Luavut rocks!

Dear Ed,

I have been a silent reader of Us for three years now and I would like to say that Us is going great! 'Graffiti' (November 20, 2009) was cool like always and the article 'Menace of forwarding messages' by Mariam Naeem was remarkable. Nabeel Naqvi's 'Ground Reality' was also worth reading and the cover story was awesome! Keep up the good work!

Usama Mazhar, Rawalpindi

Dear Ed,

The issue of November 20 was really awesome. Hafsah Sarfaraz, Mariam Naeem, Farkhanda Qaiser, Luavut Zahid, and Pinar Farooq did a fabulous job. I really liked their articles. I have noticed a big change in the content of the mag. Thumbs up and hats off to you, Ed, for paying heed to our complaints, finally! I would also like to appreciate Us' page on Facebook because it has made it easier for Us to contact our favourite writers!

Sania Athar, Mardan

Dear Editor,

I have been reading your magazine for a long time, but never in those years have I had any urge or a whim to write to you. But after seeing your issue of November 20, I decided to make an exception. When I first opened up Us, I had a frown upon my face because of not one but two articles on New Moon. I nearly puked. But when I concentrated, I saw to my delight that the second article was not a dipped-in-admiration one about Edward and his love. Rather, it looked like as if I had written it myself! I, like many others, had fallen prey to the magic of Edward and the books. But after sometime, my logic begged me to come to my senses! I must applaud this amazing person's effort! Way to go, Luavut! The poem by 'Bella' was hilarious and so was the article! Luavut, you made my day! Still smirking,

Aawish Zahra, Sialkot

AoA Editor,

The cover story 'New Loonies' by Luavut Zahid was totally amazing and was so true! People need to get out of the Twilight trance! Rest of the mag was great, too, and I hope you continue printing posters on the back page.

Rabz

Dear Editor,

I completely agree with what Luavut Zahid said in her article 'New Loonies'. I don't know why people are crazy after Twilight! Harry Potter is hundred times better than Twilight. Rest of the articles in the mag were good. Keep up the good work.

Awais Arshid

Ed,

This is just to say that Luavut Zahid spoke out for many of us. And by us I mean the 'Twilight fans' :) The article 'New Loonies' was just amazing. I prefer to call it hilariously realistic. I'm a huge Twilight fan myself (only of the books, mind you). I didn't like the first movie much. It was a good effort, but Robert Pattinson just made me hate Edward. The guy seriously doesn't know how to act. Anyway, coming back to the article...great job!

The things Luavut mentioned in her article crosses one's mind while reading the books. And it's true that many women (not just girls) have a huge crush on Edward and expect their prince charming to be like him. Ahem! Ahem! Despite the fact that he is totally clingy and a control freak. But then again Bella likes him and reminds me of those girls in our society who cling desperately to their dominating men and think that all the restrictions they put on them are out of 'love'. Seriously!!!

But it is nice to know that the problem is not just limited to our society, it's universal. Now we can deal with it on a bigger level ;) By the way, I've heard that 'Midnight Sun' will be expressing Edward's point of view to us. Let's see...

Sana Khan

AoA Ed!

The issue of Nov 20 was a delight. 'My prison' reminded me of my last few weeks. My exams are over now, thank God! The cover story 'New Loonies' was good. Bringing the poster page back is a good step but I hope it doesn't mean that 'Art Mart'' is going to disappear. I really love that page. Last but not the least, I was greatly moved by Abbas Khattak's letter.

Aminah Pervaiz, Haripur

Second opinion…

Dear Editor,

I read the cover story 'New Loonies' and I cannot say that I was really impressed by what Luavut Zahid had to say. She seemed to be complaining and ranting about what bothered her about the books. She seemed to have a problem with the way vampires were portrayed in the book. As to that I can just say that most authors choose their own characteristics about what their characters should be like - Anne Rice has her vampires sweat and cry blood instead of water and have nails that reflect like mirrors, L.J. Smith has her vampires bleed to death like normal humans and have rings that enable them to go out into the sunlight, the mermaids in Harry Potter aren't blond with sea-shells, but greenish grey with screechy voices...need I say more? Stephanie Meyer has portrayed her characters as she wants to be. Nothing more. Nothing less. Also, Luavut seemed to be confusing the FICTIONAL aspect of the novel with 'REAL' people. Luavut, the characters aren't 'real' people. They're people in a book. Her little jibe about Charlie also needs clarification -- I would advise her to actually get her facts straight before attempting to write anything. I can't help but get the feeling that her real problem is with the obsessive fan girls and not the series itself, so I would suggest that she addresses the real issue that bothers her instead of cooking up half-baked arguments against characters of a fictional novel. Her parting remark about 'real men sleeping'...well, Jacob sleeps and she doesn't seem to like him either.