twilight

kara_leigh · Feb 7, 2009

I think they are really good. Yes, they are intended for teenagers, but I like that b/c it makes them an easier read. Less "garbly-gook" and descriptions to get in the way. I just bought Eclipse last night. I need to get off here and go back to reading it! LOL

I was with my grandmother yesterday. She has the mentality of a child b/c she had a brain aneurysm in 1996 (really sad b/c she used to be a teacher for the military and was VERY very smart). I had my Twilight book with me, and I mentioned that I was hoping to buy the 3rd book, and she got ALL excited that I had read Twilight. I asked her if she wanted to read it, and she got even MORE excited!! It was so funny! I handed the book to her and she stuck it in her purse real quick. It was almost like she wanted to put it away before I changed my mind. I'm going to give her the other books when she is done with that one.

ut0pia · Feb 7, 2009

Originally Posted by kara_leigh

I think they are really good. Yes, they are intended for teenagers, but I like that b/c it makes them an easier read. Less "garbly-gook" and descriptions to get in the way. I just bought Eclipse last night. I need to get off here and go back to reading it! LOL

I was with my grandmother yesterday. She has the mentality of a child b/c she had a brain aneurysm in 1996 (really sad b/c she used to be a teacher for the military and was VERY very smart). I had my Twilight book with me, and I mentioned that I was hoping to buy the 3rd book, and she got ALL excited that I had read Twilight. I asked her if she wanted to read it, and she got even MORE excited!! It was so funny! I handed the book to her and she stuck it in her purse real quick. It was almost like she wanted to put it away before I changed my mind. I'm going to give her the other books when she is done with that one.

Aww.. My mom reads them too. English is her second language and she likes the fact that she can read them without a dictionary.
By the way did anyone hear Stephen King saying that Stephanie Meyer is a terrible writer and compared her to JK Rowling whom he praised ...I dunno, to me it's true her prose is not super beautiful and fancy and JK Rowling's is better however her story is much more interesting than JK Rowling's....

kara_leigh · Feb 7, 2009

I didn't hear that, but honestly I prefer simple writers. I HATE Stephen King b/c he goes into TOO much detail. As I always say, it can take him 15 pages to describe a rock. Get to the point. I can't read books like that. He probably thinks that all my favorite authors are terrible writers, but I don't care. I'm a speed reader and tend to skip through things that don't matter to the story line, and with Stephen King it is too hard to do that. I have to sift through everything and it frustrates me.

ut0pia · Feb 7, 2009

I find Stephen King's books dull...The most important thing to me is the story. I can skip around if I don't want to read all the details, I've done that with Stephanie Meyer too. there was a whole section of Eclipse that I never read- it was some warewolf legends Billy Black was telling around a bonfire that bored me to death but took up an entire chapter....I've tried doing that with Stephen King's books but I end up skipping the entire book lol, there was just nothing there that interested me...So yea Stephanie Meyer had a nice engaging story, I was not bored while reading and that's all that matters to me ..

skyecat0117 · Feb 7, 2009

I finally finished the series last night. And I gotta say I am absolutely in love with Edward. I never thought I was gunna be one to jump on the bandwagon but once I got thru the first book I went out and bought the other 3.

natalie_ca · Feb 7, 2009

I read them out of order. I read 2, 3 and 4, then the first one. The first one was so boring that it took me nearly a month to read it. The others weren't too bad. Very high-schoolish and "simple" at times. However, I just skimmed through those parts and didn't dedicate much time to them.

I will watch the movie when it's on TV. From what I hear it's filled with high school drama, which isn't really up my alley.

esrgirl · Feb 7, 2009

As others have mentioned, the Twilight series is written for teenagers- not adults. Meyer did write her first "adult" geared book, "The Host", which I love. I really enjoyed the Twilight books, in fact I managed to reach each book in about two days.. I couldn't put them down. After reading "The Host" I was hesitated on reading Twilight, since it is a young adult book, but I couldn't put it down. I also love Charlaine Harris- but she is most definitely adult oriented, same with Sherilyn Kenyon, Kelley Armstrong, and the other supernatural writers I love. I wouldn't expect amazing writing out of something geared towards 15 year old girls. I like Meyers, like I love the other writers I mentioned, because they are fun, quick, and easy reads. I love Stephen King because his books have powerful themes and messages and he's an amazing writer. I love the way he describes things and I don't mind reading 1000 page books. Lisey's Story and Duma Key were especially emotional and incredible books. If you want a quicker King read go for Cell..who doesnt love zombies?

kiwideus · Feb 7, 2009

I just finished the first book. I struggled through it. Thankfully I just borrowed it from my niece so I am not out any money.

I am also borrowing her other books from the series and praying that they get better.

ut0pia · Feb 7, 2009

Originally Posted by esrgirl

I also love Charlaine Harris- but she is most definitely adult oriented, same with Sherilyn Kenyon, Kelley Armstrong, and the other supernatural writers I love.

Yayyy I looooooove CH!!! She is amazing. I can't wait to read her next book in may. Although adult oriented it's not that much different on entertainment level from Stephanie Meyer.

catlover19 · Feb 7, 2009

Originally Posted by Kiwideus

I am also borrowing her other books from the series and praying that they get better.

I did not like the second one (don't really like Jacob) but the third was good and the fourth was the best. I want there to be a fifth book.

murfie · Feb 8, 2009

Originally Posted by esrgirl

As others have mentioned, the Twilight series is written for teenagers- not adults. Meyer did write her first "adult" geared book, "The Host", which I love. I really enjoyed the Twilight books, in fact I managed to reach each book in about two days.. I couldn't put them down. After reading "The Host" I was hesitated on reading Twilight, since it is a young adult book, but I couldn't put it down. I also love Charlaine Harris- but she is most definitely adult oriented, same with Sherilyn Kenyon, Kelley Armstrong, and the other supernatural writers I love. I wouldn't expect amazing writing out of something geared towards 15 year old girls. I like Meyers, like I love the other writers I mentioned, because they are fun, quick, and easy reads. I love Stephen King because his books have powerful themes and messages and he's an amazing writer. I love the way he describes things and I don't mind reading 1000 page books. Lisey's Story and Duma Key were especially emotional and incredible books. If you want a quicker King read go for Cell..who doesnt love zombies?

Im nearly 26 and still loved the book so i guess they're def not just for teenagers. I love the idea of vampires...not so much the blood sucking just all the other cool stuff they can do. The only prob after reading the books is my bf doesnt quite measure up to Edward haha

esrgirl · Feb 9, 2009

Originally Posted by Murfie

. The only prob after reading the books is my bf doesnt quite measure up to Edward haha

This is true

I don't know that any man could measure up to Edward though.

Seriously though, I highly recommend Kelley Armstrong. Her "Women of the Otherworld" series is awesome.. it's focused mostly on werewolves, witches, and necromancers- but it does have a couple vampires. Fun stuff. And who doesn't love Sookie Stackhouse? I love the Trueblood series and can't wait for the next season. Harris makes it so difficult... Bill.. Eric... or Sam? Tough choice.

ut0pia · Feb 9, 2009

OMG seriously? I would NOT want a man like Edward. He is wayy too possessive IMO. I mean, there is a huge age difference between him and Bella and I get that, but still- a woman has to be free to do as she chooses and just bc Edward loves Bella doesn't mean he should dictate how she lives her life, even if it's done in order to protect her. He is selfish because he puts his own feelings before her free will.

ut0pia · Feb 9, 2009

Originally Posted by esrgirl

T Fun stuff. And who doesn't love Sookie Stackhouse? I love the Trueblood series and can't wait for the next season. Harris makes it so difficult... Bill.. Eric... or Sam? Tough choice.

I like Bill and Eric about equally. Eric is just yummy!! But Bill has his own incredible charm that's really hard to resist...

yosemite · Feb 10, 2009

Originally Posted by Murfie

Im nearly 26 and still loved the book so i guess they're def not just for teenagers. I love the idea of vampires...not so much the blood sucking just all the other cool stuff they can do. The only prob after reading the books is my bf doesnt quite measure up to Edward haha

I'm 62 and I loved all 4 books. I suppose if I had taken them seriously and as gospel or something instead of fiction, I could be accused of being senile.

Originally Posted by ut0pia

OMG seriously? I would NOT want a man like Edward. He is wayy too possessive IMO. I mean, there is a huge age difference between him and Bella and I get that, but still- a woman has to be free to do as she chooses and just bc Edward loves Bella doesn't mean he should dictate how she lives her life, even if it's done in order to protect her. He is selfish because he puts his own feelings before her free will.

Actually, he was definitely many, many, many years older than Bella.

I guess I got something quite different from the books. I got that Bella was as strong as Edward in her own way and that she made her own decisions. Edward was protective but I didn't see him as being dictatorial. Bella made her choices through her love for Edward and I don't see that as being selfish on Edward's part or putting his feelings before her free will. She chose of her own free will.

ut0pia · Feb 10, 2009

SPOILER ALERT!!!

well what I meant was when he wouldn't allow her to see Jacob, he also left her in New Moon because he wanted to protect her- I thought that was selfish. He wanted to preserve her life just so that he can have a peace of mind that she is safe, not giving her a choice whether she wants to stay in the relationship on her own free will. Some people will say that's sweet of him that he wants to protect her so much, and it could be but i think it goes too far. In Breaking Dawn Bella made her own choice to keep her baby and Edward went crazy trying to stop her and wasn't respecting her decision. I thought his crazy obsession showed most when he asked Jacob to have sex with her to give her a baby.

The extent he goes to in order to stop her is just too much IMO.

esrgirl · Feb 10, 2009

Both Edward and Bella's behavior is over the top.. but they matured quite a bit in "Breaking Dawn". I think for me, it's more the idea of a super sexy, stylish, educated vampire.. rather than the possessiveness. Bella came into her own and Edward learned to respect her needs and independence. It's a great coming of age story. How many teens get involved in those types of relationships, only to learn later that it isn't all that healthy?

kara_leigh · Feb 14, 2009

Originally Posted by esrgirl

As others have mentioned, the Twilight series is written for teenagers- not adults. Meyer did write her first "adult" geared book, "The Host", which I love. I really enjoyed the Twilight books, in fact I managed to reach each book in about two days.. I couldn't put them down. After reading "The Host" I was hesitated on reading Twilight, since it is a young adult book, but I couldn't put it down. I also love Charlaine Harris- but she is most definitely adult oriented, same with Sherilyn Kenyon, Kelley Armstrong, and the other supernatural writers I love. I wouldn't expect amazing writing out of something geared towards 15 year old girls. I like Meyers, like I love the other writers I mentioned, because they are fun, quick, and easy reads. I love Stephen King because his books have powerful themes and messages and he's an amazing writer. I love the way he describes things and I don't mind reading 1000 page books. Lisey's Story and Duma Key were especially emotional and incredible books. If you want a quicker King read go for Cell..who doesnt love zombies?

I agree. I'm 31 and I loved all of the books. Would some consider my reading style to be immature? Sure. But I don't care.

I'm almost done with New Moon. For some reason I read the first two books in three days. New Moon has taken me almost a week. I read almost all of it in a couple days, but the last few chapters have taken me the rest of the week. I have no clue why. Maybe I'm trying to extend it b/c I know I can't afford the last book. Who knows.

ut0pia · Feb 15, 2009

Isn't New Moon the second book? I think Eclipse is the third..do you mean Eclipse?

junebugbear07 · Feb 22, 2009

I read all 4 books. I began reading them over 3 years ago right around when Twilight came out,it was actually by chance too, i was visiting my uncle in Alabama and was bored so I got some books at the store and twilight just happened to be one

. I loved twilight, New Moon was meehhh, I loved Eclipse and I disliked Breaking Dawn on sooo many levels..... I went to the midnite showing of Twilight the movie (waited outside for 6 hours with friends, dont ask me why! Im 19...lol) Movie was awful the first time around and was slightly better the second time around. What killed me most for the twilight series is how big it got and how many crazy fans there were and if i said I didnt like the fourth book, i swear they would shoove a knife down my throat! Altho I have been told that some of the books in the series were originally "adult" type books but she changed it so it would be more for teens. I bought the Host but have yet to read it....

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