Hermione was one of the biggest let downs for me as a literary character. She had every bit of being the modern day girl's role model up until HP5 and being one of the best/strongest female characters ever (IMO). Then she had to turn idiot for Ron Weasley. Yes, I'm HP/HG but if Ron wasn't so immature, I wouldn't care. But everything she stood for, he bitched about - her penitent for rules, studying, reading, freeing elves, etc. I can't think of one thing she enjoyed that he didn't bitch about. But she never said one thing about Quidditch except how dangerous she thought it was but she was at every freakn' game (minus when she had the basilisk run in). It's been what, 4 years since the last book? And I still can't get over my disappointment in Hermione's fate.
Bella is...like every other girl in the world. I think most girls can relate to her in one way or another. I'm not sure there is anything defining about her that makes her solely unique. And I do wonder if she wasn't closed off to Edward if he would have been so attracted.
I think HP has a "better" following because it was one of the first modern literary hits that had the whole world captivated. Rowling made a whole world up from words to characters to societies to freakn' food, even if it does run parallel to ours. It does hold a lot of literary devices that reflect the classics. Twilight on the other hand is seen as following the cusps of HP. It's almost like HP did all that first and paved the way for Twilight. Twilight also runs in this world and except for new vampire lore, Meyers didn't really create anything new. The key plot is also different in both stories - HP is an adventure to vanquish evil. Twilight is a love story. Adventures are a lot easier to fall for and have a wider audience range.
I do think, technically, Rowling is a better writer than Meyers. I also think Rowling tries to pack too much in. I have trouble remembering every mini-adventure Harry and the gang went through in the book right after I've finished. Meyer is pretty straight forward; there aren't a bunch of winding turns and circles. Rowling thrived on stringing her readers along and, I think, had a huge power trip because of it.
I'm tired and could go on a "this/that" all night. I'm not even sure where my point is here. I'm crashing so here is the awkward ending.
Bella is...like every other girl in the world. I think most girls can relate to her in one way or another. I'm not sure there is anything defining about her that makes her solely unique. And I do wonder if she wasn't closed off to Edward if he would have been so attracted.
I think HP has a "better" following because it was one of the first modern literary hits that had the whole world captivated. Rowling made a whole world up from words to characters to societies to freakn' food, even if it does run parallel to ours. It does hold a lot of literary devices that reflect the classics. Twilight on the other hand is seen as following the cusps of HP. It's almost like HP did all that first and paved the way for Twilight. Twilight also runs in this world and except for new vampire lore, Meyers didn't really create anything new. The key plot is also different in both stories - HP is an adventure to vanquish evil. Twilight is a love story. Adventures are a lot easier to fall for and have a wider audience range.
I do think, technically, Rowling is a better writer than Meyers. I also think Rowling tries to pack too much in. I have trouble remembering every mini-adventure Harry and the gang went through in the book right after I've finished. Meyer is pretty straight forward; there aren't a bunch of winding turns and circles. Rowling thrived on stringing her readers along and, I think, had a huge power trip because of it.
I'm tired and could go on a "this/that" all night. I'm not even sure where my point is here. I'm crashing so here is the awkward ending.
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