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    hippiechick: I'm a smart, independent 17 year old who likes these books. It makes me mad that I'm stereotyped into this category with retarded tweens. I am fully a... more »
    thegirldetective: I am 24 and have jumped on the excellent YA fiction franchise bandwagon many times now(Lemony Snicket, Harry Potter, the Libba Bray books) but was an ... more »
    sybann: Ah Sadie! Twin daughter of a different mother. I always find that resistance to sweeping Pop culture phenoms ends up being futile if you're the curiou... more »
    Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka: Didn't Jezzie cover some of this book and it's major issues of co-dependency and just plain abuse? more »
    5AMfrenchtoast: My summation of Twilight: Bella: Edward, you're mean! Why are you so mean? Edward: Because you are delicious smelling! Like a cheeseburger! Bella: Oh ... more »
    RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee): I bought Twilight out of curiosity, boggled at the female lead (Perils of Pauline-Mary-Sue, geeze), yet am still curious to read the rest. It's crap w... more »
    ObtuseIntolerant: Sadie, I love that you wrote this. Nicely done. I'm not interested in Twilight, but I was a pop-hater in my youth (my bestie and I tore NKOTB Bop mag... more »
    AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: As a once teenage trend-bucker myself, I can say that it wasn't the fact that everyone else squealed and followed these various fads that boiled my po... more »
    BytheSea: Ahhhaha, my teenage co-worker was there. She said it was insane. It was supposed to be Q&A, but he asked them 2 questions, and the rest was scream... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: I was never a trend hater, but as I got older, I just didn't have the energy or the inclination to get all excited about things because everyone else ... more »
    Cam/ron: I also underwent a "non-conformist" phase in MS and HS where I stopped listening to CDs that more than five classmates liked (ex. Rage Against the Mac... more »
    rollergirl76: Mediocre literature sells because it appeals to the masses. Books like Twilight are usually not well-written, easy to read, and most people will be ab... more »
    Alexis: Sorry, don't like weak women protagonists. If you wanna read a fun read about vampires shoot for the Sookie Stackhouse books instead. more »
    rocknrollunicorn: The only thing I can think of where I fit in here is that I have a vow to never watch Titanic. I've been told by many that I'm not missing much. Other... more »
    hatepaperdoll: When I was 15, I thought that if anyone else had ever heard of it, it was already over, and also conformist. Needless to say, this outlook limited my ... more »
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    I Was A Teenage Trend-Hater: Despising Twilight Is Big For Fall