A Book

Hey,
So I recently (as in today) finished the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. I started [ahem, my fingers *edit*AREN'T*/edit* working today.... apologies for any missed typos @)~] reading it simply because my friend was giving me a hard time about judging a book by its cover... literally.
Anyways, here's my review/opinion. Again, opinion. Please don't argue with me... "I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing." Oh, Oscar Wilde, how you sneak up on me...

Good -
I enjoyed the storyline quite a bit. Ms. Meyer is quite the storyteller.
The descriptions are also very vivid, so it's quite easy to picture the story in your head.
She also is wonderful at leading you on... So... many... cliffhangers... Like the very end of the book! *sigh*
The vampire and werewolf stories intrigue me greatly. I really like fantasy that involves legends and myths. In fact, my friends and I have this (slightly twisted) game where I am a hybrid of a freocat (female werecat) and a vampire. It's a lot of fun. Lots of people have different views on the subject... But I do not consider vampires to be evil.

Bad -
The writing was... uhm... not quite what I'd call excellent, to put it nicely. Actually, it sounded like something someone in an IEW class would write. However, it does improve throughout the book.
The characters annoyed me a tad. Bella, the main girl, is very... shall we say, needy? There was just something about her that made me picture a whiny brat. Sorry if you think differently. Edward, the vampire, is just too perfect for my taste. Sure he has his flaws, but Bella views him as an angel. There's actually a part where she thinks he's an angel. That kind of bugged me. I guess he's supposed to be too perfect, though. He ALWAYS got there just in the nick of time, though. Gr. *ahem* Sorry.
The last thing was the way Bella and Edward related with each other. I thought their relationship was portrayed in a very un-Christian manner. They were a bit... touchy, to say the least.

Overall-
I really wouldn't recommend this book... The bad outweighs the good too much in the case. For me, at any rate.

Thanks for reading! Sorry if you disagree with me. *smile*

Love, Sarah
@)~