Twilight Saga

My first book review in this site.

Bella is just so crazy.

Okay, I just finished reading the first three books of the "Twilight Saga" - Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse - by Stephenie Meyer. Yeah, believe it or not. I actually just started reading Twilight because of utter boredom and curiosity why my girl-friends (emphasis meant) during high school couldn’t stop babbling about it. I'd hear the name "Edward" a million times and some shrilly screams once in a while, and even some petty fights over his possession.

Okay, just to go with it briefly, it wasn't bad. Hmm, maybe a 7-8 out of 10.

Well, it is good because, well, apparently I read all of them in succession, in between my sleep-eat-surf the internet cycle this summer. It does have an engaging story. Well, it was full of teasers of love-making but never it. Frustrating? Yeah. Haha. (Just admit it) Well I guess it wasn’t such a bad idea because it makes the reader want to read MORE, hoping something will happen. The imagery was good, with the woods, the beach, the houses all able to imprint in my mind. Nice characters, as you actually have the freedom of what beautiful could mean to you.

Being in the first person perspective of a teenage girl, I guess, gives it some leverage on its audience, but lets male readers shy away from it. But it wouldn’t hurt “the men” to read it, it does give some insight of the behavior of women, not that I expect someone out there to be as crazy as Bella, or maybe it could be a good thing…*evil grin*

It lacks some action, though Eclipse gives a little more. For my tastes, I would love more action. But I guess it wasn’t meant to be that. It is a love story, Romeo-and-Juliet-like, though I have not read that story yet... yeah. But the love story itself is enough for a sucker for love stories (like me, yeah I admit it). But I really think Bella is crazy. And maybe Edward, too. Oh, whatever.

Of the three, I liked Eclipse best (more suspense, more action, more “advances” but quite not there) and New Moon the least (I guess I just found it so dragging, too “emo” especially with the first person perspective).

Anyway, another reason why I read the series is because the movie will be shown(!) this year, though sadly December, but better than nothing. I’m expecting already a lot of rants about not being faithful from the book, but just to be fair, a book is not a movie. It will never be. And don’t expect “Greek gods” and “unhumanly beautiful” people, as we all know, the series is written in first person perspective, so everything is just according to Bella. We really never know the reality. Who knows, something must be wrong with her eyes…and brain.

Well, I can’t wait for the last installment, Breaking Dawn, and the parallel-to-twilight spin-off, Midnight Sun, which is Twilight in Edward’s perspective. Though I might already have an idea of what he’s thinking, it might be more action-packed! (hoping)