September 10, 2008

  • Twilight Saga Thoughts

    ohyea, Breaking Dawn, the fourth installment of the Twilight books....Argh.. For me, the books ended at Eclipse (Book 3). But then again, Iwasn't expecting such a goth romance novel with so much "adult-like"description -- i.e., the lead character's lack of nobility to one'sparents, the fact that she wasn't much of a teen from the beginning,the idiocy of the parents always explaining her actions as "she neverreally was much of a child anyway. she was always like an adult";things I'd find in an adult romance (seduction); the bloody scenes thatI could find in a Stephen King novel -- descriptions I wouldn't atfirst consider "Young Adult." Of all the the Young Adults books thatI've read (Goosebumps, RL Stine... well, I guess I'm mostly ahorror/thriller young adult follower) but still, I went through Book 1-3 (Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse) loving the characters, alwaysthinking they acted bit older than what they were perceived to be. ButI got a bit defensive when I thought kids, who I'm hoping are about16-18 when they read this story and not younger, weren't going to thinkit's alright for them to: 1) rush into marriage at 18; 2) tell offtheir parents because they knew they were responsible enough to do whatthey think is right; 3) think it's fine to get pregnant so young; 4)not give a second thought about college and continue to live in the NOWand not think of the future. That's what really aggravated me, thecontinual thought that the protagonist wasn't thinking of the futureand the repercussions of her actions. But then again, that's probablywhat the author was pushing for, and I need to think -- that's exactlywhat the audience needs -- for the HOOK.The drive to keep reading. *sighs* How am I ever going to write my ownbook if I never understand this concept? Perhaps I just don't love mycharacters enough to hurt them or place them in danger. Then of course,I'm not focused enough to instill a sense of concentration to actuallyfinish anything I've started.