IBStuck Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 you never know. i rea the first few chapters and it was great. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justanotherstudent Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 Im going to go on her site and find them then! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 i don't know if she posted all 12 chapters ther, but she might have after they were leaked. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3!sha Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 To tell you the truth the first time I read Twilight I loved it! Then I bought New Moon which was also pretty good, had some problems with it but I over looked them. Then Eclipse came out and it wasnt as good as Twilight or New Moon. I started hating Bella (and sometimes edward). Overall it was...ok didnt love it didnt hate it. . I thought that the series was seriously going down hill but I had some hope that the author could save it with the final book. However, Breaking Dawn IMO was a disaster. I HATED it. Forced myself to finish it just to know what happens and the whole series is now on my shelf collecting dust.In conclusion, i dont think that twilight is good literature. I enjoyed the books (minus breaking dawn, which was pure agony) while they lasted, but highly doubt they will be considered classics. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iammeanttolive Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) I enjoyed Twilight. [spoiler alert] That being said, I did not enjoy the rest of the saga. As the story continues, Bella because really whiny and needy and Edward leaves. To me, the only sensible characters of the book are the Cullens, and when Edward left in New Moon in ruined everything. I also despise Jacob Black, and he gives me another reason to not like New Moon. Eclipse was alright since Edward came back, but then again Bella's whole "i-love-both-of-you-and-i-don't-know-who-to-choose" was extremely annoying. Finally, Breaking Dawn comes and in all honesty- that book was a waste of money. Not only was the book just flat out terrible, but Bella was constantly begging Edward for sex. What's with Edward destroying everything while they're going at it too? I mean, really...he's been a vampire for a while now, you'd think he'd be able to not bruise Bella and break everything. The way she had her baby was kind of stupid in my eyes too, and the name Bella chose was epic fail. I was just happy Bella was turned into a vampire and she stopped complaining after that. I don't know. The story just got worse as it progressed. As for it being good literature, it is not really that spectacular or well written. It might have sold a lot of copies, but as stated before I don't think it will be remembered as "one of the greatest books ever" or a 'classic'. Edited December 8, 2008 by iammeanttolive Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Have any of you read her other book The Host? what were your opinones on it? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Lc~ Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I've heard about these... Im tempted to pick one up after I'm done with Orwell on xmas break! could this be the next Harry Potter? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 people keep comapring the twilight series to harry potter and i wish that they wouldn't it just doesn't compare. harry potter is written so much better thna twilight is. what they have ion comon is that the authors are both good story tellers. i enjoyed reading both of them so much though. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Lc~ Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I meant the next big hit Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunned__ Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 i think twilight is the kind of book/series where i'd thirst to know the plot, but it would suffice to just read wikipedia.. i.e. i don't really need to read the book. it's a story, but not really literature, because i think good literature is a piece of writing that uses its characters, style, plot, themes and setting to convey a proper message to the audience, which i don't see twilight having. despite this, i did enjoy the first book overall i was kind of disappointed with the plot of the next 3 books though. plus bella really, REALLY, irks me sometimes ><i'm now wondering whether i should see the movie, or whether i'll just walk out disappointed. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I meant the next big hit harry potter did way better, but it is doing very well. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruan Chun Xian Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 The movie's pretty good, though I did watch it dubbed in Vietnamese and that ruined it a bit. (there's only 1 cinema that shows movies in its original language in Hanoi, and since this is such a huge hit, the price skyrockets) I was sitting there picking out translation mistakes and stuff . Person doing the dubbing couldn't pronounce Google and Edward...she kept saying Edwards . Good cinematography . Story's all right...a bit predictable. Robert Pattinson does seem to try a bit too hard to act cold but I suppose he did a good job considering he hadn't done that many films of this scale. Anyway, enough of the movie...haven't read the books, and on one hand I want to but on the other hand, I'm not sure I want to spend the money to read them. I read parts of Midnight Sun and found it pretty good but then he's a more interesting character with more depths to explore than Bella from what I can tell from the movie. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 i still have not seen the movie.... i read all of the books too. i don't have high exdpectations for the movie though.i think i will do that over winter break. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWR! Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) As a lot of people have said, the Twilight Series is/can be a good read, but it wont stack up to classics or novels made to be dissected by high school/ college student Edited December 18, 2008 by RAWR! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Pattinson Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Hands down, I am probably the biggest Twilight Fan on this forum. It's been over a year since I became crazy-obsessed with the series. But with the kind of books I am reading in AP English? I came to realize that The Twilight series is great for entertainment, but in comparision to other literature, it isn't a fair contrast at all. Now, The Host, on the other hand...oh damn!But after seeing the movie, I am terribly dissapointed. I used to read the books everyday, for 10 months. And I was actually a major fan of the movie, I counted down, I watched all the behind the scenes, every picture, clip published for the movie. Then BAM, the movie was an utter dissapointment. However, I remain a faithful fan to Robert Pattinson. I hated him in Twilight, because it was such a degrading role for him. He's a perfect Edward, but he shouldnt have to put up with a script that ****ty. I think my love for Robert has grown to be greater than my obsession with Twilight. I actually got a personalized signed autograph from Pattinson himself I love him. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3!sha Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 (edited) could this be the next Harry Potter?You know eveytime twilight is called the next Harry Potter and Stephanie Meyer the next J. K. Rowling I die a little inside [sort of spoiler-y] I've seen the movie and it was severly lacking in the special effects department and sometimes unintentionally funny (Edward's facial expressions/ the cheesy dialogue). I also find myself liking the scenes that were not originally in the books like the kitchen scene. I LOVED the guy who played Charlie and all the humans (mike, eric, taylor, Jessica, etc.) Oh and the baseball sence was beyond cool. [/spoiler-ish talk]haven't read the books, and on one hand I want to but on the other hand, I'm not sure I want to spend the money to read them.You should read them at least to know what all the hype is about. But a word of advice, dont have any sort of high expectations while reading. In fact, dont have any at all & save yourself the disappointment. (By the way always wanted to ask u since seeing ur username HMS Chocolate : Are you a harry/ginny shipper?) Edited December 20, 2008 by 3!sha Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justanotherstudent Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I found a better series the other day! I went to Chapters to buy Eclipse (it was the only book I did not have) and I stumbled upon the House of Night books. I bought the first one, Marked and the 3rd, Chosen. I couldn't find the 2nd and these books are pure entertainment (also vampire books). But, like Twilight, not book literature. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruan Chun Xian Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 You should read them at least to know what all the hype is about. But a word of advice, dont have any sort of high expectations while reading. In fact, dont have any at all & save yourself the disappointment.(By the way always wanted to ask u since seeing ur username HMS Chocolate : Are you a harry/ginny shipper?)But if I read them I have to buy them... :| not sure it's worth the money.And yes, I used to be. Not so much any more but the username stuck Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 But if I read them I have to buy them... :| not sure it's worth the money.And yes, I used to be. Not so much any more but the username stuck can you not get them at a library? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruan Chun Xian Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 can you not get them at a library?Probably...but that would have to wait till I'm in Sydney by which time I'll be so busy that I won't have time to read anything ::/ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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