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Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga has taken the reading world by storm. The four novels that tell the paranormal romance of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen are international best sellers that readers everywhere are discussing and re-reading, again and again.
But why are the books so popular? Critics have dismissed them as “Harlequin trash” and “literary junk food” but book lovers obviously disagree. Is there more to Twilight than a love story for teen girls crossed with a cheesy vampire-werewolf drama?
There certainly is. Read the introduction to Spotlight now.
John Granger, author of Unlocking Harry Potter: Seven Keys for the Serious Reader, explains in Spotlight the literary backdrop, the themes, the artistry, and the meaning of the four Bella Swan adventures. Twilight readers will learn here:- Why the Book Covers are Black, White, and Red,
- How Edward Can Read Thoughts and the La Push Wolf Pack Can Have a Shared Mind;
- What Influence the X-Men, Night of the Living Dead, and Plato's Republic had on Twilight;
- Why the Volturi live in Italy and Hate the Cullens' 'Lifestyle Choices;'
- Why Bella's "empty chest" is mentioned thirty seven times in New Moon;
- Why so many Key Twilight Saga Scenes take place in Mountain Meadows;
- What Role the Quileute 'Protectors' play in Meyer's Re-Telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
- How Carlisle's Birth in Sixteenth Century London Explains Why the Cullens are 'Vegetarians;'-
- Why the James and Bella Confrontation in Twilight takes place in a Ballet Studio;
- Why Jacob and Edward are described consistently as Bella's Sun and Moon; and
- Why Books and Films about Bella Swan and Harry Potter are such Blockbuster Hits.
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Spotlight unveils layer-by-layer the meaning of the books and the artistry of their composition so Twilight lovers can see how the books work and why we love them the way we do! |
