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The Twilight Saga Complete Collection by Stephenie Meyer

mcready_face's review against another edition

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3.0

My secret shame.
I read the first book in order to decide whether the pupils in my class could bring it into school (the answer was NO). However, within two days I was back in the book shop purchasing the other two books, feeling compelled to tell the merchant that they were for my niece. She was not to be conned and simply nodded :)

zarara's review against another edition

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2.0

I was so disappointed in myself that I read Twilight even after promising myself I would never subject myself to the torture.

“Life sucks, and then you die...”
This book sucks and you will want to kill yourself.

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Why I hate Twilight can be summed up in one quote:

"About three things I was absolutely positive.

First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him—and I didn't know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him."

Why, Stephenie Meyer, WHY?

First off, NO ONE TALKS LIKE THAT. The purple prose used in these books tries to make it sound sophisticated, but when it is used to describe Edward's amazingly attractive and swoon-worthy body for the millionth time, it gets more than annoying.
Second (and this is my main problem with this series) the morals promoted in this book are beyond wrong. It teaches young girls that love and desire are more important than family, friends and your life. Bella knowingly damns herself to a soulless, likely damned and cursed existence for a guy, but it's fine because she is in "love".
It infuriates me to no end that so many young girls are in love with this book and with Edward. Bella and Edward do not have a healthy relationship, it is basically abusive. Bella does not have a single, meaningful conversation with Edward, but somehow she's "unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him."Their "love" makes absolutely no sense. Bella believes that love is the most important thing even if it kills you and that you should abandon everything and everyone to be with the object of your desire. It doesn't worry her at all that she wakes up with bruises, broken bones and a ruined headboard on her honeymoon. That headboard could have been her, but NO, it only encourages her. Also, if I found out that a guy that I had barely talked to was watching me sleep, I would get a restraining order, not fall in love with him.

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“He's like a drug for you, Bella.”
Yes. A drug that you overdose on and die.

Moving onto the protagonist, Bella is basically a cardboard cut-out whose only purpose is to whine after Edward and be the damsel in distress. The fact that characters like Bella are held up as role models is disturbing- Bella teaches us nothing but rather embodies misogynistic ideas and negative stereotypes against females. The fact that she does absolutely nothing on her own throughout the whole series and constantly needs help from Edward or Jacob is insulting. She is in severe depression for FOUR whole months when Edward leaves and while it is meant to be heart-breaking, it's just...boring and annoying. Seriously, who thinks "Oh, my vampire boyfriend left me because his adopted brother almost killed me. I'm going to jump off this cliff into the sea I can see a hallucination of said vampire boyfriend for three seconds before I drown in the merciless sea. This is going to be so much fun! I love you, Edward!" And then she is saved by the other insanely gorgeous guy in her life who is also in love with her. Ugh.

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Also, what is it with YA and love triangles? I don't mind romance as long as it is done well and, oh my goodness, is Twilight way off the radar. The messy love triangle that isn't really a love triangle because Jacob didn't really love Bella, he loved her unborn daughter, (yes, her unborn daughter, talk about cradle-robbing) is grossly alarming. I can't ignore how stupid it is- Did Jacob ever like Bella? Why was he her best friend? And the whole part, when she used him and flirted with him to get answers to her suspicions about Edward makes me sick. I think I prefer Edward over Jacob because at least he accepts that he is a douchebag and he tries to do what is right, but he comes back in the end because apparently, he's Bella's life-support; unplug him and she dies.

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Also, the whole ending fight scene conclusion in Breaking Dawn that didn't really happened shows that Stephenie Meyer is an author who never takes risks and is not going to part with any of her characters.

I could write an entire essay on Twilight, but for now, this has to suffice.

P.S. Even Robert Pattison hates Twilight. He will always be Cedric Diggory.

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kaitlyn_dobby's review against another edition

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4.0

Okay, I know there are errors all throughout the books, but this series is a great girly read to take you into a fantasy land. These books are my happy place and escape from the world we live in.

pocketbookdragon's review against another edition

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2.0

I don't think I'm the only one, but I found I enjoyed these books for every other character that wasn't Bella, Edward, or Jacob. The characters in the background seemed much more interesting to me.

Like I'd like to know more about Carlisle's life before he met Edward. Or Jasper's life during the civil war. How about telling the story of how the Volturi over threw the Romanians. Or some short stories on the Nomads like Alistair, Garrett, and Peter and Charlotte. Or heck even some short stories on how each member of the Volturi Guard came to be a part of the Guard.

No, instead we get stuck with four books of the most dysfunctional relationship ever. I mean he STALKED her, made her fall in love with him, and when he finally remembered "Hey, my family are all vampires" he broke her heart and LEFT her in the FOREST!!! And then she proceeded to shut down for four months (this is obviously a "healthy" relationship).

jessicanholzer's review against another edition

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4.0

“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
"What a stupid lamb," I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion.” ]


#sorryimnotsorry

charlottenw1's review against another edition

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5.0

Love this series

michael__'s review against another edition

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3.0

I really don't know how I feel about this series anymore. Back when it was just the books, this series wasn't that terrible. I mean, it was good for what it was. Paranormal romance (especially young adult) wasn't as huge before Twilight was published, and it got plenty of people reading and gave many YA authors a chance for their books to be published.

When I think about this series (I read it before the movies came out), I wasn't much of a reader. Twilight introduced me to the YA genre and reading as a whole. So, when I think of this series, I don't really think about an engaging plot, interesting characters, etc. (this series doesn't have too much of that anyway), but rather that it got me interested in reading. For most people my age, they have the Harry Potter series to thank for that, but for me, it was the Twilight Saga. So, I suppose I have Stephenie Meyer to thank for that.

I think this series has been worn out, though. Incredibly worn out. I'm just waiting for it to be over, and I'm sure plenty of others feel the same. I guess it's unfair that I'm judging this series of books based on the movies and incredible hype surrounding it. Oh, well. Because of this, I really don't know what star rating to give this series. Five stars doesn't seem right, because it isn't that good, but I can't bring myself to give it one star. Three stars doesn't seem sufficient, either. For right now, I'm giving it no stars. Maybe some other day, I'll come to a consensus about how I feel about it.

If I were to read this series now, after being introduced to so many other authors and books, I don't think I'd be very impressed with it. But, having not much of a literary background, these books were new and exciting. Now, I'm not sure I'd like them as much.

EDIT: Meh. I'll give it three stars. I suppose, at the end of the day, I do "like" this series. I'm just ready for it to be over.

proseandpostre's review against another edition

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5.0

Love these!

xaleah's review against another edition

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3.0

Read them before my daughter read them, she was 11 at the time but a very very advanced reader. I enjoyed them, but for what they were YA paranormal romance. Not my normal reads, but for what it was written as it was okay. I will most likely never read them again.

My daughter however loved them at the time she read them, she is more advanced than that with her reading now and do have a different taste.

christinavarela's review against another edition

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4.0

Had to read them to find out why my students couldn't put them down. The love story sucks you in...