tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post1351501109894545701..comments2023-05-25T05:28:21.304-06:00Comments on The One Millionth and One Book Review: Twilight SeriesOne M Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04398410108323770742noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-87777055978306284932010-06-01T17:45:57.273-06:002010-06-01T17:45:57.273-06:00The only part of the books that were decent was th...The only part of the books that were decent was the idea of a forbidden love between a vampire and a human. The characters had poor context. Bella Swan in Edward's eyes was potrayed as a smart, intriguing, and selfless girl just to cover up she can't carry a full conversation to save her life and she has no interests. I mean really, the least she could do was make Bella get involved in some activities to make her seem a little independent and interesting. And I get tired of Edward constantly saying "To protect you," or "it's for your protection." I dunno about you, but I'd hate to have friends like Bella and Edward in real life. Conversations that last for two minutes max isn't really my cup of tea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-52909330480555637512009-11-22T00:19:28.403-06:002009-11-22T00:19:28.403-06:00If you seriously think these books are the best ev...If you seriously think these books are the best ever written, you must not have read many books. Bella is a boring character always relying on edward and can't do anything without this 'strong' male character, which is degrading to women. The books are terribly cliche, badly written and lets face it sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-36865710593200584442009-06-07T04:31:35.734-06:002009-06-07T04:31:35.734-06:00Right.
I was IN LOVE with Twilight a year ago, an...Right. <br />I was IN LOVE with Twilight a year ago, and had read it when it first came out. I loved Edward who was mysterious and passionate, gorgeous and, I thought at first, jaded. <br /><br />New Moon made me so angry that I decided to stop reading the series. But I suppose any book that insights such strong emotions has to have some merit to its name...<br />...right?<br /><br />Wrong.<br /><br />Twilight is a contrived universe with contrived characters and contrived attempts at a semblance of a plot designed to put Bella in situations where Edward has to rescue her. <br /><br />The theme of the books was sacrifice: What had Bella truly sacrificed by Breaking Dawn? Her dad conveniently sheds a blind eye to the fact that Bella is no longer HUMAN...Renee is hardly spoken of. In eclipse she was supposed to have sacrificed Jacob...<br />...he's not sad that he has been pushed to the curb because wa-it! <br /><br />What's that?<br /><br />Oh yeah, in a universe where it was previously IMPOSSIBLE for a vampire to have a child...Bella defies all odds and gives birth to the Loch Ness Monster!<br /><br />Whom Jacob can now imprint on.<br /><br />What?<br /><br />The whole love-triangle completely put me off too.<br /><br />If they were 'In love' (which is questionable), she would not fall for somebody else. Period. There is no ' but she loved them both/ she loves Edward more' etc. It just doesn't happen.<br /><br />And as for their 'love', he noticed her because she smelt good and wanted to eat her. She noticed him because he looked like Adonis. <br /><br />Where is the deep connection in that? Their love is based on superficial characteristics; in all the books I have never read that he loved her because of her mind/intellect/strength of character. <br /><br />And the reason this saga is being 'bashed' so much is because of its popularlity. Any book under the limelight is going to be criticized, and the reason that these books are is because people cannot understand their appeal. <br /><br />But, there is a complete freedom of opinion, and I respect that these book gives people something it doesn't give me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-32754416021385885262009-05-13T16:41:00.000-06:002009-05-13T16:41:00.000-06:00I loved the first book it had me glued. but the se...I loved the first book it had me glued. but the series just seemed to get weirder and weirder. While reading all the books they seemed wonderful, i really thought they were amazing. but after reading them a second time, they weren’t that great. Edward seemed to get less and less believable... i know he's a vampire, he's not real. but the author is trying to make the story seem real, and i just don’t think anyone can be so passive. he seemed a bit real in the first two book's, but he started to lose his believability as the books went on. <br />i also was waiting for this big fight to the finish, a battle at the end of the story. all the build up was their but no climax. i was waiting for some Epic ending and i got none. on the other hand i liked that things were all cleared up at the end.<br />Despite Edward being un-believable and Bella being sooo annoying, i loved Jacob. i know a lot of people didnt like him, but he was more realistic and i really enjoyed his chapters, despite the fact they were kind of depressing. his chapters were my favourite part, that dosent mean they were amazing considering what their was to compare to. How ever i didnt like how jacob ended up imprinting on bella and edwards child. his like sucks enough he should have just started fresh with someone he didnt know and wasnt the child of the girl he love... wth.<br />also, being olny about 2 years younger that bella, i can't see being willing to give of my mortality for a guy i've olny know like a year or 2...<br />Twilight was good and the others, ok, i just don't think they were really worth all the hype. i have to say I’m more an HP fan. hehe :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-35491267980555834602009-05-07T04:02:00.000-06:002009-05-07T04:02:00.000-06:00I loved the series...but if I could change anythin...I loved the series...but if I could change anything about them I would make Edward a stronger character in the last 3 books. As a star crossed lover willing to risk everything for his true love in the first book, he takes more of a back seat to Jacob in the final 3. I loved Edwards character so I would have liked to see him more assertive in books 2-4 just to appease my romantic side. However, through-out the last 3 books I questioned Bella's devotion to Edward since she couldn't seem to make up her mind which guy she wanted (alot of people didn't appreciate that spin, myself included at the time)...but lets face it readers...that's what kept you reading...I read all 4 books in a week and plan to read them again. I also think the movie was amazing, and the casting was perfect. It's one of my favorite movies. For those that disagree...to each their own.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134546381791170415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-51742022003621724542009-04-09T10:11:00.000-06:002009-04-09T10:11:00.000-06:00Oh, and teens need to realize, THEY ARE NOT GOING ...Oh, and teens need to realize, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MARRY EDWARD CULLEN. He is a fictional character. The end. He isn't real, but keep on dreaming.<BR/>- still anonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-89764826943166215652009-04-09T10:04:00.000-06:002009-04-09T10:04:00.000-06:00I think the twilight series was amazingly well wri...I think the twilight series was amazingly well written, with the unappealing exception of New Moon and the movie.<BR/>But that is just my opinion.I know some people love the movie,and I respect that opinion. I think the movie could have been better, but it wasn't. END OF STORY. The book, New Moon was okay at the beginning, but bringing Jacob Black as a main character wasn't a good move. It only causes Bella to fall in love with him too, finally realizing it in the 3rd book, and it causes trouble for most of the characters. I think Stephenie Meyer is a great writer, and has very good use of transition words, and literature. I have read all of the twilight books, and I love them. " Although I'm not in favor of the gruesome childbirth in the fourth book." But the story is very suspense full, and entertaining. I am thirteen, and I hope Stephenie keeps writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-22821035005824417722009-04-01T06:00:00.000-06:002009-04-01T06:00:00.000-06:00I was fighting the Twilight phenom for sooo long t...I was fighting the Twilight phenom for sooo long then I saw the movie which prompted me to buy all the books right away and I read them all in 6 days!!! This saga is extremely addictive and I have cried with Bella and laughed and felt everything as she would feel it. This is not my normal genre of entertainment but I absolutely loved it and cannot wait for more books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-64739280573645177832009-03-21T18:38:00.000-06:002009-03-21T18:38:00.000-06:00All of the books are garbage aimed at squealing te...All of the books are garbage aimed at squealing teenage girls. I've read comic books with more compelling storytelling.Mr. Bighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801662924823313905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-60381443681166635542009-03-08T10:33:00.000-06:002009-03-08T10:33:00.000-06:00I have to admit that i was skeptic to read this se...I have to admit that i was skeptic to read this series.. I couldnt grasp the concept of vampires... But i finally gave in and bought the first book.. i decided I would try it.. see what the hype was all about.. I fell in love by chapter 2... i read the whole frist book that night.. the next day i went out and bought the 2 and the 3. i read both of those books within 3 days.. I did nothing but work and come home to work. I neglected my life, housework. etc.. It was mesmorizing watching the battle through bella of her undying affection for edward. I couldnt wait and i searched different stores until i found the 4th book... i read it as well and i got alittle upset at the end.. First i think that the books were very well written.. Stephanie Myers put you in the book.. She made the reader part of the whole experiance..But i didnt like the way the 4th book ended.. Through the books the writer puts you closer and closer with the charachters and she builds anticipation up. the scenes get deeper and deeper.. the love gets stronger and stronger.. but towardas the 4th book when they get married and go on honey moon, you do expect to see where their love progresses and goes farther, but she never does.. i loved the book just at the end with the fight, i really expected someone to die.. i would have cried and hated it, but the way the battle was built up to be this huge fight and all, it never happened and it was kinda dissapointing.. but that is my opinion.. over all. the books were great and i am not startingto re-read them.. reading them the first timme and knwing things, rereading it so far has been great i have a better understanding of things now and i am enjoying it more than the frist time through.. i highly suggest re reading the books..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-55805044418094796892008-12-20T18:41:00.000-06:002008-12-20T18:41:00.000-06:00being a real vampire your perspective of us is tra...being a real vampire your perspective of us is trash we don't kill our victims we take maybe the amount of a shot glass n we don't crave human blood its just something we need to stay alive and we don't not age we just age slower than others we do have powers but not to track humans n super speed n strength we can heal ppl by feeding on their negative energy and the immortal part is somewhat true we can become immortal if we want but alot don't like being its sad seeing your real family pass by you and then having no one left theres a whole prosses you hav to go threw im not a born vampire i was infected viraly which means by another do research theres alot of us out there its nothing to be scared of! we dont hurt u ................ and some ppl are born vampire and dont know it usually youl know when you hit 12 or 13 you will get a taist for exotic meats and blood you will come into your powers gradually one of my friends was born vampire and she found that out when she was 13 she gained stength of all her abilities/powers at age 15 so you can tell if you can sense the difference in human and vampire blood your transformation is almost complete me personaly hav powers and another thing we arnt repelled by garlic or religious things we show up in mirrors and dont have big teeth if u hav any questions just search us on the web or go to one of our chat roomsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-69525203276894595352008-12-05T12:55:00.000-06:002008-12-05T12:55:00.000-06:00Twilight...one of the best books ever. Along with ...Twilight...one of the best books ever. Along with the other three. End of story! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-55950133216722544362008-12-05T08:56:00.000-06:002008-12-05T08:56:00.000-06:00WHAT THE FUCK? LUST?! Is that a joke? Get your shi...WHAT THE FUCK? LUST?! Is that a joke? Get your shit straight; they are scarcely even physical. Lust involves that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-17949093864662638962008-12-03T21:18:00.000-06:002008-12-03T21:18:00.000-06:00I am 3/4 of the way through twilight. This is not...I am 3/4 of the way through twilight. This is not the worst book I've ever read in my life..that honor goes to some piece of crap I found at a hotel resort 10 years ago, but it's not a good book. Bella and Edward are not in love they are in lust. What a terrible message to send young readers, the idea that an eternal relationship can be built from sweet scents and hot bodies. I will finish the book because I've never read anything without finishing it, but I will not be reading the other 3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-38455356795772605582008-12-01T18:13:00.000-06:002008-12-01T18:13:00.000-06:00Just because you aren't a creative reader or you d...Just because you aren't a creative reader or you don't like Stephenie's form of writing doesn't mean you should openly insult her! I mean, give her some credit. She has used the elements of writing well. Sheesh, if you don't like romance, then stick to the classical mystery or something. Why bother to continue reading the series only to despise, criticize and ruin them for someone else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-54323212214383188832008-12-01T08:40:00.000-06:002008-12-01T08:40:00.000-06:00What I don't understand is why people are complain...What I don't understand is why people are complaining and ruthlessly criticizing the book, yet they still took the time to read all four. If you didn't like the first one, why would you read the next three? Just so you could find a website like this to let your voice be heard about how horrible you think the series was? Seriously pathetic. And the worst of it is, a lot of the negativity being put forth isn't even true. Uhm, Bella was definitely not bent on becoming a wife. She didn't even want to get married, duh. And HELLO, people are not perfect! We all have flaws, and the characters in the book only emphasize that. So, you didn't like Bella? Alright. Not everyone is likable. I think all four books are absolutely incredible. The story of Edward and Bella gives hope; it reminds us to believe in love. Stop dishing out your mindless opinions. Go read another book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-6330773471792604112008-11-30T23:07:00.000-06:002008-11-30T23:07:00.000-06:00Stephenie Meyer is a great author who has a talent...Stephenie Meyer is a great author who has a talent to take you into a different time and place. Her story is written beautifully with a "star crossed lovers" theme. She is capable of making a reader feel what the character feels at that moment. But unfortunately, not all those places or ideas are appealing.<BR/><BR/>This is a strike more to her Twilight series than the author herself. I agree with most of the comments about Edward being obsessive and controlling. I agree with Bella being obnoxious and extremely dependent on him. A few people have said that this is just a story, and people shouldn't really take this seriously like the idiotic hard-core fans that make fangirl groups and teams.I think that this series should be burned.Knowing teenagers and their abnormal ideas, this would somehow turn into their bible and make them have crazy hallucinations as to what love or life is really about. The captivating part is her writing style, not the story. Sorry, but the truth hurts.CookieDoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789155863984796699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-66462661495947154662008-11-30T09:58:00.000-06:002008-11-30T09:58:00.000-06:00Wow the books are bad but the movie is worse. I g...Wow the books are bad but the movie is worse. I guess it takes a lot of brain dead teens with raging hormones to enjoy a story about a girl with no identity outside her obsession for a vampire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-19648581072850175352008-11-30T09:55:00.000-06:002008-11-30T09:55:00.000-06:00The book wouldn't be so bad...if it had actually b...The book wouldn't be so bad...if it had actually been % created out of , Stephanie Meyer's imagination. I find it ridiculous that she stole the entire series' backdrop from real life. <BR/>As for the rest - it's basically a soap opera for young girls who get obsessed by first love. TV shows do it all the time: 90210, Dawson's Creek, OC, Gossip Girl.... If you have brain cells, don't read this series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-68230588454339661482008-11-29T17:47:00.000-06:002008-11-29T17:47:00.000-06:00I haven't read the book's but I have already seen ...I haven't read the book's but I have already seen the movie 5 times and I think that they are sooooo awesome. Ever since I saw it I can't stop talking about it. My aunt, however, is reading the books and I think she just got done reading the last one. She told me that they were so good that she just couldn't put the book down.Twilight's#1Fan227https://www.blogger.com/profile/07950053242394887968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-43653086384924024182008-11-26T14:33:00.000-06:002008-11-26T14:33:00.000-06:00So many opinions, so little time. Whew! The Twil...So many opinions, so little time. Whew! The Twilight Saga was a very fun read and something completely different and fresh. I loved the story, the deep character development and the twist on "vampire life." I agree that New Moon was a little slow and forced. Eclipse was the best in the series for sheer action and suspense. Breaking Dawn's pregnancy/baby plot was "too much" although the build-up to the big "battle" was fun. Too bad the climax just fizzled out and everyone danced into the sunset. I agree with a previous post that Edward was WAY too paternal/protective/obsessive/controlling with Bella, but I'm willing to look past that. The Mormon religion doesn't normally put a lot of stock in strong, independent women. Stephenie Meyer only has sons, so what could she know of the dangerous stage her Edward potentially sets for young, impressionable, female readers? Still, I really loved the saga and will let my daughters read it when they're older.<BR/><BR/>But let's talk about the film. What a sad, snoozer of movie. The dialogue was so different from the witty banter between Bella and Edward. Meyer's dialogue was so much more fun. Why change it? Rob Pattinson's acting was very good, despite the bad lines. Kristin Stewart physically looked the way I imagined Bella, but she sure didn't sound like Bella. Stewart never opened her mouth wide enough for us to understand what the hell she was whining about. She also stuttered most of her dialogue out, like she was spitting mad or very confused. She's young. She needs acting school. The Cullens were all great, but the best characters (Alice and Jasper) didn't get enough screen time for us to get to know them. I could go on, but I won't. I'll just say that a good test for how good a film adaptation of a book is: "Does someone who DIDN'T read the book still get a good sense of the characters and the story?" In this case, no. I tried to get my husband to see it, but I'm glad now that I failed. He might think I'm crazy for liking such a story. I think I'll try to get him to read the book instead.<BR/><BR/>Keep your fingers crossed that Summit Entertainment gets a new script-writer and new director for New Moon. If not, I'll need Jasper in the theatre with me to calm me down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-29428809779634298462008-11-25T22:19:00.000-06:002008-11-25T22:19:00.000-06:00Wow I can see both sides of these reviews. Its tr...Wow I can see both sides of these reviews. <BR/>Its true the "Twilight" series has elements of other famous stories in them, but who cares? Doesn't everyone know there is nothing new under the sun? Nobody has written a story exactly like this or it wouldn't be selling as well as it is. <BR/><BR/>I for one really loved these books. They kept me entranced and I went back to the bookstore 3X in one week to buy all the books, I was reading them that fast. I LOVE Edward & Bella, Edward a bit more though (cannot wait for Midnight Sun), and I think Alice also turns out to be a real gem of a character. I frankly hated the whole Jacob trying to make Bella pick him storyline... Simmer down now! I never thought he was portrayed as a real contender. Bella and Edward were no match for any one else from the start, we all knew it could never be a happy ending with Jacob for heavens sake. We learned what that was like in New Moon! <BR/>I thought a little more descriptive hanky panky would've been nice since they were so hot and bothered by each other. <BR/><BR/>I also found it odd, especially for teens in a small town that there weren't more parties,drinking, swearing, and trips to Seattle, etc.. But maybe those would've just interfered with the storyline. Also I did read that the author's own experience in her teens was that they were all really good kids. <BR/><BR/>As for the complaints about <BR/>a) imprinting on a baby-- Its a story. Its not like the werewolves are having sex with babies! Get over it.<BR/>b) The critical feminist reviews saying this takes women back portraying a female like this. Again thats not what THIS STORY is about. Its a romance its about finding true and undying love, not being able to live without each other. Sure we're all taught we SHOULD be OK w/o a partner and if we're not OK than there is something wrong with us. I think it all depends on what each person wants, and we all want love in some form or another. It doesn't mean we can't all swoon and enjoy and appreciate a beautiful love story! <BR/><BR/>Overall I really enjoyed these books (OK I became obsessed), they made me believe in mythical creatures and transported me to another place and time--something only good books will do.cchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951536459561548149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-12595939175263218302008-11-24T15:34:00.000-06:002008-11-24T15:34:00.000-06:00When I first heard of the Twilight Series and what...When I first heard of the Twilight Series and what it was about, I was really looking forward to read it because even though I really love vampires, I'm having hard times finding good books about them.<BR/><BR/>I was disappointed.<BR/><BR/>The writing's not bad. The way that Stephanie Meyer told the story isn't bad either. It was the plot and the stereotyping of the character that threw me off.<BR/><BR/>Because Twilight is a vampire love story, I have expected it to be much more darker than a villian supposedly kidnapping the heroine's mom and hold her hostage. Nothing exiting happened in the book; the plot is somewhat bumpy, like a flat road with a few pebbles. But majority, nothing that threw my off my feet. If you will just replace the vampires with characters who hate the sun, are pale, and are fond of baseball; James with a pervert who thought Bella was pretty, then you pretty much get the same thing.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry to say this to all Twilight fans but the plot is cliche and predicable, the characters are too perfect to be real, the plot isn't exiting enough, and with the whole "I love Edward, he's so perfect thing." I nearly gagged.<BR/><BR/>I manage to finish the first book in the end because it's for independent reading that was required for school. It took me over two weeks to read it. If some other book was it same length as Twilight, it'll only take me a day.<BR/><BR/>I heard the latter books are better, so I'm willing to check them out. But if the second book is as boring as the first...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-90617851064958829872008-11-24T13:39:00.000-06:002008-11-24T13:39:00.000-06:00For the younger female fans out there, you may hav...For the younger female fans out there, you may have a different opinion of the series once you are older and in particular, once you become a mother. There are some serious underlying themes that are not at all healthy for young girls.<BR/><BR/>1. Edward is a MAN, not a 17 year-old boy. He's 150 years old and is constantly being described in an adult way. Have you ever met a 17 yr old boy? They are awkward, immature, and barely no how to interact with girls. Edward is a completely unrealistic portrayal of a 17 yr old boy. Edward is not a good example of a teen boyfriend for young girls.<BR/><BR/>2. Bella has a strained and awkward relationship with her father. In steps Edward to fill that role. His relationship with Bella is more father-daughter than boyfriend-girlfriend. He's controlling and becomes quite angry when she doesn't do what he wants. I wouldn't want my daughter to think that the perfect relationship is where you have to continually submit to the male.<BR/><BR/>3. In order for Bella to be with her "true love" she must give up everything that is meaningful and worthwhile in her life. What? This is definitely sending the wrong message to young women.<BR/><BR/>4. As others have mentioned, Jacob imprinting on Bella's child is downright creepy. So if Jacob can't have Bella, he then goes after her baby daughter? Completely inappropriate.<BR/><BR/>While I found Twilight to be somewhat entertaining on a strictly literary level (although there are some problems there, too) I just can't get past the unhealthy messages being subtly written into the storyline. I think Stephanie Meyer should have been more responsible in the way she portrayed her characters for the sake of her young female fan base - which is the audience she specifically wrote for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325559531780255976.post-58304297939509235552008-11-24T05:00:00.000-06:002008-11-24T05:00:00.000-06:00Totally amazing actually really liked it a lot! i ...Totally amazing actually really liked it a lot! i LOVED it! haha! it was good! but the book was really amazing, and of course the movie didn't live up to the book 100% but like no movie really can,(which i saw the preview for that and i must say i'm very excited Hermione's hair is bushy again!) anyways, it was fast! but Jasper "the one who looks like he's always in pain" lol! loved that part and Charlie was amazing! <BR/><BR/>I downloaded it from last night here http://downloadanystuff.org/. Just searched 'TWILIGHT FULL FREE MOVIE' and got download links in<BR/>"Shared files" category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com