Brains!

My First Real "Twilight" Post

First just to clarify. I'm not obsessed with the Twilight saga, yet, even though I am reading it. I mean to say, the book vastly improved at chapter 10, which is 195 pages in. The writing is still deflated lacks texture, or pacing. It's bland while at the same time it obnoxiously details every minuscule l anecdote about how Bella's internal organs feel every time Edward touches her, or what she cooked her dad for dinner. I think the main problem is Bella's character...there's nothing there, all I know about this person is that she's clumsy and awkward. Edward and the other vampires history and personalities are explored more, and that's the only reason the book has improved.

When I first saw the movie, I thought that Kirsten Stewart was the worst actress I'd ever seen. But it turns out, she's just playing the worst character ever invented, and does a pretty good job nailing the weird awkward, 'why does Edward like you' feeling you get after reading the book. Now I have a new found respect for her. I'm surprised that they had so little making out and physical contact, because the book has so much more...but I guess its okay for 13 year old girls to read about making out, but not see it on TV.

I haven't really come across anything that states blatantly, we should refrain from sexual intercourse because we are not married...but they abstain from it because Edward thinks he'd kill Bella if he got to excited, which is kinda legitimate. I do remember reading somewhere that they have sex in a later book so who knows. As far as the feminine argument about whether or not Bella's character further stereotypes gender roles is true also from a certain standpoint. She always needs freaking rescuing, she can literally do nothing well but cook and school work. But so did Frodo Baggins kinda had the same weakness, couldn't really do anything for himself. It annoys me that they are 'in-love' after like 9 hours of alone time, and that they are mostly in love because of 'magical irresistible scent' rather then character.

I say "yet" in regard to obsession, because now I just have to know what happens. I feel weird not finishing the book. But now I want to read New Moon because it will revolve around Jacob, the other interesting character and I'll have to pick which camp to join team Jacob or team Edward. Plus the more I read the easier it is to read it, because I'm now used to the boring sentence structure and descriptions, so I may easily forgive Meyers and become a fan for the sake of having something to do. That honestly hasn't happened yet, but we'll see I'm not even finished.