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One of my big strong tall male neighbors just walked into the building holding and scritching a tiny kitten -- looks like they just got back from the vet. I love seeing men take care of small life forms.
And of course this turned into me thinking about Twilight. Where are the animals? Besides those being eaten by people. No one has any pets. Now, maybe it's just me, but I enjoy having my good characters interact with animals, showing those characters being gentle and kind toward beings that can't do anything for them. I particularly like when romance heroes are shown doing stuff like this. I understand that everyone doesn't share my tastes, but I think the fact that no one in the Twilight books even has any pets says something really nasty about the books. I can't articulate it yet, but it's one of those things that just bugs me.
And of course this turned into me thinking about Twilight. Where are the animals? Besides those being eaten by people. No one has any pets. Now, maybe it's just me, but I enjoy having my good characters interact with animals, showing those characters being gentle and kind toward beings that can't do anything for them. I particularly like when romance heroes are shown doing stuff like this. I understand that everyone doesn't share my tastes, but I think the fact that no one in the Twilight books even has any pets says something really nasty about the books. I can't articulate it yet, but it's one of those things that just bugs me.
