What does everyone think of the Twilight Saga?
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Re: What does everyone think of the Twilight Saga?
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Twilight: I was amazed by the initial part where Bella met Edward and felt 'dazzled' by him, the days she waited not understanding why he acted so distant, and then when she was faced with the dilemma of either accepting him (vampirism included) or to lose him forever. I never thought I would like a romance novel, especially considering that the romance occurs between a human and a vampire, but somehow I was stumped! Anyways, I did not care for the confrontation with the so called 'uncivilised' vampires.
New Moon: Well, I don't know how Edward could think Bella would be better off without him. But I could feel Bella's anguish, her numbness followed by excruciating pain over his absence. I found it perfectly plausible how she eventually found comfort in Jacob, her initial hesitations and then overcoming those (never completely, though). The Volturi I could consider as perfect villans, but they could have been a bit more terrifying.
Eclipse: Things get complicated as an entire army of newborn vampires are at large. This irritated me, was this much ado really necessary for the plot? I found it too dramatic. But on the romance front, the Bella-Edward-Jacob triangle gets more interesting as Bella can feel that she loves Jake too, even if she doesn't want to admit that. Way to go!
Breaking Dawn: I loved the wedding part and the conflicts with Jacob. But Bella's pregnancy and obsession with the child seemed sudden and abrupt. The few chapters narrated by Jacob had me rooting for him, they were emotionally more mature (?) than most other chapters in the whole series. But everything after that-starting from Jacob imprinting on Renesmee to all those 'immortal child' things and the final encounter between Cullens and the Volturi - seemed to have been forced into the story. For me, it was a considerably disappointing end to a saga which I otherwise liked.
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Thank you! I can not understand how anyone likes the series. The characters are boring and the writing is bad. This supposed loving relationship is far from ideal and should not be looked up to. It was like listening to my freshman English students sighing over Romeo's and Juliet's "romantic" relationship.Dael Reader wrote: ↑10 Jun 2018, 19:14 I think it's a story about a girl in an abusive relationship with a vampire who stalks her and tries to separate her from her friends and family. Sadly, she falls in love with this guy, then comes to believe that she can't be beautiful or graceful until she dies and becomes a vampire. I think it's a horrible series for teenage girls.
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PlanetHauth wrote: ↑11 Jun 2018, 07:26Thank you! I can not understand how anyone likes the series. The characters are boring and the writing is bad. This supposed loving relationship is far from ideal and should not be looked up to. It was like listening to my freshman English students sighing over Romeo's and Juliet's "romantic" relationship.Dael Reader wrote: ↑10 Jun 2018, 19:14 I think it's a story about a girl in an abusive relationship with a vampire who stalks her and tries to separate her from her friends and family. Sadly, she falls in love with this guy, then comes to believe that she can't be beautiful or graceful until she dies and becomes a vampire. I think it's a horrible series for teenage girls.
Dael Reader wrote: Exactly. I read the series when my 13-year-old niece wanted a set for Christmas. I've gladly bought her other books, but not these. I hope that she will always be more confident in her own being than Bella is and that she will always expect better than the kind of relationship that Bella and Edward have.
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It has a horrible reputation everywhere, but I still like. It's not a book that I will reread again and again (maybe a few years at a time) nor is it a book that is one of my faves, but it's still good.
The only thing I didn't like about it is Renesmee and Jacob. I found it... honestly disgusting.
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