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Post by startip on Mar 6, 2009 3:39:58 GMT -5
I'm a delinquent and haven't read any of the Twilight books yet! Bluebutterfly is going to spank me. I swear I will read them soon...
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Post by texasgal on Mar 6, 2009 8:31:25 GMT -5
Blue, I'm halfway through John Updike's A Month Of Sundays. I'm only mildly enjoying it. Updike's writing is interesting but I can't say the same for the story line. I hope it gets better. I'm hoping Sundays might be his least popular book, that the 3 other books of his I have here to read will be better.
I've also "re-discovered" my favorite novelist from 25 years ago: Taylor Caldwell. She was as prolific as Updike. I want to read her books that I haven't read yet and re-read others that I already have. That's how much I like Caldwell.
There's much to read so I don't know when or if I'll get to Twilight. A romantic vampire is something I haven't been able to sink my teeth into (lol). Doesn't seem to capture my interest. The way you all have been raving about it, I figure there must be something wrong with me. Maybe I'd get interested if I saw the movie first. It was adapted to a movie, wasn't it? I seem to remember....
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Post by startip on Mar 6, 2009 10:40:12 GMT -5
I've heard that the twilight book was way better than the movie. Having not seen the movie or read the book, I couldn't tell you for sure.
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Post by Remi on Mar 6, 2009 18:02:12 GMT -5
Tex, how about and angst-filled vampire? Edward is romantic, too. But Twilight, the first book, is more about the angst of being in love with your, well, food.  Also, how do you feel about werewolves? The series is written in the first person and the main character starts out as a junior in High School. At first, I didn't think I was going to enjoy that viewpoint very much, but I grew to like her. I can't comment on the movie because I still haven't seen it. I'm dreading finishing "Breaking Dawn", so it's taking me forever to finish it. I don't know if I want to know how it ends. As vampires go though, my heart still belongs to Mick from "Moonlight". #crazylove# |
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Post by texasgal on Mar 6, 2009 23:06:14 GMT -5
Thanks for the encouragement, Remi. I guess I'm just having a hard time putting Twilight up against authors like Eudora Welty, Willa Cather, Taylor Caldwell, Flannery O'Connor, Jane Austen, the Brontes, etc. Even Stephen King!
Yeah, I'm in love with my food too but I can't see a book in it. ;D
I guess I just ain't got that swing. #dontknow#
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Post by meowencrazy on Mar 7, 2009 10:13:34 GMT -5
Tex, how about and angst-filled vampire? Edward is romantic, too. But Twilight, the first book, is more about the angst of being in love with your, well, food. Also, how do you feel about werewolves? The series is written in the first person and the main character starts out as a junior in High School. At first, I didn't think I was going to enjoy that viewpoint very much, but I grew to like her. I can't comment on the movie because I still haven't seen it. I'm dreading finishing "Breaking Dawn", so it's taking me forever to finish it. I don't know if I want to know how it ends. How far have you reached? I mostly leaped through the book...will have to read it a few more times just to absorb it. Ordering Twilight was one of the most rash decisions I ever took. I just wanted to know what the whole hype was about, and without thinking, I placed an order - something that I never ever do. I searched Wikipedia, to find out what exactly the story was about..."A vampire falling in love with a woman"  I was worried all me money would get wasted. somehow, that didn't happen...hmm...I hate romance...and yet I actually read the book, despite the "his lips near the hollow beneath my ears" type gooey stuff. Wow. That's a first(for me). I guess having a couple of bloodthirsty vampire does make a difference...especially when your true love wants to drink your blood. And Remi, after you finish BD, don't forget to read the partial draft of Midnight Sun - it may never be completed, so I guess we'll have to do with the little available to us. I know, the end of a series is rather sad...and I've been a Twilight fan for only a month! But having lived through the Harry Potter ending, after a fandom of like a decade and reading about the deaths of my favorite characters, BD, I can guarantee you, is pretty harmless. I cried for days after the 7th book of HP. And at times, suddenly, I used to burst into tears, thinking about Lupin and Tonks and Fred (I'll never "forgive" JKR for this), not to mention the longing for Sirius's return(he was my favorite character - ever!), but most of all, for Snape...okay, I have to stop now, otherwise I might start crying again  P.S. I loved the Kate-Garrett love story. I've started casting people for BD already...I want Whoopi Goldberg to play Zafrina - I love Whoopi! She's brilliant! |
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Post by texasgal on Mar 7, 2009 10:22:26 GMT -5
Ya know, I think my problem is that I'm just not interested in fantasy, and I see Twilight as fantasy. I never got into the Hobbit and Lord Of The Ring thing nor the Harry Potter thing. (I know, SHAME ON ME!) What can I say?
Weird thing is I like sci-fi (especially when it involves outer space and psychological stuff like that seen on "Twilight Zone"). When you think about it, there's an awfully thin line between fantasy and sci-fi. In fact, I'm not sure I could come up with a defining differentiation on the spot.
Usually I like to watch sci-fi rather than read it. The best sci-fi book I've ever read is The Star Kings by Edmund Hamilton. AWESOME! Unfortunately hard-to-find as it's an old book and may be out of print. There are some used copies available on Amazon.com but they're a bit pricey.
I started re-reading Testimony Of Two Men last night (Taylor Caldwell). Must be 25 years since I last read it. Had me up wayyyyy past my bedtime. I must have been worried about what my plumbing bill will be and couldn't sleep. Made the mistake of picking up that book. I've broken all the tips I gave to Bluebutterfly about how to conquer insomnia.
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Post by Remi on Mar 7, 2009 13:39:18 GMT -5
Peace, I have about 100 pages left in BD. I've recently met Garrett, and he seems very appealing to me! He sounds like Legolas from Lord of the Rings.  I have to admit, I almost put Twilight down forever after about the 4th or 5th time the author used the word "incredulously" or some variation of it. Luckily, she didn't use it much in the following books. |
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Post by texasgal on Mar 7, 2009 14:15:36 GMT -5
Hmmm....the editor must have spoken to the author about it.
I noticed the same repetition in Stephen Crane's book Maggie, A Girl Of The Streets. He used the phrase 'a mere boy' too much. I have to cut Crane some slack though; Crane was 'a mere boy' himself when he wrote that story. His writing did improve.
;D
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Post by meowencrazy on Mar 8, 2009 0:29:30 GMT -5
Remi, I think one of Stephenie Meyer's favourite words is "edge". She puts an "edge" in everything  |
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Post by startip on Mar 9, 2009 1:41:38 GMT -5
Bluebutterfly, you will be happy to know that I finally bought a copy of twilight. Hopefully in the next day or so I will be able to start reading it.
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Post by meowencrazy on Mar 11, 2009 0:51:52 GMT -5
How far have you reached?  |
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Post by Remi on Mar 18, 2009 16:57:54 GMT -5
Well, I finished "Breaking Dawn" last week. It didn't end like I had thought it would - which is a REALLY good thing! The "Twilight" movie comes out on DVD this weekend, so hopefully I'll finally get to see it! I started reading "Outlander". It is so freaking boring! It puts me to sleep! #sleep# I think Heathahh said that I have to get through the first 100 pages and then I won't be able to put it down. I don't know if I'll make it to page 100!  I've already skipped over paragraphs and I never ever do that! Anyway, just wanted to moan. ;D I got the new TV Guide today and I noticed an ad for a movie based on the Nora Roberts "Midnight Bayou". We were discussing at the beginning of the thread who we thought would be great in the lead roles and I just wanted to update on who they chose for the movie - Jerry O"Connell and Lauren Stamile (whoever that is). I would have never thought of Jerry... I'm going to try to watch it because I really enjoyed the book, and to see how Jerry does in the role.  |
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Post by texasgal on Mar 18, 2009 17:17:04 GMT -5
I'd like to see that Twilight dvd when it's available. I know you all said the movie wasn't very good but maybe it will be good just enough to perk my interest in reading the book. I finally finished A Month Of Sundays (John Updike). Unfortunately, I did not care much for it. Like Remi's experience with Outlander, it was a struggle to get through. I listened to some of the CD's of his book Rabbit Redux (the second of his 'Rabbit' quartet of books), and I haven't cared much for that either. This experience with Updike is not what I expected. I don't know if I care to read much more Updike, maybe his short stories as those aren't as big a reading investment as his books). But I can see why his writing would appeal to my niece and why she finds him such a good writer. In the meantime, I'm re-reading Taylor Caldwell's Testimony Of Two Men. It's just as good - or better - the second time around as it was the first! It's also contributing to a new round of insomnia. |
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Post by bluebutterfly on Mar 19, 2009 7:48:46 GMT -5
Tex, if you like Sci Fi better than fantasy, maybe you'd rather start with Stephanie Meyer's other book (not in the Twilight series) "The Host"? It's about parasitic aliens who come to earth but some of their human hosts resist the mind control and it's also a love story. Really. I liked it. At first, I was like, this is no Twilight, but then the characters caught me and by the end I was crying.
Of course, I totally love Harry Potter and just like SP cried through every death, and I love the LOTR trilogy and the Hobbit and reread them every couple of years.
Tex, I'll have to look into Taylor Caldwell . . . I'm not quite ready for Updike, if even you can't get through him enjoyably! A friend just gave me a big box of Michener. I can't quite commit to starting one of those yet either.
Startip is a Twilight fan now. I know it. Vampires have that power. She practically admitted she would have been jumping up and down if the ceilings were higher.
edited to add gloating over Twilight obsession. And to apologize for any spelling errors this time.
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