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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Which is better Twilight series or Harry Potter series?


Question


Which is better Twilight series or Harry Potter series?
I have just read the twilight series and i was wondering if the Harry Potter series was better or worse so i can decide if ill read it or not.


Answer


they are completely different stories targeted at completely different audiences twilight is for teenagers, mostly female, and harry potter is for anybody, regardless of age or gender.brbri liked both. twilight is more addictive, but the rest of the series failed to quite live up to the first one. brwhereas with harry potter, the books get better and darker as they go along. you might not be too keen on the first two or three, but each of the books is set over a year in harrys life, so he grows up and the books get much better and longer as he does.brmy friend who loves twilight had always put off reading harry potter because she said they seemed too long and got bored after reading the first few pages, but recently she decided to read the whole series and absolutely loved it, and says she regrets not persevering with them and reading them earlier.brbrso, my answer is, they are too different for one to be better than the other. bryes, you should DEFINITELY read the harry potter series. if you dont like them at first, make sure you read until at least the fourth book goblet of fire before you give up.



Which is better? Twilight or Harry Potter?


Question


Which is better? Twilight or Harry Potter?
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer also author of the new Host


Answer


I love both of the books for different reasons. J.K. Rowling has an amazing ability to create a completely different world and characters that are easy to know and easy to relate to. Also her books left you wanting more because you knew they were leading up to Voldemort.brbrAs for Stephanie Meyer...hmmm, I do think that she writes well but Im not so sure about her storytelling. Dont get me wrong, Im as obsessed with Twilight as anyone but I think the real difference is that her books describe a lot of emotion and because it is written in the first person it allows the reader to experience the emotion too. brbrHarry Potter is written in third person and while the book is exciting to read it is still being narrated to you, like watching a movie. In Harry Potter you are never a student at Hogwarts you are always the observer.brbrTwilight is different because the reader quotbecomesquot Bella and experiences all her laughter, joys, and sorrows. Therefore anything Edward says to her is written like it is being said directly to the reader. I mean really, who wouldnt want a man like Edward Cullen?brbrAlso, this just occured to me Harry Potter and company are actually living and experiencing real high school moments. Harrys first kiss, Hermiones first crush, Ron growing up and feeling awkward, etc. While Bella and Edward are in school they are extremly mature and they deal with more mature subject matter. Like making the decision to have sex or not, or really stepping back and looking at their relationship objectively and questioning whether it is right or wrong.