Twilight: book & film talk, news, etc.

I have a secret crush on Jasper. Shhhh, don't tell anyone though.

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I became slightly obsessed after devouring all three books in as many days a few weeks ago. They don't hold up extremely well to intense examination, but they are certainly fluffy good fun. I'm counting the days until Breaking Dawn! Glad to see I'm not the only BWW person who loves these books

PS--Eclipse is made of awesome and Robert Pattinson is teh hottness. And now I must hang my head in shame at the fangirl-ness of both those statements.

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God, it's so bad. My friend's little sister got her to read them, and then she got me to read them, and then I forced MY sister to read them. It's like a disease.

They're really not good, you guys. But they are good for the LOLz.

When it first came out in the UK, it had an AWFUL cover. So my friend Kelley and I just ignored it (we worked together in a bookshop, and usually things like 'Twilight' are our bread and butter). Then they brought it out with the black cover with the hands and the apple, and we both immediately jumped on it and read it from cover to cover. And we loved it! It's a bit JK Rowling, in that it's not especially well written or original, but you just find yourself wanting to know the characters and can't stop reading. I did recommend it to a great many customers, but I'd always preface it with "if you love the idea of a schoolgirl/vampire romance". I REALLY can't see Stephenie Meyer converting anyone who generally reads Haruki Murakami or Dan Brown or whatever.

I don't *really* like the way fangirls are swarming all over it though. I can't find a logical explanation for feeling like this, but when fangirls start to swarm all over something, I start to go off it. Same thing happened with 'Wicked'. I guess fangirls generally act like squealing idiots, and I'd really rather people didn't associate me with them or something. I don't know.

I totally love Jacob WAY more than Edward. Edward can bite me. (Uh, never mind... I'm sorry about that... Jacob is WAY better though.)

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Yeah. I read all of them from the library, but I'm starting to scare myself with the prospect that I might actually purchase Breaking Dawn.

I totally love Jacob WAY more than Edward. Edward can bite me. (Uh, never mind... I'm sorry about that... Jacob is WAY better though.)

Agreed. I mean, I can't actually support Jacob being with Bella because my niece and nephew are named Jacob and Bella, but otherwise I would.

I'm a member of the target audience and I actually really hate these books. I just fail to see what's so great about a couple of two-dimensional Mary Sues falling in "luv," particularly when one needs to drink hemoglobin in order to survive.

They're really romantic...not exactly literature, but highly romantic. A girl next door falls in love with an amazingly romantic ready to die for her handsome vampire. It's like a really well written romance novel...without the explicit naughty bits.

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Even without the explicit naughty bits, I find the meadow scene in "Twilight" to be one of the hottest things I've ever read. She has a talent for writing about things that almost happen that are equally as satisfying.

Although there better at least be a paragraph about the honeymoon in "Breaking Dawn"...

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Oh hermione, don't worry I bought the special edition haha. I agree with most of what's been said, it's not like amazing, profoundly written literature, but it is amazingly romantic. Seriously the passion in these books is so real, it's crazy. It makes me want to get married tomorrow and make a lot of babies haha.

Although there better at least be a paragraph about the honeymoon in "Breaking Dawn"...

Don't count on it. The LDS would likely frown on such a thing.

I am also firmly planted in Team Edward.

I love these books, my roommate convinced me to try them and...I have a Bella shirt and an Edward hat now . I think they are fun and well written. And her Forks and actual Forks don't have to be the same thing. It is a fiction book.

I cannot wait for Breaking Dawn to come out!

And I am a member of Team Edward. I kinda hate Jacob a lot, mostly because of his immaturity compared the Edward

Sounds perfect. Lately I've found myself slogging through critically-acclaimed books, but right now I'm in the mood for a page-turner. And if there's vampire angst, I'm so there.