Yes, I read them. I read them quickly. I was expecting nothing short of amazing. After all it seems to have swept the nation's girls (preteen up through middle age). But somehow the series has disappointed me. I was definitely expecting better writing. Stephanie Meyers leaves something to be desired. After I finished
New Moon I felt like it took Stephanie Meyers about 400-pages to say something that a better writer could have said in 100. But this post wasn't written to bash on Meyers' way with words.
Rather, the biggest bone I have to pick with the series is that even though it drew me in while I was reading it, after I was done it still felt like something was missing. I'm not even sure what it was, maybe just that the series is entirely predictable and I absolutely hated the Edward-leaving-to-save-Bella-from-herself plot. It has been done before. Many, many times before.
I hated that after he left Bella became a shell of herself. She barely even managed to do the minimal things to get through the day. I know that post break-up people can get depressed. They can withdraw a little from friends and family. Maybe not want to be around people as much or have as much to say to people. But I resent the idea that a girl cannot live without a guy.
Have you ever read a book or seen a movie that was highly regarded and been less than enthused with it?
This month That Wife challenged us to do one thing that we love that is free. I love being able to lay out on my lawn with a book on a sunny day. At the beginning of April I was unsure if this would be plausible since we hadn't seen too many sunny, warm days, but this past week has been beautiful and I had the pleasure of enjoying the sunshine, and my book, today!
