Twilight

Cali · July 06, 2008, 08:38:54 AM

Does anyone else read the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer? I flew through all 3 books during my Women of Law Enforcement Conference last week, and they are my new obsession! They're YA, but I adore them and can't wait until the movie in Dec!

Amanda N · July 06, 2008, 09:32:14 PM

I haven't, though I've heard mixed reviews about them. I'm going to see if I can borrow the first one from the UNT library and read it sometime soon.

Cali · July 07, 2008, 06:08:11 AM

I've read some discussion about people not liking the writing style. It's first person (which bothers some people), plus it's simple writing (why people think a book can't be good unless you don't understand what half the words mean is beyond me), but it's the _story_ that caught me. It's just one of those all consuming love stories that you just don't see much anymore. Plus her vampire world is not like all the other vampire worlds out there. There is no gothis nature to it, or sexual gratification from drinking blood, no coffins, or burning in sunlight, etc. It was just a really neat read and I could imagine it in my head as I was going along. :colors:

Amanda N · July 07, 2008, 06:56:31 AM

Well, despite what people who haven't liked it have said, I do want to read it - at least try it. Don't know til you try, right?

Cali · July 07, 2008, 12:24:18 PM

exactly. The reasons I hadn't read it before are pretty much what I posted above. I'd just heard poor things about the writing so I hadn't wanted to pick it up. But I think the few grumpy heads were all I was hearing in the beginning. ;)

Cali · August 03, 2008, 11:20:23 AM

Heehee, I disappeard for a couple days because the new Twilight book call Breaking Dawn came out. I was at a release party Fri and then Sat I stayed up all night/day (14 hours) reading all wonderfully glorious 756 pages!

It's the final book in the series so for all you that don't like incomplete series you can pick them up now! :D

PastMember · August 22, 2008, 01:50:27 PM

I have read all 4! Superb imho!

I know many Bella's in real life ... shudder

Clancey · August 22, 2008, 02:09:06 PM

I just read the first 3! I am out to buy Breaking Dawn tonight.

I loved them... and I just ate them up. I read the second one in 3 hours. THREE HOURS.

I do really like them

Amanda N · August 22, 2008, 02:22:29 PM

Meh. I've not even read the first yet. I need to. Guess I should make a trip to the library.

PastMember · August 22, 2008, 02:22:59 PM

About the same for me... and i reread book 3 and 4 three times already!

I vote Bella as the most dangerous human in the world!

Amanda N · August 22, 2008, 02:27:41 PM

Quote from: "Alain"I vote Bella as the most dangerous human in the world!

Why? Or would that bring about spoilers and I should wait and read the books?

PastMember · August 22, 2008, 04:54:03 PM

Not so much a spoiler as a running gag

Bella ... is Bella :-D

Roxanne · August 22, 2008, 07:32:47 PM

The girls at the office have been reading this series and promise to let me borrow it once they are done.

It sounds very good. I have been listening to Blood Ties by Jennifer Armentrout on my mp3 player. I'm on the second book and am really enjoying the series so far.

PastMember · August 23, 2008, 03:11:48 AM

Ok for those that have read it.. would you agree that Bella is probably the most dangerous human on the continent... and in the world if she plays sports ? :geek:

Cali · August 23, 2008, 07:42:56 AM

Quote from: "Amanda N"
Quote from: "Alain"I vote Bella as the most dangerous human in the world!

Why? Or would that bring about spoilers and I should wait and read the books?

Bella is a clutz and is always getting hurt. It's not a spoiler, it's just her life. :D

Yay! more people reading Twilight! And the movie got bumped up to Nov 21st so we can all see it even sooner!!!