nomadreader

After sort of liking the book Twilight ,  I was curious to see the movie. I liked the second half of the book because things actually happened, so I figured any movie adaptation would focus more on the action and be forced to leave out some parts of the story. Imagine my surprise when I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the movie and found the second half rather underwhelming. Stephenie Meyer is not much of a wordsmith. I don't mean to malign her. I think she can write a compelling story, but I am not wowed with her command of the English language. The clunky, dull first half of the book was mesmerizing visually. The backdrop of the Pacific Northwest became a character in the film; it's beauty was stunning. In the book, many things seemed redundant and over-the-top, but the film used finesse to introduce the audience to the characters. Kristen Stewart was fantastic. I haven't seen her in anything but interviews, and I was amazed how much I enjoyed her performance, ...

I did it. I finally read Twilight . It was the first book I read on my new Kindle. As I am one of the last people to read it, this review will include spoilers, although I assume most of you either already know the story, actively shy away from it or don't care. I knew this book was about vampires, and thus, it seemed quite slow, as Bella spends the first half of the book figuring out vampires exist and that her crush, Edward, is indeed a vampire. I would have loved to not know it was about vampires because the slow reveal would have been immensely more interesting if the reader expected a non-paranormal young adult love story. I won't fault Meyer for how she chose to tell the story, but her writing wasn't strong enough to make me care how it happened. Bella, our heroine, is likable enough, I suppose. I was rather annoyed at her lack of self-esteem and lack of self-awareness in general, as she had friends and multiple boys asking her out her first week at a new school. ...