SYNOPSIS: About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him—and I didn't know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. Rating: 2/5
I'm not one to mindlessly follow a crowd, so I can assure you I went into this with eyes wide open. I also think that I don't dislike this for the reasons most people do. For example, I liked that Stephanie Meyer made vampires sparkle. It's a nice and original idea and it's just part of her fantasy world. It's all cool with me. This book was kind of like a song that has a good tune but crappy lyrics; if you listen mindlessly it's all good, but as soon as you start paying attention it gets really, really bad. And so instead of mindlessly enjoying this book I made a list of all the sexist things that happened in it. Here are some highlights:
Alright, onto some other points. I've made myself plenty angry. Bella never seems to be able to make any reasonable decisions. One of the highlights on her list of bad decisions is "telling a boy she's known for max. 5 months that he is her life and she wants to become a vampire to be with him forever". Cool, cool, cool. Also, Edward is always angry? Bella spends the first half of the book living in constant fear of making Edward angry, but it doesn't work seeing as he gets angry every other page or so anyway. Okay, this book has tempted me to use some cuss words so I'll move on to a funny quote and then finish this review. When Edward complains about Bella's old truck, she tells him: "This truck is old enough to be your car's grandfather - have some respect." This quote made me chuckle, and this combined with the fact that I think Bella deserved a different book to be in where she could play a good role, made me give this book two stars instead of one. So yeah, I gave this book a genuine try, but no thanks. Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/41865.Twilight Amazon: www.amazon.com/Twilight-Saga-Book-1/dp/0316015849
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