Oct-18-2011, 09:16 PM (UTC)
(Oct-18-2011, 04:51 AM (UTC))Farseer Wrote: Having spent my Saturday reading 'Twilight', it is very easy to understand its popularity within its target audience. While many readers have disliked it or given it negative reviews, I would say that it covers all of the major concerns of an average teenager - home, school, relationships etc - and does it well. I am disappointed that I have taken so long to read it (having listened to the negative reviews), and will happily continue onward through the saga. Easy to put myself in the shoes of a teenage girl as I have been there, done that...Those were pretty much my thoughts when reading Twilight. I could relate to Bella in many ways, though I don't think I was ever quite as sulky and down on myself as she is. Then again, I wasn't all of a-dither over a vampire! Hope you enjoy the rest of the saga.
As a bit of a tribute to Sara Douglass, I am currently about a quarter of the way through 'The Twisted Citadel', the second book of her DarkGlass Mountain trilogy, having finished the first book, 'The Serpent Bride', yesterday. I find that I am thoroughly absorbed (though the use of brackets disturbs me at times!).