inksplatteredfingerzz has had it up to HERE with Twilight. We're guessing you can commiserate.—Sparkitors
I have accepted that, for reasons I can't understand, the interest of young adult readers everywhere has been captured by a whiny damsel-in-distress, her sexy, sparkly boyfriend, and her faithful puppy-dog sidekick. What I cannot accept, however, is the fact that some readers are now comparing the Twilight saga to two of my absolute favorite series: the Hunger Games trilogy and the GONE series.
In all fairness, the Hunger Games series is somewhat similar to (shudder) Twilight. The love triangles in both books are painfully alike. In one corner we have the sensitive yet sexy boy/vampire who's fallen head-over-heels for the protagonist, and the smoldering (has anyone else noticed that Gale is always described as “smoldering?”) brooding hunter/werewolf in the other.
But the concept of the Hunger Games trilogy doesn't solely ride on “who will be Katniss's future boyfriend?” (although that aspect does play a bigger role as the series progresses). What sets the series apart from Twilight are the other elements involved: the supporting characters, the heart-pounding action, the corrupt government. and the Hunger Games themselves. In Twilight, without the drama between Edward, Jacob, and Bella, the whole story falls apart, while the Hunger Games has more than enough subplots to keep it together.
Case 1 closed. Moving on to Case 2: Twilight vs. GONE.
I can understand the Hunger Games comparison, but how, in name of good literature, is GONE related to Twilight? I'd feel insulted if I ever saw them next to each other on a book shelf. For those of you who have never read the books (you absolutely need to!), GONE is about a pre-teen society called the FAYZ that is created when everyone over 15 disappears. Not only that, phone-lines shut off, internet access is down, and most strangely of all—and most importantly—there's an impenetrable barrier that surrounds the area. Crazy, unexplainable things happen inside the FAYZ—the kind that defy the laws of physics. There is a host of complex and memorable characters, contributing their own stories in this bizarre world. The author, Michael Grant, has woven one of the most complicated plots since Harry Potter. So many elements are woven into the series, mutated animals, power-hungry teens, and the struggle to survive in what some call Stephen King's version of Lord of the Flies.
And now you're thinking, "Twilight? What's that?" Exactly.
GONE sounds seriously awesome! Any other fans out there?
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