Posted by Matutay on Oct 4, '08 9:04
| Category: | Books |
| Genre: | Literature & Fiction |
| Author: | Stephenie Meyer |
At last, I was able to write a review for the whole Twilight series. Well, required kasi eh. Topic kasi namin sa newsletter kay Sir Vidu..haha..=D
Review on the Twilight Series
Maricris Faderugao
The popularity of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and the recently released Breaking Dawn has reached critical mass. With the 1.3 million opening day sales for its last installment and a film adaptation to be opened in theaters this November, there is no doubt of Stephenie Meyer’s success as a new writer.
Twilight opens up with a first person point of view from Stephenie’s character, Isabella Swan. Coming from a large city of Phoenix, she moves to her father’s house in a small town in Washington called Forks when her mother got married again. The story rolls and she has risen from a mediocre teenage girl to one of the most popular girls in school who has been dating the gorgeous, aloof and mysterious Edward Cullen who happened to be a vampire. The first question you can raise in Twilight would be, “What happens when the one that you love is also the one that destroys you?” That is basically the argument on the first book and is justified and continued on the pages of its next installment------New Moon. In New Moon, Edward leaves Bella in realizing the danger that he brings to her life. Bella on the other hand still had her life centered on him even though he was gone. However, the damsel in distress will not be left without a companion, Jacob Black. ‘Jake’ as what Bella calls him triggers a new plot, the werewolves. The dilemma sets in for Bella’s character. “What if the one that breaks you is also the one that constructs you and the only way to mend the pieces is to go back?” The complexity goes on as Eclipse opens a new chapter with an ample growth on Bella’s character. On the third installment, Edward sees several changes on Bella’s dependence. Bella, who cannot seem to take a step without Edward was suddenly hanging out alone with the werewolves. In preventing her from doing so, she would find a way to escape just to meet Jacob. Jacob on the other hand ignited a different kind of romance with her. Bella was torn between her feelings for Edward and Jacob. She knew what she should do but she just could not bring herself to do it. She could have just let go of Jacob because she recognizes that it would only bring pain on Edward. However, she did not even force herself to do so and Stephenie tries to justify it. The author brings a new argument. “Why would she dismiss the one who had been there to save her from her greatest downfall? Who was she to disregard the feelings she has for the one who stayed when the center stage of her life was absent?” However before the third installment ends, Bella has made a choice with the words, “I know what I can live without”. The last book, Breaking Dawn continues the saga with that choice. She decides to be a vampire, Edward marries her and the impossible of the plausible happens. Before she even turns into a vampire, she becomes pregnant with Renesmee. The lovable half-mortal served as the uniting link to what was so-wrong-but-so-right between Jacob and Bella in Eclipse. The Volturi sets in with a big come back from their ample appearance from New Moon. Their authority is challenged and talented covens collide. Secrets were revealed and a new series of hybrid vampires were discovered. Among the four books, Breaking Dawn could be a stand alone.
Stephenie Meyer’s writing ability is vivid. The imagery of her writing is concise and it does appeal to our human emotions. The characters seem to leap off the pages. She seems to know how to put her readers on the same shoe with her characters. Edward and Bella seem surreal and that is by what most standards would say-----an effective writing. However there are still pros and cons to every book and I shall have those listed.
The Bad: Story wise, Bella, Jacob and Edward’s relationship could get far too ideal and it is actually scary that maybe most girls might not want to be just Bella but they would want to be just like her at the same situations where she was inside the book. Though, it could be argued that Twilight is indeed FICTION, one could not disregard the powerful effects of literature and therefore the readers must be wise enough not to be jailed inside the ideals of a book. The attachment of Bella’s character to Edward is unhealthy; solid proof would be the pages of New Moon where she endangers herself just to hear Edward’s voice. It is alarming that some impressionable young girls look at it as their holy bible.
The Good: First and foremost, Twilight is both sweet and hunting love story. It takes us to the lighter side of romantic love-----getting to know each other and falling in love. However it also takes us on the other side, the love that is washed vehemently by the ideal social stigma. The kind of love that is beyond reason, the kind that makes someone feel “It’s so wrong but it feels so right.” Seeing both faces of the coin makes it good for us because that way, we are not blindsided. It makes us grow as a reader.
The Verdict: Twilight is addictive and is a good stepping stone to bring back to life the literary awareness of today’s generation. I have come to know some friends of mine who were not really fond of reading books but are now gaining interest on it after they have read the Twilight series. Reading for the most part is one of the best ways to exercise our minds and learn the vast effects of written communication.
Review on the Twilight Series
Maricris Faderugao
The popularity of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and the recently released Breaking Dawn has reached critical mass. With the 1.3 million opening day sales for its last installment and a film adaptation to be opened in theaters this November, there is no doubt of Stephenie Meyer’s success as a new writer.
Twilight opens up with a first person point of view from Stephenie’s character, Isabella Swan. Coming from a large city of Phoenix, she moves to her father’s house in a small town in Washington called Forks when her mother got married again. The story rolls and she has risen from a mediocre teenage girl to one of the most popular girls in school who has been dating the gorgeous, aloof and mysterious Edward Cullen who happened to be a vampire. The first question you can raise in Twilight would be, “What happens when the one that you love is also the one that destroys you?” That is basically the argument on the first book and is justified and continued on the pages of its next installment------New Moon. In New Moon, Edward leaves Bella in realizing the danger that he brings to her life. Bella on the other hand still had her life centered on him even though he was gone. However, the damsel in distress will not be left without a companion, Jacob Black. ‘Jake’ as what Bella calls him triggers a new plot, the werewolves. The dilemma sets in for Bella’s character. “What if the one that breaks you is also the one that constructs you and the only way to mend the pieces is to go back?” The complexity goes on as Eclipse opens a new chapter with an ample growth on Bella’s character. On the third installment, Edward sees several changes on Bella’s dependence. Bella, who cannot seem to take a step without Edward was suddenly hanging out alone with the werewolves. In preventing her from doing so, she would find a way to escape just to meet Jacob. Jacob on the other hand ignited a different kind of romance with her. Bella was torn between her feelings for Edward and Jacob. She knew what she should do but she just could not bring herself to do it. She could have just let go of Jacob because she recognizes that it would only bring pain on Edward. However, she did not even force herself to do so and Stephenie tries to justify it. The author brings a new argument. “Why would she dismiss the one who had been there to save her from her greatest downfall? Who was she to disregard the feelings she has for the one who stayed when the center stage of her life was absent?” However before the third installment ends, Bella has made a choice with the words, “I know what I can live without”. The last book, Breaking Dawn continues the saga with that choice. She decides to be a vampire, Edward marries her and the impossible of the plausible happens. Before she even turns into a vampire, she becomes pregnant with Renesmee. The lovable half-mortal served as the uniting link to what was so-wrong-but-so-right between Jacob and Bella in Eclipse. The Volturi sets in with a big come back from their ample appearance from New Moon. Their authority is challenged and talented covens collide. Secrets were revealed and a new series of hybrid vampires were discovered. Among the four books, Breaking Dawn could be a stand alone.
Stephenie Meyer’s writing ability is vivid. The imagery of her writing is concise and it does appeal to our human emotions. The characters seem to leap off the pages. She seems to know how to put her readers on the same shoe with her characters. Edward and Bella seem surreal and that is by what most standards would say-----an effective writing. However there are still pros and cons to every book and I shall have those listed.
The Bad: Story wise, Bella, Jacob and Edward’s relationship could get far too ideal and it is actually scary that maybe most girls might not want to be just Bella but they would want to be just like her at the same situations where she was inside the book. Though, it could be argued that Twilight is indeed FICTION, one could not disregard the powerful effects of literature and therefore the readers must be wise enough not to be jailed inside the ideals of a book. The attachment of Bella’s character to Edward is unhealthy; solid proof would be the pages of New Moon where she endangers herself just to hear Edward’s voice. It is alarming that some impressionable young girls look at it as their holy bible.
The Good: First and foremost, Twilight is both sweet and hunting love story. It takes us to the lighter side of romantic love-----getting to know each other and falling in love. However it also takes us on the other side, the love that is washed vehemently by the ideal social stigma. The kind of love that is beyond reason, the kind that makes someone feel “It’s so wrong but it feels so right.” Seeing both faces of the coin makes it good for us because that way, we are not blindsided. It makes us grow as a reader.
The Verdict: Twilight is addictive and is a good stepping stone to bring back to life the literary awareness of today’s generation. I have come to know some friends of mine who were not really fond of reading books but are now gaining interest on it after they have read the Twilight series. Reading for the most part is one of the best ways to exercise our minds and learn the vast effects of written communication.
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Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
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