Everything must have a beginning and Stephenie Meyer’s most popular series started with this book, Twilight. Stephenie Meyer takes you into a new world where vampires walk unknown and their predators silently hunt them, a new world with a twist of normality and fantasy with enough realism to make you believe it. The theme of the book may be revolved around the classic girl likes boy but Stephenie Meyer’s adaption brings it into the modern world. If fantasy based in modern terms with suspense and action is a genre you like then this is the book for you!
The main plot revolves around a young teenager Bella after she moves out of her mother’s place to stay with her father. In this new area Bella slowly learns to fit in but is fascinated by a group of extremely beautiful people with immaculate features, the Cullens. However they always skulk in shadows and are excluded from normality because of their peers. In a twist of events Bella soon befriends the Cullens, especially Edward Cullen. Bella knows their secret of them being vampires who are above killing humans. But in one innocent game of baseball Bella’s life is put in danger as she realizes all vampires are not the same.
I found this book really enjoyable. At first it does relate to real life struggles such as divorced parents and fitting in at a new school. It’s like a normal book, but slowly the story creeps into the mystery era of this book where the unknown is discovered. Stephenie Meyer puts a lot of emotion in this book and you can practically feel what Bella is feeling, her loneliness, her grief, her joy and her terror. Stephenie Meyer also tones down the fantasy part just enough so it seems possible. Her own adaption of vampires and werewolves are unique unlike the classic ones. So even though her ideas are ones that have already been written her own version is exciting, new and fresh.
The writing style in this book is a mixture. Some parts of the book it is really descriptive and in that particular moment, description suits it. However, other parts may be general but that is because it is meant to be. In those certain parts, Stephenie Meyer describes the emotion and that is what makes you feel the emotions that Bella feels. The author really makes you part of the story through her words.
The types of issues raised in this book are from the normal category. Although it is fantasy, the issues tend to be more realistic, such as fitting in a new school and what a teenager goes through in High School. Another issue raised is predators. There are people out in the world who hunt down others and kill them. In this book Stephenie Meyer has twisted the normal issues of life with the fantasy world and she does it perfectly.
This book is slightly similar to a book called Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause which relates to the vampire’s perspective of trying not to hunt humans and battle with who they are. It also relates to a popular TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the beginning of that series a young girl is thrust into the world of the unknown of vampires, werewolves and monsters. She struggles with what is going on, but soon accepts the world of the unknown. In Twilight, Bella accepts this as well now knowing about what was around her all this time.
This book is more than just a story; it’s an epic work of art which twists two different worlds together. The written words of this tale bring you into the book and allow you to become part of the story. Twilight is very popular with the teenage audience because of the epic danger which Bella must endure when she realizes just how hazardous the unknown world is. For me, Twilight breathes inspiration for new ideas for stories that I can put down on paper. It is a source for new beginnings of tales as it will inspire young writers if they just read it.
2 comments:
A very well polished review. It's very hard to convince many people that the Twilight Saga aren't just for girls. There is so much more that could appeal to many male readers.
agree with stephen.
edward cullen (L)
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