Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that Twilight has left it’s mark on literature. From a profusion of vampire novels, to the popularity of the fantasy romance book, Twilight has affected the literary landscape. However, what few consider is why Twilight is so popular. Yes, the book had Read more…
There are plenty of book series which had a promising first entry, only to fizzle out as the sequels were published. Characters become dry, places remain unchanged, and, ultimately, the story’s plot lines become contrived, because there’s nothing fresh for the author to work with. Plots stop revolving around the Read more…
Twilight is seldom hailed as a literary masterpiece. Even it’s most diehard adherents wouldn’t compare it with Shakespeare (though one fan did assert it should be considered a classic, a debate for another article). One of the biggest complaints about the quality of the series revolves around Bella—the protagonist and Read more…
The Never Ending Story is a quirky children’s novel published by Michael Ende, though the majority of us are familiar with the 80’s film—the music of which would eventually infiltrate a scene in the third season of Stranger Things, if you’re still not sure what I’m talking about. The movie Read more…
The Lord of the Rings, for all it’s fame, has never been a conventional book. Though it started the genre of fantasy as we know it, inspiring such works as The Dark Tower or Game of Thrones, it nevertheless bent many rules—even in it’s own day. The books are long; Read more…
Love it or hate it, Twilight, like most works of fantasy, generates it’s share of questions. When you’re dealing with magic in an age of science, you have to wonder how things work. Twilight, with it’s weird science and double chromosomes, is no exception. There are several questions to be Read more…
Like most fantasy worlds, Tolkien’s Middle Earth is complicated…and with such complexity, it raises a few questions. Many of these center around how everything actually works: who can have kids and who can’t, and why? Others are raised by the author himself, through lore or the stories; certain characters are Read more…
Despite it’s odd flaws and the controversies surrounding it, few debate that the world of Harry Potter is rich and generally well written. Despite that, more lore usually introduces more questions. Fantasy universes are endlessly complex, and Harry Potter introduces it’s own slew of fun questions. These don’t hamper the Read more…
The world of Narnia is wonderfully magical, and magically…weird. Like most worlds that involve disparate time travel and talking animals, parts of it don’t make sense. While the world remains beloved to children of each generation, it’s fun to speculate over the world’s inner workings. Some questions, like the fate Read more…