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Well Read(?): Fifty Shades of Grey

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Well friends, I am a really nice person. Like, the best person ever. Why, you ask? Because I read Fifty Shades of Grey, so you don’t have to. I mean, unless you wanna read really poorly written smut based on Twilight. Then, by all means, this is the book for you.

I’m not really sure where to begin. I guess with a little about the book. Written by some British lady named E.L. James, apparently the story began as Twilight fan fiction and then, with some name changes, an underground ebook hit. Oh and part of this new fad called “Mommy Porn,” and appeals, I guess, to all the Twi-hard mothers out there who got kicks out of Stephanie Meyer’s chastity-based series. The ‘Bella’ of Fifty Shades is a literature student named Anastasia who has is a virgin and has no idea that any boys have every liked her. Just like Bella in Twilight who cannot fathom why she’s worth existing or talking to until Edward likes her. Actually, until she becomes a vampire and awesomely sparkly. Christian (Edward), is a wealthy billionaire who is young and sexy and into BDSM. And so begins a true love story of our time, when klutzy brunette interviews sexypants Christian, make his dingle dangle point towards her like due north. By “true love story” I obviously mean kinda graphic sex scenes punctuated by really stupid plots about drug addict mothers, feelings, and vengeful bosses.  Continue reading

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Kitchen Sink: Banned Books Week!

Hey all my fellow bookworms! It’s Banned Books Week! Let’s all read shit that makes Michelle Bachmann’s head explode and then we’re safe from her FOREVER! Bonus spring roll: you get to read books! That are awesome!

The American Library Association (which we know is a secret communist organization meant to overthrow America), is hosting “Read-Outs” where people record video of themselves reading banned books. I hope it’s all the sexy or pagan parts of books. And by that, I mean, I hope people read Snape fanfiction. Mmmm, Snape…

Accordingly to Huntington Post, the 10 most challenged books in 2010 were:

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Geeking Out: Only Michael Sheen Can Make Bad Fanfiction Awesome

Last week people went all nuts on the interwebs because the extended trailer for Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part I or The One Where Edward and Bella Finally Do the Nasty was released.

I’m a staunch critic of Twilight as both 1) an offense to good writing everywhere and 2) as a relationship violence glorifier. But, I’ve read all of the books and seen all of the movies and will probably go see Breaking Dawn too. Even though I have strong criticisms of Twilight, I consume it because it’s part of the cultural zeitgeist and that’s kinda what I spend my time thinking about and… And, I’ll admit it, I also read/watch because my socially programmed brain is like: LOVE! ANGSTY LOVE! WITH FLOPPY HAIRED VAMPIRES!!! SQUEEEE!!!! There’s also a dash of morbid curiosity thrown in there, especially with the movies. Every time I go, I laugh at things that aren’t supposed to be funny and make the Twihards around me mad. Seriously, stop being such a mouth breather Kristin Stewart! USE YOUR NOSE, SPIDER MONKEY!

Anyhow, I’ll write more about this when I review the last two movies… Or we’ll just pretend I never admitted it. But for now, click this link* to feast your eyes and ears upon Michael Sheen reading sexy Twilight fanfiction for VH1′s Best Week Ever. Swoon.

If you aren’t familiar with Michael Sheen’s non-fantasy/not-Tony Blair work, Dirty Filthy Love is currently streaming on Netflix. It’s one of the few portrayals of OCD that is quite truthful and accurate. Unlike Monk, there’s no smiling when completing obsessive rituals. You know, cause it’s not FUN for us. We do it to stop the never-ending crushing anxiety. But the movie isn’t really a downer. It’s actually very sweet and romantic and funny and made me put Michael Sheen firmly in my fave pile.

*I’m sorry for the linkage instead of having it posted here, but the embed codes from VH1 just creates a gross box and a weird hyperlink. All the youtube videos of it are people recording their tv, so there ya go…

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