Monday, April 13, 2009

Another hundred pages of Twilight

So, I'm another hundred pages into Twilight, and I will confess that it is not a bad book. I don't have a lot to rant about, except the continued over description of Edward and the fact that I don't think any girl would actually tell a guy that he dazzles her, let alone do it twice. But the conversation flows a lot better than in some stories. The description of the more tedious moments in Bella's day seem to act only as padding for the story to bump it over 400 pages. We hear about eating, and homework, and falling asleep and class and all the stuff that is distinctly not interesting.
But Bella is a character that you can relate to, especially if you're as much of a klutz as I am. The tense discussions between her and Edward could be any girl and the guys he likes so much she doesn't want to tell him in case he doesn't feel the same and she ruins the friendship. I've reached the point where Edward is talking about the reason he can't go out in the sun. One would expect something that has ANY context to actual vampire myth. I already know that he sparkles in the sun and I am mentally preparing myself to groan and roll my eyes when I get to that point of the story. I refuse to fall in love with Edward and my vampire hero is still Angel from the Buffy/Angel series. I still think that, although Robert Pattinson is very attractive, he was significantly better looking in Harry Potter as Cedric.
Also, the stalking thing is worrisome. This guy is fast becoming every girl's knight in shining armor. From pre-teens onwards, it seems like Edward is becoming the role model for boyfriends everywhere. But his basically admits to stalking her, following her through the thoughts of others. Stalking is one of those things you don't need to experience to know it's not romantic or in anyway acceptable. No girl would want a guy to follow her around all the time, calling her continuously, or knowing her every move. Yet everyone loves Edward, despite he seems to be verging on creepy stalker status. So, it shall be seen whether or not he redeems himself or gets worse with this not so appealing tendency.
So far, actually enjoying the book, but it's not so good I can't put it down and do something else, or HAVE to read it all the time.

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