twilight

[iamthesean]

ok, so i may make a lot of enemies on this post...but here goes.

I just finished reading twilight, as one of my best friends, shannon recommended...no, forced me to, as we're going to see the movie when it comes out in a few weeks.

comments:

1 - i seriously need people to recommend some amazing female authors to me, as I can't name a single one that i love.
reasons include: they seem to feel the need to try and pretend they have a greater vocabulary than they do...in this book for example, there's like one or 2 words per chapter that BLATANTLY stand out to the point that i honestly believe she stopped writing, picked up a thesaurus, and looked for a 'smart sounding' word to use.

2 - hopefully the movie will be less lame...but seriously, the book was like a PG harlequin romance that happened to have a vampire in it, who fell for the awkward shy girl, and he's the perfect bf, blah blah blah...oh yeah vampire, oh yeah...and parts where there could be action, or whatever are brushed over, to go on about how she loves edward, or can't believe he likes her, or 'oh yeah, he's a vampire...here's how that can complicate it" and i'll die for you and you'll die for me.

3 - how many fucking times does she have to mention 'twilight' in reference to the time of day in the novel before it has ANY significance other than its the title, and brought up every goddamn chapter in the stupid book!?

ok. rant over. i'm debating whether or not to read the rest of the series...luckily, it doesn't take me long to breeze through these, and the only reason i'm considering it is because i didn't have any interest in harry potter at all until the 3rd movie, and didn't like the books until the 5th

anyone else on this?

 

[brian1052000]

I agree with you a little...but despite all of the things you mentioned, I still loved the book. I finished Twilight last night, and I just bought New Moon. I agree that it didn't have a lot of action in it...but it is from Bella's perspective and the book was about her love for him and his love for her. I believe that Stephanie is writing another version of Twilight from Edwards perspective. I also agree that the "big word" usage in this book was not needed. Most critics of the book agreed too. But all in all I liked the story and can't wait to read the second book and see the Twilight movie.

Oh and I LOVE HARRY POTTER!!!! All of them... J.K. Rowling is the best. lol

 

[iamthesean]

she's no brett easton ellis, or bryce courtenay, but meh. i liked harry potter, only complaint was how rowling ended the series....seemed like a cop out by an overworked, overhyped writer that just wanted to end it.

as for twilight. i will definitely watch the movie, since the book was so girly/lame, the movie still has a chance to be better than the book, with SOME action of sorts.

i hate to keep bashing - but i honestly love books with 'big words', and clever uses of synonyms and various other literary devices, but only if the author would ever actually use these words in their vocabulary, so it wasn't so blatant and awkward...in her defense though, my friend told me it was her first novel ever, and that she is not a writer...so kudos.

 

[Spellbound]

I hated the book. I couldn't believe what I was reading at some points.

Personally, the only good thing to come out of all this Twilight madness is the guy in my avatar, who plays one of the vampires in the movie.

 

[bostonboy20]

Yeah I agree with most things said already....really no action and I mean the one scene I was looking forward to in the book(after seeing the trailer) was the fight between Edward and James...and they didn't even say anything about it. So that's one thing the movie will have over the book.

I'm just about done with New Moon...have about 80 pages left.....this one started out real slow...but I'm actually liking it a lot more then Twilight.

Can't wait for the movie though. But Oh another thing I hate is on the soundtrack the choice of song for "Bella's Lullaby"....I enjoy the choice the fans made, Yiruma's "A River Flows in You".......the one on the actual soundtrack I doesn't fit what i expected...first of all there are strings and stuff on it....I was thinking just piano...but whatever...hopefully it's better in the movie...lol

 

[neoachilles]

I'm working on the series as well; right now, I'm reading Eclipse. To be honest, I like the series, but damn it if Bella and Edward's relationship doesn't annoy me. It's more of an obssession than anything else. Frankly, I much prefer Jacob to either of them. His character reminds me of Smallville's Chloe Sullivan--the underdog, whose unrequited love for the main character binds them more surely than any chain. They're forced to put their feelings aside and step up to support the one they love, even as they go gaga over someone else. I totally plan on watching the movie--on a weekday, when the admission is cheaper.

 

[OceanicWitch]

I have to agree, I put Twilight down for like 2 months, after reading only like 190 pages because the book didn't really have that hook for me, but once I picked it up again, I fell in love with the book. I finished it in like 5 days, and then I immediatly started New Moon, and it started out great...but its been slowly moving downward for me. I had to read ahead and see what was going to happen, so I am just pushing myself at this point, I just got the "Family" chapter, and I am waiting til I get to "Vistor" when everything seems to get back to right again!!!!!

I am not sure yet if I am going to buy to "Eclipse" I am getting mixed reviews on that book -- but in the end the trailer looks awesome! I can't wait for the movie.

 

[RobinGoodfellow]

1) Great Female Writers: Olivia Butler, Ursual K. LeGuin, Mary Zimmer Bradley, Toni Morrisson, Alice Walker.

2) I'm not sure about the movie, but I'm basing off the commercials as I haven'tread the books. It just looks like a hyped-up Dawson's Creek with some vampires re-done (they apparently have all the beefed-up powers of vamps, but none of the weaknesses (too many vampires-in-sunlight shots)). I'm not sure what there is to recommend the movie...

RG

 

[iamthesean]

aw, sorry twilight76 lol.

another gripe...i'm on new moon.....seriously, it does just seem like an obsession for bella, i do understand the want to be with your lover forever/ 'on the same level'...but this whole need for her to be a vampire, for starters seems to be the focal point of her relationship...like aside from edward spending every moment with her,and needing to save her every 5 minutes - what is there really to her relationship? "oooh my boyfriend is a vampire, ooh he saves me. oooh i want to be a vampire. oh yeah, i feel bad about myself, and he makes me feel pretty" ...like for a girl who faints at the sight of blood, and can't take pain...i think its somewhat out of character.

and WHO THE FUCK ENJOYS THE SMELL OF THEIR LOVER'S BREATH MORE THAN THOSE TWO!?!?....call me crazy, i'm pretty sure i've been in love...but never have i gone *SNIIIIIIIFFFF* mmmmm, i love the smell of your breath so much!....no matter how clean/good someone's mouth smelled...like is there any girl out there who literally thinks like that? what could his breath possibly smell like? death? undeath?....what he eats?....maybe because he doesn't need to breath, and nothing hurts him, he can just spray his mouth with all kinds of cologne?

i'm going to read through new moon, and see if it picks up at all...i realize its for teenage girls, a species I think should be locked up until they grow some semblance of rational thought that usually doesn't seem to develop for women until their 20's.

i'm all for feminism, and the empowerment of women...but if more girls/women aren't insulted by this, they deserve their diminutive position in our misogynistic society

 

[Devy25]

aw, sorry twilight76 lol.

another gripe...i'm on new moon.....seriously, it does just seem like an obsession for bella, i do understand the want to be with your lover forever/ 'on the same level'...but this whole need for her to be a vampire, for starters seems to be the focal point of her relationship...like aside from edward spending every moment with her,and needing to save her every 5 minutes - what is there really to her relationship? "oooh my boyfriend is a vampire, ooh he saves me. oooh i want to be a vampire. oh yeah, i feel bad about myself, and he makes me feel pretty" ...like for a girl who faints at the sight of blood, and can't take pain...i think its somewhat out of character.

and WHO THE FUCK ENJOYS THE SMELL OF THEIR LOVER'S BREATH MORE THAN THOSE TWO!?!?....call me crazy, i'm pretty sure i've been in love...but never have i gone *SNIIIIIIIFFFF* mmmmm, i love the smell of your breath so much!....no matter how clean/good someone's mouth smelled...like is there any girl out there who literally thinks like that? what could his breath possibly smell like? death? undeath?....what he eats?....maybe because he doesn't need to breath, and nothing hurts him, he can just spray his mouth with all kinds of cologne?

i'm going to read through new moon, and see if it picks up at all...i realize its for teenage girls, a species I think should be locked up until they grow some semblance of rational thought that usually doesn't seem to develop for women until their 20's.

i'm all for feminism, and the empowerment of women...but if more girls/women aren't insulted by this, they deserve their diminutive position in our misogynistic society

Amen! I totally agree

 

[Raincoat Massacre]

It's target audience is adolescent girls.

It's got a lot of hype, mainly because of the movie.

But in all fairness, it's a bad set of novels, and it's poorly written.
Every now and then, I do tend to enjoy my poorly written books, not this one though.

:applause:

 

[Hotguy018]

I just read the first two books and some of the third one but stopped because it was just too painful. I knew it was meant for girls but I thought that maybe I would like it. I really hated it. To me, it's a lame version of buffy. And in all honestly I think it's bad for women. How could a real feminist read this book and be pleased? I mean Bella is the weakest person in the entire world. She faints at the slightest thing. And don't get me started on Edward. Can you say dominating? Anyways, I have to say that when people tell me that they read Twilight and enjoyed it, my respect for them goes down a few notches.

 

[JesseNYC]

Im reading them now. Currently on the third book and I must say I like them. I know they are not great pieces of literature but they are a good read.

For some reason I am fascinated by Edward and the Cullens. Bella is kind of boring in my opinion and I almost dont want to read when Edward or Alice or one of the Cullens isnt in the chapter.

 

[JesseNYC]

I just finished Twilight and started New Moon.

Enjoy I just finished New Moon and it was a great read. Really pulls some strong emotions out of you though. It kind of leaves you speechless in the beginning.

 

[JesseNYC]

^Thanks. I'm just through chapter 1 and I like it already. A friend told me that New Moon is a bit slow but Eclipse is amazing. Can't wait to get to that one...

Oh yeah there are about 12 chapters in the middle that are hard to get through but probably not why you think. You'll understand very soon.

 

[iamthesean]

i'm sorry, but i'm still just really glad that I didn't waste any money on those books, and they're easy reads (the only difficult parts being getting through the boring parts, or slowing down once in a while to try and comprehend what was meant to be said through the spelling and grammatical errors).

I've read the entire series, and honestly agree with 'Hotguy018' in saying that my respect is lost on those that liked this series.

 

[scains]

I'm on New Moon just now and I find it terribly slow and boring. Nothing is happening, just every couple of lines Bella goes on about her emptiness. I thought we were over that and getting to some good stuff but then again she goes on about her emptiness.

She's such a boring and unlikeable character.

I enjoyed Twilight but this one is ridiculous. I'm going to continue reading so that I know what happens, but I'm sorry... Harry Potter, which was written for children, is better written than this and the tiresome parts in this book make the last HP installment feel like an action book!

Not to mention, you actually like the characters in HP.