Plot Summary
Twilight: The Graphic Novel is an
interpretation of the novel by Stephenie Meyer.
It covers the story of Bella Swan, who moves to Forks, WA to live with
her father Charlie. She does this so her
mom is free to travel with her sport playing boyfriend and not feel guilty
about leaving Bella at home alone. It
chronicles the way Bella and Edward meet and follows their journey toward love. This is only the first half of the book
here. It stops roughly half way through
the actual novel.
Critical Evaluation
For some reason I'm wary of getting
into Graphic Novels so I started with a book I know - Twilight. I
actually really enjoyed the Graphic Novel version. The illustrations were
great - I felt like those illustrations matched with what I pictured the
characters to look like much more than the actors who are in the movies.
There was enough of the story written out that it made sense. I was able to follow what was happening and
that wasn’t just because I know the story very well. The pictures played a huge role in telling
the story. Overall I think it added
something to the novel that I didn’t even know was missing.
Reader’s Annotation
Ever wonder what Bella and Edward would look like if they
were in a graphic novel? Here’s your
chance to find out.
Author’s Information
Young Kim is an illustrator of young adult books. She studied art at Seoul National University
and even back then she enjoyed drawing comics.
Genre
Graphic Novel
Book Talking Ideas
If fans love Twilight
but are not that into comics, this is the perfect chance for them to experience
an amazing Graphic Novel adaptation of Twilight. And maybe those who like graphic novels
already but hate all things Twilight
might give the story a chance in this medium.
Say what you will about the content, the illustrations are just
beautiful.
Reading
Level/Interest
14/14
Challenge Issues
I don’t seem many challenges coming from this comic. The illustrations are clean and the parts of
the story that some object to in Twilight
are not as present in the graphic novel form.
Why Include This
Title?
As I stated above, I’m not a huge fan of graphic novels but
I needed to give it a shot so I picked something familiar. I was glad I did because this is an amazing
adaptation and one I think all fans will like.
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