The Twilight Saga
Kristina Dillon
Issue date: 3/24/09 Section: Impact Staff Blogs
MARCH 18 - Recently I have discovered something that has literally taken over my life. It has kept me away from my friends and family. It has made me slacking on my school work. No it's not drugs or alcohol, it's a saga.
A Twilight Saga.
While eating breakfast, in-between classes, before bed, even right now writing this, knowing that I only have a few more chapters to finish the third saga Eclipse, I am dying to just get back to the book.
The Twilight Saga consists of four novels, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, all written by Stephenie Meyer.
I am not the only one who has been swept up into this vampire frenzy. All four novels are currently still holding strong on the Top 10 Nielsen Book Scan USA.
And according to the USA Today the Twilight books were the biggest selling novels of 2008. In its first 24 hours alone, Breaking Dawn sold an estimated 1.3 million copies in the U.S.
I don't know why I have become engrossed in these novels. I am defiantly not a sci-fi vampire loving type of girl. I rarely even can comprehend those types of stories. I am honestly (before now of course) not even a big novel reader. But after months of being badgered by my friends, telling me that I was "missing out" by not reading these books, I finally gave in. I started reading Twilight on a Wednesday and 500 pages later I was finished that Saturday.
I have been reading the others in the same type of fashion.
Legendarily suspense sci-fi author Stephen King was quoted in Parade Magazine bashing the writing of Meyer saying that "Meyer can't write worth a darn," King said. "She's not very good."
As obsessed with these books as I am, I honestly can't say that I completely disagree with King, and that's what has me so baffled. The writing is not amazing, there is not one word that I have read so far that I didn't know the meaning of. There are not many literally devices used so it won't make the list of any English classes any time soon.
Yet King has also been quoted saying that James Patterson is a "terrible writer."
It's the story lines, the quick easy pace that Meyer sets them in. The smart, witty characters. And yes, some are vampires but nonetheless they are very relateable. It is more than likely that there is more than one character in the books that you can say you know someone like that.
I would just like to state that I have not seen the movie yet. I am basing my opinion hear strictly on the books. From what I have heard about the movie though, I am a little nervous to see it. I have read that it did not do the book justice.
OK, Time to go. More chapters to read….
A Twilight Saga.
While eating breakfast, in-between classes, before bed, even right now writing this, knowing that I only have a few more chapters to finish the third saga Eclipse, I am dying to just get back to the book.
The Twilight Saga consists of four novels, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, all written by Stephenie Meyer.
I am not the only one who has been swept up into this vampire frenzy. All four novels are currently still holding strong on the Top 10 Nielsen Book Scan USA.
And according to the USA Today the Twilight books were the biggest selling novels of 2008. In its first 24 hours alone, Breaking Dawn sold an estimated 1.3 million copies in the U.S.
I don't know why I have become engrossed in these novels. I am defiantly not a sci-fi vampire loving type of girl. I rarely even can comprehend those types of stories. I am honestly (before now of course) not even a big novel reader. But after months of being badgered by my friends, telling me that I was "missing out" by not reading these books, I finally gave in. I started reading Twilight on a Wednesday and 500 pages later I was finished that Saturday.
I have been reading the others in the same type of fashion.
Legendarily suspense sci-fi author Stephen King was quoted in Parade Magazine bashing the writing of Meyer saying that "Meyer can't write worth a darn," King said. "She's not very good."
As obsessed with these books as I am, I honestly can't say that I completely disagree with King, and that's what has me so baffled. The writing is not amazing, there is not one word that I have read so far that I didn't know the meaning of. There are not many literally devices used so it won't make the list of any English classes any time soon.
Yet King has also been quoted saying that James Patterson is a "terrible writer."
It's the story lines, the quick easy pace that Meyer sets them in. The smart, witty characters. And yes, some are vampires but nonetheless they are very relateable. It is more than likely that there is more than one character in the books that you can say you know someone like that.
I would just like to state that I have not seen the movie yet. I am basing my opinion hear strictly on the books. From what I have heard about the movie though, I am a little nervous to see it. I have read that it did not do the book justice.
OK, Time to go. More chapters to read….
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Princeton Movers
posted 4/29/09 @ 2:37 PM EST
The fact that this book series has sold so well is actually a bit alarming. The main reason that it is so popular is that it's such an easy read, with a basic vocabulary and requiring little thinking on the reader's end. (Continued…)
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posted 12/02/09 @ 12:32 AM EST
The Twilight Saga, that consists of four novels, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, all written by Stephenie Meyer is a good to read.
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