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Unless you’ve been locked in a coffin for the past four years, you already know that Twilight is the story of the romance between out-of-place teenager Bella and ageless vampire Edward. The novel was initially marketed at Young Adult readers, but Stephanie Meyer’s first novel quickly proved that it had the ability to cross age barriers and has become a publishing tsunami.
Stephanie Meyer is either a genius, naive, or perverted. I’m not sure which. What an ingenious feat she has accomplished. The concept of an 100-year old vampire obsessed with a 16-year old girl is more disturbing than anything Anne Rice has written (even in her sado-sexual fantasy novels), and Meyer has brilliantly disguised all this perversion in the guise of a sappy romance … and the general public has swallowed it completely! Lolita could not find an American publisher for years, but Meyer’s books are proudly displayed on the shelves of Wal-Mart and school libraries across America!
The story is told in first person from the perspective of Bella, who is shy and lacking in confidence; her sarcastic inner voice narrates the story for the reader. Meyer keeps Bella’s narrative simple and yet full of beautiful passages.
The romance between Edward and Bella is both touching and creepy. There is a melancholic feel to their impossible love, yet at the same time they both are unwilling to give up hope that their relationship is not doomed. The book reaches a fever pitch of excitement as the romance between Bella and Edward turns into a frantic race to stay alive. But again, Edwar is 100 years old, and Bella is sixteen.
I admire any writer who goes against convention; most of us have become bored by the glut of cookie-cutter vampire books that flooded the market in the post 1980s success of Anne Rice. Meyer uses the vampire device as an interesting way to explore a very cliqued story: young teenage forbidden love, and pulls it off with a disturbing touch of dark romanticism. Bravo!
PROS
It arrived within two days of me ordering it.
The game was neatly packaged.
Very easy to hook up.
Loved that a sports game came with it.
Simple to program.
CONS
Price of the games are way to expensive. (not much to do with the actual console)
I love playing the sports game that came with the console. I’m not much of a outdoors person. So being able to play tennis, baseball, bowling, golf and boxing was great. I loved being able to pretend like I was really playing with another person. The tennis and boxing really make you move and you get a little exercise on the way. It’s fun and healthy. Even my 3 year old can play. She loves the boxing. I would recommend this produce to anyone and any age. Wii has so many games and exercise programs. I am looking forward to building to my wii and purchasing all the “extras” that come along with the console.
New Apple iPhone Designer