SPOILER
ALERT! DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T READ OR WATCHED THE
BOOK/MOVIE! NO WAIT! READ THIS PRECISELY
IF YOU PLAN ON READING THE BOOK!
After so many years of having been published did I just
recently – last month to be exact – finally decided to read the famed Twilight
Saga. The story tells about Isabella Swan and her involvement with the mythical
world of vampires and werewolves. When I first heard of the
triangular-relationship I thought, sweet muse what did the girl do to get these
two boys going on a racial war against each other? And after reading it I found
out I was wrong. Thank Heavens. Then I wondered what made the book so amazingly
popular? Is the story just that good? Is the story’s world so wonderful? Sad
news… the book disappoints me badly. That is very sad news for me because I’ve
always found stories about vampires and werewolves to be rather interesting.
Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella… Sigh, I have lost count of the
number of times I have attempted and have killed you during my time of reading
this soap opera. There is literally
nothing about this girl that gives me the motivation to read the book at all!
(I only read it because I just had to understand why it was so well sold) And
even after finishing all four books… Stephanie Mayer, the only redeeming thing
about this saga is Breaking Dawn – the forth book in the series.
Twilight
The first book is not – and I repeat not – worth reading at all. It is just plain introduction to the
Twilight world that is so plain that
I do not recommend reading it. From the start till the end, this book just
explains how Bella, in the most uninteresting and so anticlimactically,
discover about the vampire world. And she even falls in love with one herself –
Edward Cullen. Then later she just has to be the center of attention by being
the obsession of another vampire – namely his meal.
And all the while I had but one question in my mind that
would not leave me alone…
WHERE ARE THE WEREWOLVES?!
Jacob Black apparently was not aware of his own heritage at
all…
So yeah, first book was a total downer… but no, this is the
first book so let’s just hope the next book will be better.
New Moon
Nope.
This book is a must to avoid! It is nothing but pure
teenage drama with needless self-isolation, self-pity, self-sorrow, and and
and… just more selfish stuff from our dearly beloved Bella. (I tried imagining
myself putting a bullet through her skull and replayed that scene over and over
again while I read this book) But GOOD NEWS; werewolves finally emerged and are
now officially part of this story’s world! Jacob finally learns the truth of
his heritage and shifts into his wolf form. Being the more cheery and jovial of
the two bachelor (the other being Edward himself) I found myself liking his
character. Too bad he just has to be the kind of boy who acts like a love sick
puppy – no pun intended here – and cling onto the slim and non-existential hope
of Bella returning the feeling to him. Let me give you a hug, Jake (and a slap
or two). Edward only returns to attention in the latter half of this book when
he decides to commit suicide because his sister gave him false information and
he has apparently lost his reason to live… Did I mention that Bella pretty much
attempted the same thing as well just so she could hear Edward’s voice? Wow,
how befitting these two pairing are.
There is something I found interesting in this book though;
the Volturri. I’m guessing it is something of a trend and believe here – every
stories I’ve ever read and movies I’ve ever watched the vampires all have one
thing in common; a hierarchy. Somehow, one form or another, there is always a
ruling house/coven/family/clan amongst the vampires who controls the rest. So
like every other royal vampires, the Volturri is a powerhouse who has been
ruling its subjects for well over a millennia. But that’s about the only
interesting part. The rest is just mind-numbing bore.
Eclipse
YES! ACTIONS! BLOOD! GORE! FIGHTS! YEAH! KILL!
You just pulled the worst prank on me in this book,
Stephanie. Not funny. I had to suffer through more teenage angst and drama and
stupid triangular-love relationship for about 9 out of 10 of the book before I
got to read some well deserved action… and even then I had thought it would
have been between the vampires and werewolves… but no, I’ve been proven wrong.
The eternal rivals have instead made an alliance to fight some newborn vampires
instead lead by a vengeful female vampire who wants Bella’s head. Sheesh Bella,
aren’t you satisfied with the attention you get from Edward alone? Apparently
not. This girl must be an attention-whore without even realizing it herself. Oh
not to mention, apparently Bella happens to rather horny as well considering
how she keeps trying to coughgetcoughintosneezeEdward’scoughpantscough! Sorry,
the haze is doing that to me…
Breaking Dawn
My friend, whom I borrowed this saga from, reassures me that
this one will be better and I trusted her. And it is in a way. First, it is
divided into three books or parts; Bella, Jacob, Edward Bella. Second,
we got to see a baby! Third, I’m just going to say it again, second part is
Jacob’s POV! Yeah, those are the positive points this book gets.
What I found dissatisfying about it is the boorish plot…
Again dear sweet Bella gets horny but who can blame her? Edward’s her husband… though I think her parents did
a terrible job when they gave the sex-talk. Did it not cross her mind to
practice safe sex? Regardless of what she knew about vampires not being able to
breed – that sounds so wrong, I just made them seem like animals – she should
at the very least use what little common sense she has in that head of her and
take a contraceptive pill. Or at least Edward should have made her take it. Why
am I saying this? Because neither of them were even ready of the concept of
being a parent! But what’s done is done, nothing to do about it except move on.
Next comes in Jacob! Now this is great because I got to
escape from Bella’s POV! A fresh perspective. Some sunnier thoughts. And of
course let’s not forget; more drama.
I do enjoy reading the chapter title though, for example:
Chapter 13 - Good thing I’ve got a strong stomach
Indeed. Otherwise I would have been throwing up every meal
I’d eaten at how sappy the previous books were. Still, I’m glad Jacob is who he
is. And his part of the story had been on the more dark and serious theme.
Breaking away from the pack, doing his best to protect Bella, fighting for what
he thinks is right, watching someone you love and care dearly of wither away.
The end of his part is when things just got sick…
Jacob imprinted on Renesmee, Bella and Edward’s daughter.
Allow me to ask you fangirls and readers something: did it
not occur to you this story could have gone on an incestuous direction had
Bella gotten together with Jacob instead? Jacob was only feeling an attachment
for Bella because – this theory can be so weird – one of her OVUM (I
told you it is weird) happens to be Jacob’s fated pair! Imagine your boyfriend
telling you he kissed your mother and
actually had feelings for her as well as having had inappropriate thoughts
about her.
If this book was alive I would have stabbed it and watched it
bleed like Tom Riddle’s diary…
Moving on from that disturbing discovery third part of this
book is, I’m afraid I had to force myself to say this, fine. It’s not too bad and it’s not that great either. But Bella
getting mad at Jacob for calling her daughter Nessie – I laughed my heads off at that – was what got me to
continue reading till the end.
At the mention of the Volturri’s arrival my first thought
was, actions! Sadly, reading this book has deprived me of much needed actions
and fights. I would have much preferred if the political talks had come first
then a second encounter of war for the ending of this book. Aro annoys me with
his silver-tongued speech of protecting the secret world of vampires and
ensuring their safety while plotting to gain some new pawns. Villains like him
are just plain old-school and are not worth creating anymore unless you really
know how to make them interesting.
So that’s the end of this saga; everyone lives happily ever
after.
In a nutshell, the plot is hardly captivating for me, the
characters are not memorable at all, and the world is just too plain. Bella is
definitely the kind of person I do not want as the main character because that
role is supposed to teach us important lessons. The main character is someone
who influences us readers and Bella is not someone we want to be like. Jacob’s
only good point is that he is slightly more alive than the others including
Edward. Edward reminds me off Christian Grey without an interesting background
– both are moody, both does the ‘stay away from me for I am hazardous to you,
yet I will not stay away from you because you are delicious’, and both are
mature yet childish at the same time. The other characters (the remaining
Cullens, the other vampires, the werewolves, Bella’s parents, Bella’s
schoolmates) are hardly more than decorations in the hall.
Oh, before I forget about this, shape-shifters are werewolves
and vice verse according to the Red Indians. Considering the story is based in
America and the Quileute are a Native tribe, Jacob and his pack are werewolves and shape-shifters. They are not
separate issue but one and the same. Just thought I had to mention it.
A/N: This is purely my own personal opinion and any offence made are unintentional. Do not take it personally. I am a human after all and I have my own way of seeing things.
