I was reluctant to begin reading this series. I don't usually go for gory/action-packed books and I felt like this is what Twilight was about (Not sure why). A lot of guys are always saying how Twilight "sucks" and how the books are so badly written - I found this to be opposite of the truth. While the movies aren't the best - I'll give them that - the books are very interesting and I think they are written very well. The story is easy to follow and after the first book, you have to choose a side. Whether you like Jacob better or Edward, it's easy to fall in love with these books. Maybe the people who bash these books are the people who don't read the story before watching the movie. Maybe they've never even read the books! From what I've read, there's no reason to hate on the Twilight Sage for the books. The movies are bad. They don't have very good acting and while I did enjoy watching them it was only because I got to see the characters I knew in the books come alive. I didn't enjoy watching some of the scenes where the character Bella was just awkward when she spoke. So, I caution you all: Don't see the movies before reading the books. And if you've already watched them - Give the books a chance. I promise they won't let you down.
For this post, I'll talk about the book Twilight. If you've not read it, and don't want anything given away I suggest you stop reading.
Twilight begins with a girl named Bella who moves to Washington to stay with her father. While attending school her first day, she sees this boy named Edward. Her new friends caution her by saying that he doesn't go for the girls here. But she's drawn to him. There's something about his eyes.
Edward tries his hardest not to become friends or anything at all with Bella. He's so drawn to her - her scent.
Bella starts to notice something isn't quite right about Edward and begins to ask him countless questions. Why are his eyes changing colors? Why is he always gone from school? Why is he somehow is exactly the right place at the right time?
After much prodding from Bella, Edward reveals he is in fact a vampire. But he's "vegetarian". He doesn't drink human blood but the blood from animals. However, there is a twist here. For each vampire there is this one human who's blood is irresistible. This only happens maybe two or three times in a vampires existence. And guess who's blood is irresistible to Edward. Yes, Bella's.
The real question in this first story is whether or not Edward can overcome this desire and try to maybe have some kind of relationship with Bella. Bella wants nothing more than to be with Edward - even if that means changing her into a vampire as well.
I'll leave you guys hanging in hopes you'll be interested enough to open this book. Give it a shot - what can it hurt?
I could never get into the Twilight series, I tried reading the first book and only got about 5 pages into it...at that point I just couldn't go any further. I didn't go to see the movies either, didn't seem like it was really worth it if I couldn't get into the books.
ReplyDeleteI tried to get into this saga a couple of times to find out what all the hype was about and failed. I don't understand the obsession with this saga. I have watched the movies with my daughter and do not categorize this any different than all the other teenage vampire movies or books. It may be a saga targeted for a very specific audience. A vast number of people enjoy the books and movies, so to each their own.
ReplyDeleteI was reluctant to pick up this series of books at first. I was not so sure about them after the whole hype of the movie. If I am going to read a book when there is a movie about it too, I usually like to read the book first because in my opinion the book is always better. I decided to go against this when the first movie came out. I watched the movie and liked it so much that, I wanted to read the books. I got so into the books I read them one after the other. They were very good books and I really enjoyed them. I have read all four books twice now. I find that if I really enjoy a book that I will reread them.
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