Twilight: book & film talk, news, etc. — Page 5

Hell, nobody ever claimed it was a great piece of literature.

Me, Im way out of the age demographic these books were written for and I can't get enough. I refused to touch them with a 10 foot pole when they first came out. Everyone described them to me as "Harry Potter but with vampires".... talk about a turn off for me -- I HATED Harry Potter! When a girl I used to babysit for (who's now 15) started reading them, I asked her to report back....

And so I fell to peer pressure. lol She loved them. Couldn't stop gushing about them.... and neither could anyone else. So I read them. Devoured them all in 2 weeks and here I am, patiently awaiting the midnight release of Breaking Dawn.

I am kind of pissed about the movie casting though and don't want to talk about it lol

Someone earlier in the thread mentioned that a good book completely wraps you up in the story. Twilight did for me. It's been a LONG time since I've gotten so wrapped up in a book, let alone a series of books!

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Updated On: 7/31/08 at 12:39 AM

They're already dead. ;D

If these spoilers are true, then I must find Stephenie Meyer and smack her. You don't... just lay down a shark and merrily hop over it and hope one cares, dammit!

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They're already dead. ;D

No one likes a smartass!

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I'm still reading, but what an adventure just to find a copy today!

I hadn't preordered one when I was at Barnes and Noble because I was just buying "Twilight" and decided to see if I liked it or not. Plus, I figured, they'd have the pre-orders but they'd also have plenty of others. After all, I'd never preordered Harry Potter....

Checked my local Border's inventory online--sold out. Looked at a local Barnes and Noble, which said "in stock'. So, I went there. They had only been sent enough to cover the preorders. The cashier, under her breath, told me to try Walmart. So I did....no luck. Tried the Sears Essentials across the street, no luck. Tried a local Kmart. They didn't even have "Eclipse"! Finally, I decided to go to our local Wegmans, which is a grocery store with all kinds of extra stuff. Sure enough, there in the book section were a whole pile of them! I was afraid I'd have to pay full price, but at that point, I didn't really care. Turns out it was 30% off, or the same as Barnes and Noble! So, I not only got my copy of "Breaking Dawn", I got to pick up milk, and toilet paper, and the free can of tuna with a $10 purchase!

I was planning on reading it this summer but the girl who said she'd let me borrow it never came through :[

So I got the new book. I haven't read it yet. I'll have it finished by tomorrow though.

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Just finished Breaking Dawn, I thought it was a COMPLETE letdown. I agree about the name mentioned, and I love how it all builds to a huge climax that never happens...love it...

Got the book at midnight

Stay up most of the night and read for most of the day. The first half I was going - WHAT?!?!?! There are some very disturbing plot points. That being said, there are bright spots, and I am happy with the ending.

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Well, I'm glad I decided not to read the sequels. I kinda don't need to thanks to dinglehopper.

Okay, just finished book 2. That is the WORST name ever. EVER.

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Yeah - what is wrong with her! Clearly there is something ELSE wrong with Bella other than the obvious.

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I finished the book in about 9 hours so I am worried I read to fast but to me the whole thing sort of seemed rushed (again, not sure if that is because I read it so fast lol). Now I am going to reread it more slowly. I was pretty peeved that the entire middle was from Jacob's point of view.. interesting but frustrating- it would have been better almost if it had gone back and forth so we knew what bella was feeling and going through at that time too even though I hate when books change narators.
I thought it was good but ended a bit abruptly and still wondering

* *SPOILER* * if the Cullen family was going to have another attempt on their lives again sometime soon!

*SPOILER* *SPOILER*
Also- does anyone else feel like Edward didn't have that much of a part with the baby? I kind of feel like Rose Jacob and Bella all were so connected to her but Stephanie didn't mention much about Edward's relationship to her. I still have other qualms with the book but I am rereading it to try to sort out exactly what it is that I can't put my finger on that disappointed me so much. Two things definitely disappointed me- that the wedding was so lacking in detail including how she looked and that it was so fast, and also that she didn't describe Bella and Edward trying to be together in a bit more detail.

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