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I had heard Meyer wrote it about a dream, which could explain the lack of good patch-ups in the plot, etc. since I assume she didn't want to stray from her dream too much. The result just left more to be desired in my opinion.
I also grant that writing a book is not easy, however, for a woman who says she graduated with a degree in English, I expect more. More character development, more plot development, better sentence structure, etc. I would understand if she was just an average Jane writing her fanfic about a dream, but she's not. She's supposed to be a woman with a BA in English writing a fanfic about a dream. Perhaps I expect too much from those of us who graduate college.
Bella went in like any other pessimistic new girl would, thinking she'd have trouble getting friends, etc. But she didn't. Everyone opened and was nice to her, and she just turned her nose up to them as if she already new they weren't popular. The way she acts is not typical, and had it occurred in real life, never would have happened that way. I've moved several times, during junior high and high school. I know what it's like to be the new girl and have to meet new people. It is nothing like what Meyer portrays in Bella. Not even a little. If you're the new girl, and people show interest in you, you're golden. But Bella just pushes them off, and they want to be with her anyway.
Real high school kids would've been like, "okay, fff this chick", and left her.
The level of unrealistic interaction makes it difficult for me to see how the book is popular.
I understand that the "vampires" in Meyer's book are "different", but that's what makes them a new creation of hers, and NOT vampires. You can only stray so far from a given outline before what you create is something completely different and not just a variation anymore. Vampires are an element of horror, not an everyday ingredient.
If this is what she was trying to execute, she did so poorly, and I would suggest to her that she should go back, research vampires for a change, and rewrite the book. It just feels way too half-assed to me. No author should settle for that.
What I mean by them "looking in their twenties" is that even a 17 year old can say he's 20 and get away with it. He might look a tad young, and people might be surprised, but it's doable. The simple fact that some of them were teenagers when they were turned is not a good reason to explain why they go to school. "They look like teens" is not a good enough reason to say they do high school over and over again. Those of us who graduated can probably all vouch for the fact that we couldn't be PAID to do high school more than once, let alone do it to "fit in".
You think it attracted you because you like romances?
This is interesting to me... because I didn't find Twilight romantic at all. I didn't see any chemistry between Bella and Edward. I saw no reason for them to be together. I didn't think there was any hint of romance or love in the story... it just felt awkward to me, forced.
What did you find romantic about it?
I certainly won't try to address Twilight's "uniqueness", as I'm sure it's clear at this point that I consider it about as unique as a teenage-written fanfic... which doesn't say much.
But what did you find unique about it?
The idea behind Twilight isn't all that awful, but it was executed horribly, in my opinion. I feel it could've been written better, the holes could've been filled better, the characters could've been developed more, the plot could've been deeper and not just strewn about like confetti screaming "look at me!"
Honestly, had this been written by Ann Rice, Stephen King, , anyone BUT Meyer I feel they could have done a better execution of this idea. That's just me.
What do you think?
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