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Twilight never seemed the type of book I’d ever read- a mushy, sappy teeny-bopper story. There were some reviews that compared the protagonist of this book, Bella Swan, with Elizabeth Bennet of “Pride and Prejudice”. To all such reviewers I can only say, “HOW DARE YOU???!!!!”. Initially, it was this comparison that got my interest piqued and I decided to give the book a fair read, much against my gut feeling. The story follows the life of a young teenager, Bella as she moves into a small town in Washington. For a while its the same story you’ve seen and heard a million times before- new girl comes to small town from big city, all the local boys ogle, local girls get jealous, heroine is not interested in anyone except the lone beautiful brooding boy who seems to hate her. The story builds when this boy, Edward, saves her from getting hit by a truck and she notices his incredible strength and agility. Turns out he’s a vampire who has given up on human blood, and only consumes animals. He finds her scent intoxicating, and continuously fights the temptation to eat her up. From then on, the book focuses on the tortured relationship between the two. There is something about this book that constantly bothers you, and no- it is not even this ridiculous premise of “predator-prey” love. It is the writing that fails on all counts. It is such an immature, dumbed-down story telling that questions the reader’s intelligence. The characters are all so weak and creepy, none of them even the slightest bit endearing. Edward, for instance, follows Bella around everywhere observing her every move, and “listens” to the thoughts of every single person she speaks to, and watches her every single night as she sleeps, for months on end. Dude, that’s called “STALKING”. Stephanie Meyer passes off this behavior as “normal” teenage love and Bella revels in it. She is pathetic throughout the book and doesn’t seem to have slightest bit of intelligence or self-respect. She keeps telling Edward, “I
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