Twilight
Submitted by Nikki on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 02:06Twilight by Stephenie Meyer was a good read. The author provided a gripping beginning that would make anyone want to continue reading. Overall it was a solid read. Twilight is labeled as young adult which I don't think our book club was aware of at first. I expected there to be more detail in several cases than there actually was. But with that said, the lack of detail in specific cases makes it a great read for the younger audience.
Stephenie Meyer did an outstanding job in portraying each character that she introduced. You were able to get to know them and remember them quite easily. Isabella Swan (Bella) is an ordinary teen experiencing her first true love. However, I did find myself getting tired of listening to Bella in the book. I thought she was very whiny, selfish and overall lacked self confidence. I'm really hoping that her character progresses in the next several books for the benefit of the audience of young followers...
Edward was a strong character. He is the kind of love that you hope for based on the passion and loyalty that he bestowed upon Bella. If you were to take out what he was, you wanted their love to continue. But I was concerned when towards the end, Bella wanted this lifestyle and keeps talking about getting her way. She wants to give everything up for one man. In the sequel New Moon, Stephenie Meyer gives an excerpt from a chapter. It starts with how much Edward wants her to continue on the natural path of her life. College being the number one priority. I am interested in the message that Stephenie Meyer will send to her young readers in the way she will resolve the "impasse" that her two characters are at.
Twilight was predictable but lays a great foundation for the upcoming sequels. The sequels to Twilight are: New Moon (book 2), Eclipse (book 3), and Breaking Dawn (book 4).
Author Stephenie Meyer has a great story on how she started Twilight. If your interested, click on the link to Twilight - Stephenie Meyer's web site.
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This book sucks
This book sucks. Lots of people have told me it was an amazing book, and when I went out to get a piece of this "amazing-ness", I was thoroughly disappointed in the poor quality of the writing. The character's are Mary Sue's who either stalk each other, whine and complain all day, or sit around and act like general morons.
Edward Cullen is not the kind of person any sane person would want to be in a relationship with. He is a controlling, manipulative, and generally abusive lover that Meyers is romanticizing. And that is wrong because 12 to 15 year old girls are reading this crap like mad.
It's writing quality is VERY poor. The characters are flat due to their Mary-Sue-like "perfection". The plot is anything but amazing (more like repetitive and uninteresting). AND it has morals that say it's okay for a man to belittle a woman and that that is his place to do so and he is right to treat a woman that way because she is not as good as he is. And this worries me due to the large audience that's just taking this stuff in and how young they are.
If I could, I'd give this book -4 stars. =/
Only read when forced upon in a hostage situation, dear Jenny.
this book sucks. i dont know
this book sucks. i dont know why anyone would read it unless they were at gun point.
oh god this book sounds sooo
oh god this book sounds sooo interesting!!!! i gotta have it!!
my friends almost done with
my friends almost done with the book.... and she just started yesterday!!! :):):):):)
i am soo interested in
i am soo interested in reading this book!!!! all my friends read it and said that its even better than harry potter. when i heard that comment, i started looking for the book in libraries!! people should start chosing this book over harry potter all the time
This is an amazing book ... i
This is an amazing book ...
i could not put this book down! i ended up reading it in 2 days :D :D
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