarious! I have started Infidel (thanks to your rec) and I am enjoying it! So, about Eclipse: I just worry about Edward remembering Bella's sippy cup because you know how cranky she gets when she doesn't have a drink in the car...I mean the woman can barely stand up by herself. The books are a guilty pleasure o' mine, but you have my full support always...
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