I never finish bad books. It's a fact. If a book doesn't captivate me by page five, I'm the type of person to put it on a shelf and forget about it. So-called great books such as “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent” both failed my patience test and mercilessly ended up gathering dust on one of my many shelves. This is a very common procedure for me. But every now and then, books like “Twilight” appear. Books that are so bad I just can't put them down. Actually; I have to read the whole series, just to prove to myself that: Yes, it's that bad! The Twilight saga was written in 2005 by Stephanie Meyer. The series consists of four books: "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn". The main plot concerns a 17-year-old girl, Bella Swan, who decides to go live with her father in Forks, Washington. There, she meets the vampire Edward Cullen, 109 years old. The two soon begin dating, which causes most of the conflict throughout the series. Bella Swan's character is described by herself as a normal, boring and awkward girl with brown hair and hazel eyes. All of this is then refuted when she, during her first week at a new school, is hit on by three different popular guys, and when she trips and falls maybe once or twice in the entire series. The way she is presented as a female protagonist is shameful. She's a fairytale damsel in distress who constantly gets herself into stupid situations just so she can later be saved by her true love. There is one scene in particular that stands out in this regard. It's during the first book of the series and takes place perhaps a few months after she met Edward. One day while she is out...... middle of paper...... a result broke up with their partner. I'll be the first to admit that this terrifies me, the last thing this world needs is more people suffering because of a book. There are girls who defend it with this excuse: it's just a book. Every time I hear this excuse, I can't help but sarcastically think: yeah... because no one is stupid enough to fight over a book. I'm not trying to say that everyone who loves "The Twilight Saga" is stupid or incapable of doing so. realize right from wrong. There's nothing wrong with having fun with a book while realizing it has a few bad sides. What worries me are those who have difficulty seeing this, those who cannot separate fact from fiction. Luckily the books and movies are now finished and much of the hype has already set in, so now I just hope this will all be history in not too long..