I never intended to read them, but my cousin and aunt bought me the first three, and I thought it would be rude to not read them. :lol: Hated the first two, and thought the third one was, in comparison, decent enough to make me curious about Breaking Dawn, so I read it as well. The books are now in possession of my sister, she loves Twilight and has more use for them than I do. :yes:
Twilight just makes me want to barf. There's going to be a point in the zOMG story I'm writing on Gaia where some airhead asks the character based off of myself after she's been turned into a vampire if she sparkles in the sunlight. Clearly, since Gaia's vampires are not the stupid sparkly preppy idiots in Twilight, I doubt the girl who's turned into a vamp would take kindly to being asked if she sparkles.
Needless to say, the airhead would ge t a lovely punch in the face.
@carn: I didn't know you could have people design avis for you! That's awesome! :shock:
@HOBBIT PEOPLE: Peter Jackson is directing it too, I'm pretty excited for that. I think he did a great job with the lotr movies.
Averaging out at a book a week, things are going good, i'm perfectly on track! I'll hopefully speed up again soon though, been going through a bit so haven't been in the mood.
Also, i should really post more here. If anyone wants to comment on this post or talk to me here, please could they ping me so I can come and chat because I will forget else!
xxx
I'm all for making fun of Twilight, and it certainly isn't anything I'd recommend to young girls, but I really do have to support anything that gets people to read. Even if I don't like the message it spreads...
Baxter - bwahahaha :XD That is funny stuff! I havn't seen that before! :rofl:
Eastriel - Lucky you! I'm about halfway done with Winter's Heart and 1/4 way done with Fantasy Lover and Foundation and Empire. I've only finished one book and a play since I started in August >.<!
Knerd - I love making fun of Twilight :XD It's just too easy :P The books were fun to read though. Have you read the parody I was talkin about?
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The only reason I read the Twilight series was so that I could talk with my students about it. And, well, I kind of wish that I had never touched them. While I'm happy to see everyone reading and getting excited over a book series, Stephenie Meyer really isn't filling their heads with healthy romantic views. :-/
My friend and I are both very traditional people, who just happen to love computers.
Recently, though, he bought the new Kindle. A debate between us ensued about the pros and cons of the loss of the written word. I am devastated! I love the feel of paper between my fingers, the smell of newsprint, and the thought that is evoked when reading an ancient book - How many people must have read this before me? What were they like? Etc..... So I am going to try and resume my challenge as much as possible. (I'm adding the latest copy of The New York Times, b/c it cost me $6, so ITS A BOOK :lol: )
My friend has a Twilight parody called New Moan she got for her birthday which is apparently funny. The writing of the actual novels is just too clumsy for me to enjoy even if the theme did appeal to me (it doesn't).
I'm looking forward to The Hobbit too. Especially since they managed to get Martin Freeman even with his Sherlock commitments. ♥
If they were giving out Kindles I'd gladly take one but new ebooks are still too expensive for me. At the moment buying a book second hand is usually the cheapest option and the character is just a bonus.
I agree with Roxxxy on the idea of the Kindle. My mom has talked to me more then once hinting that she wanted to buy it for me for Christmas but I really don't want one. I'm old fashioned and I love just having a book to read with pages and a cover and as strange as it sounds I like the smell of books. I just wouldn't want to be staring at a screen and touching a button to change pages. Its just not my cup of tea.
Lol :XD I'm halfway done! It's pretty darn good too! I never thought I would like romance books this much but I really like. And it's funny too :P I wonder if there might be a different ancient book with Julia of Macidon stuck in it lying about somewhere... :stare:
Last night I was rereading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows instead of cleaning my room like I was supposed to, I am not a good daughter. :B
Spoiler for Deathly Hallows!X
I got to the bit where Dobby died, and let me tell you, sobbing silently over something so upsetting is very hard! I was just curled up in my bed with tears streaming and doing these little gasping sobs as quietly as I could. :XD I just get so into those books! And oh, I do so love Dobby.
The last book has so many deaths that it gets a bit ridiculous. :lol: But I suppose that's the show of good writing - A bunch of secondary and side characters can pass away and the reader will be moved to tears.
Were you reading Harry Potter to get ready for the film?
Oh goodness, the first time I read it, I basically started crying at that point I just mentioned, and did not sop until well after I finished the book. It was a good couple hours of alternate sobbing and sniffling. :lol: But you're right, J.K. Rowling is an excellent writer! Even if one's not a fan of her style, it still has to be said that she creates an extremely vivid and tightly-drawn world and plot. I've read very few novels where everything is as tightly woven and well-planned as they are in the Potterverse!
And as far at the deaths go, I have to say that, on the flip side, it'd be a bit ridiculous if there weren't so many deaths, you know? A war is being fought against and extremely powerful enemy, if a small number of people died, it would've been a bit silly. J.K. Rowling also pointed out (she was talking about two specific characters, but I feel like it applies to them all) that part of the reason the death was there was to show the magnitude of the evil being faced, or something to that same effect. And it does make sense: we can know Voldemort killed Harry's parents and how terrified people were of him and the things he did and how wicked his followers were and all sorts of things, but it doesn't have nearly as much meaning until we see that destruction first hand and experience the loss of characters we loved.
...Of course, I do wish fewer people had lost their lives. Like, zero. That would have been a great number!
You bet I am! I've been meaning to reread them anyway, and I'd like to be ready for the film. Got my ticket for the midnight show and everything! And of course I'm dressing up. ;)
I'm sorry, I love talking about Harry Potter. :lol: