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Cleolinda Jones ([info]cleolinda) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2008-08-04 13:22:00


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Entry tags:boo hoo, entitlement, fan rage, fandom: twilight, mary sues don't work that way, stop sharing your thoughts, taking it too seriously, think of the fictional children

The aftermath of "Breaking Dawn"
We are falling behind on the Sparkledammerung, you guys. Previously: Twilight had its own Carpet Book. Fresh off the truck:

>> Don't Burn It, Return It!

Just got back from Borders, where they took back my book with no problem. Got into a discussion with the cashier about how I was the 15th (!!!) person to bring my book back today. Seems like many customers felt that SM was not true to her characters and her self created Twilight world, and are calling foul.
(See also: Half.com's BD listing; more anecdata at iworkatborders and ONTD).

>> Two new communities are up, mmmcradle (specifically protesting Jacob/Nessie) and whysofailsmeyer, and those are just the ones I know of.

>> Epic ONTD post is epic, complete with macros and Dark Knight rewrites (ALFREDS EYES WERE A BUTTERY, BURNING GOLD; HIS PERFECT FACE ALMOST SEVERE WITH THE DEPTH OF HIS EMOTION AS HE STARED INTO MY EYES AND SHOUTED "NEVAH").

I hear the Twilight Moms board is supposed to open back up today (apparently Stephenie Meyer asked her fan boards to go on hiatus prior to the book release...?), so that should be interesting. ETA: The Twilight Moms loved it! Bless. ETA 2: ... And so it begins. ETA 3: And continues! ETA 4: NO DISSENT!

ETA 5: It was a social experiment test, Twihards, and you failed it! Also: Godwin's. Also-also: She couldn't have been referencing Lolita... could she?

ETA 6: OH SHI--

ETA 7: Alleged MySpace defriending by the author!

ETA 8: A new letter-writing campaign: EDIT MOAR; a J/B shipper decides to rewrite the book.

By the way, you guys, if something else happens, feel free to post a new entry. I'll be over here battening down the LJ hatches.

ETA 9: Seriously, people, there is some fantastic wank linked in the comments now. SOMEONE ELSE TAKE A TURN ON THE CAROUSEL.


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eeriewhisper
2008-08-05 10:23 pm UTC (link)
fandom_wank and especially cleolinda's coverage mention at nymag:
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/08/did_breaking_dawn_ruin_the_twi.html

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[info]emiweebee
2008-08-05 11:00 pm UTC (link)
Woah.

...

Hey, check out comment 9! "I review books WAY better than Cleolinda!"

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[info]trollprincess
2008-08-05 11:19 pm UTC (link)
Oh, hey, that's that chick. *points upthread*

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[info]cleolinda
2008-08-05 11:21 pm UTC (link)
For my own sanity, I am so not going to read those comments. Although the really bitchy thing to say would be, "I'm sure you do! And that's why NY Mag mentioned you as well!"

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[info]cleolinda
2008-08-05 11:07 pm UTC (link)
...

...

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[info]emiweebee
2008-08-05 11:12 pm UTC (link)
I know your header is Cleolinda Jones, but are there userids for cleolindajones/cleolinda_jones? Because if there are, somebody's going to be very popular (and confused).

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[info]cleolinda
2008-08-05 11:14 pm UTC (link)
I... I don't know.

Oh God, poor cleojones, I need to warn her--

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[info]trollprincess
2008-08-05 11:17 pm UTC (link)
*passes you the alcoholic beverage of your choice*

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[info]cleolinda
2008-08-05 11:28 pm UTC (link)
Can it be a Long Island? I need a Long Island.

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(no subject) - [info]trollprincess, 2008-08-05 11:29 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]waltraute, 2008-08-06 12:49 am UTC

[info]evilsqueakers
2008-08-06 01:08 am UTC (link)
Geez, takes the media awhile to catch up, doesn't it? Fandoms far and wide know you're awesome and have for ages. But at least they now know how awesome you truly are. *grins*

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[info]anonyrat
2008-08-05 11:13 pm UTC (link)
...

I am completely unprepared for seeing words like 'crackfic' in freaking New York Magazine

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eeriewhisper
2008-08-06 12:15 am UTC (link)
I know. But then I saw that the article is written by Dan Kois who used to write Lost recaps at Twop. So it makes a little sense now.

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[info]lottelita
2008-08-05 11:20 pm UTC (link)
Don't the Fug Girls blog there, too? I'M SO CLOSE TO THEM OMG.

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[info]feenix
2008-08-06 02:13 am UTC (link)
They do. And, in fact, they worked in a Twilight (albeit movie) reference yesterday on GFY.

...I am convinced, now more than ever, that they're secretly Twatlighters.

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[info]cleolinda
2008-08-06 04:33 am UTC (link)
Well, they did fug the EW cover...

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[info]cmdr_zoom
2008-08-05 11:26 pm UTC (link)
From comment:

Bella's magical newborn abilities is so farfetched and just leads to the conclusion that she is nothing but a mary sue.

Oh hey, you finally figured it out! Thanks for joining us. There are a couple of empty seats in the back.

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[info]brontenocturne
2008-08-06 12:30 am UTC (link)
But what about the important question here?

IS THAT ANGELA LANSBURY IN YOUR ICON?

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eeriewhisper
2008-08-06 12:37 am UTC (link)
That's her in all her boobilicous glory :o)

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[info]panthea
2008-08-06 02:07 am UTC (link)
My favorite comment, from page 2:

If you didn't like it, well keep it to yourself! Don't RETURN the book!! That is actually very rude!!

That's right! You, as the consumer, are not allowed to express dissatisfaction with a product by exchanging said product to recoup financial loss! That's just rude.

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[info]silentspeaker
2008-08-06 02:19 am UTC (link)
Having read your review, I have only this to say about Twilight, whihc i have been exposed to previously only in the glancing way of through the filter of f_w:

IT BURNS. IT BURNS LIKE HOLY WATER.

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[info]feenix
2008-08-06 02:29 am UTC (link)
...my God.

They really did link back to Fandom Wank.

Servers becoming robust right about...now.

I'm surprised that they didn't mention that it was Eddie that gave her the c-section with his teeth. (I'm not sure - I think I blocked that part out.) Or that...you know, Bella's ex-boyfriend found TRUE LOVE with her baaaaaaaby. (Well, he said "some werewolf stuff happens," but that quite possibly is the understatement of at least the decade, if not the century or the millennium.)

Also: MY GOD, BLOGGERS FOR NEW YORK MAGAZINE USED THE PHRASE "DEATH BABY." Truly, they have shown their commitment to Sparkle Motion.

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Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?"
[info]julian_black
2008-08-06 03:16 am UTC (link)

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Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?"
tintin
2008-08-06 03:37 am UTC (link)
This is the most amazing gif I have ever seen in my life.

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Re: Twilight Lexicon says the your fanbase isn't mature enough for a baby! - [info]julian_black, 2008-08-06 03:53 am UTC
Re: Twilight Lexicon says the your fanbase isn't mature enough for a baby! - tintin, 2008-08-06 03:55 am UTC
Re: Twilight Lexicon says the your fanbase isn't mature enough for a baby! - [info]waltraute, 2008-08-06 04:19 am UTC
Re: Twilight Lexicon says the your fanbase isn't mature enough for a baby! - [info]squeakthemouse, 2008-08-06 12:24 pm UTC
Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?"
[info]pepperlandgirl4
2008-08-06 04:57 am UTC (link)
YES! This makes this wank perfect!

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I don't doubt YOUR commitment, that's for sure.
[info]feenix
2008-08-06 05:47 am UTC (link)
God, I need to go see Donnie Darko again.

Also, that is sheer motherfucking brilliance.

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Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?" - [info]schmoo999, 2008-08-06 06:28 am UTC
Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?" - [info]otoselkie, 2008-08-06 07:20 am UTC
Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?" - [info]blankverses, 2008-08-06 07:47 pm UTC
Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?" - [info]karaz, 2008-08-07 06:15 pm UTC
Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?" - [info]fallingmallorn, 2008-08-08 02:56 am UTC
Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?" - [info]plazmah, 2008-08-08 07:44 am UTC
Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?" - [info]yanks02, 2008-08-08 08:35 am UTC
Re: Did someone say, "Commitment to Sparkle Motion?" - [info]marchingocelot, 2008-08-08 05:18 pm UTC

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