You read twillight?

It was like 34854654534354 million pages!!!!

I'm so proud of you bb

It's about the size of an HP book, less than OoTP, like GoF sized or something.

It's not that bad.

Edit: Well, I think less than even that. But it does get bigger with each book.

My theory is the longer the book, the worse it gets, as the author loses sight of the book's true goal.

(with a few notable exceptions, such as BT)

If Twilight is that long, then that's good enough for me (although it might not be the kind of genre I usually like reading). I might try to read it right after I finish Eldest... <_<

*tries to get Eldest off shelf, gets lazy, and starts reading another book*

Mwamba wrote:Woah, somebody who hates Twilight *uncomprehending*

haha, i take it you're a fan then? not surprising since i'm used to being outnumbered by them on any given site i visit. not that it's a bad thing though, as i haven't yet talked to a twilight fan that wasn't open-minded. i usually come across comment like your next one:

wrote:Admittedly, it's not that great, true. There is too much melodrama and the plot is kinda bland. But it's still so...addicting.

i can tolerate that stuff as long as the characters are interesting enough. people like her because they can relate to her, but i found bella lacking in personality. edward was a gary-stu/wish-fulfillment character, and meyer shoves it down our throats. my english teacher would say it's 'authorial interpolation', where the author tells us how we're supposed to feel. i hate it to death, and it usually makes me feel the opposite, because i like to make up my own opinion. i hate Ginny in HP for the same reason. in any given story, the characters are usually my favourite part, so if it weren't for that i'd be reading them compulsively despite other shortfalls.

Lol, true. Everyone I know who's read it is in love with the story. I mostly hear 'ZOMG I LOVE EDWARD!' and 'ZOMG I EFFING HATE JACOB'

And, sadly, I am a slight fangirl myself. But at least I don't hate Jacob.

wrote: people like her because they can relate to her, but i found bella lacking in personality. edward was a gary-stu/wish-fulfillment character, and meyer shoves it down our throats

(disclaimer: this is all my pure biased opinion that may or may not make sense) Exactly what makes the story so popular. Edward appeals to many wish-fufillment fantasies. Bella loves to read, and well, if you love Twilight, chances are you're not very averse to reading yourself. Bella is oh so insecure about herself, and many females are very insecure about themselves and would love to have a inhumanely hot guy fascinated by them and tell them how truly wonderful and beautiful they really are. I mean, the story is told in first person. I think the 'lack of personality' works in Meyer's favor her. It makes it easier for a girl to imagine herself as Bella, maybe.

I find the majority of the characters likable, except for Bella and Edward when they become cringingly over-the-top. (Well, Jacob did too, bad that was just cuz he was trying to court Bella in book three, so I can blame her.)

Hmm, maybe it's just Bella's narration that's the most annoying then.

If any fan in my RL read this post...*meep.*

wrote:  My theory is the longer the book, the worse it gets, as the author loses sight of the book's true goal.

Don't know what you mean by that. It's not like Meyer took a break halfway through the book and started ranting about blueberries or anything. :P

wrote:Lol, true. Everyone I know who's read it is in love with the story. I mostly hear 'ZOMG I LOVE EDWARD!' and 'ZOMG I EFFING HATE JACOB'

it's virtually unknown in my school, though for how long i don't know. i don't mind fangirling, but not when i can't go three posts without someone drooling over edward, but not saying what else made them love the book. i always wonder, if you asked those people their favourite part of the story aside from edward's sooperness, or bella's relatable-ness, would you get a decent answer? or are they just reading it to drool/self-insert? that's just a small percentage of fans, though.

wrote:(disclaimer: this is all my pure biased opinion that may or may not make sense) Exactly what makes the story so popular. Edward appeals to many wish-fufillment fantasies. Bella loves to read, and well, if you love Twilight, chances are you're not very averse to reading yourself. Bella is oh so insecure about herself, and many females are very insecure about themselves and would love to have a inhumanely hot guy fascinated by them and tell them how truly wonderful and beautiful they really are. I mean, the story is told in first person. I think the 'lack of personality' works in Meyer's favor her. It makes it easier for a girl to imagine herself as Bella, maybe.

i thought the very same. but that doesn't stop it from irritating me... writing an interesting character that has flaws but is still likable, takes more time and effort than a Gary-Sue like edward. yet there are so many great, imaginative stories out there, like Bart Trilogy, with awesome plots and (flawed) characters, that are way better but only half as popular as twilight. but i do realise i'm very critical, and understand the appeal of twilight to people who aren't as harsh as me lol.

wrote:I find the majority of the characters likable, except for Bella and Edward when they become cringingly over-the-top. (Well, Jacob did too, bad that was just cuz he was trying to court Bella in book three, so I can blame her.)

i didn't read the last two... i asked a twilight fan if it got any better for people who found the characters irritating, just to see if i should continue. she said no, so i threw in the towel.

I never even heard of Twilight until now.

I hated the first book, so the rest kind of didn't get read.

My Latin text. OGM I love Latin. This semester I have Computers, History, Latin, and Science, and there are only 15 people in my science class and I had a discussion about leptons with the teacher already. Talk about four geek classes in one semester.

I am reading The Summer King by O.R. Melling:

Here is a blip:

On the anniversary of her twin sister’s mysterious death, 17 year old Laurel returns to Ireland in search of answers. Her sister, Honor, believed in fairies. Laurel does not. Then ‘the roly poly man’ approaches Laurel with a mission and offers her the chance to save her sister. She accepts his advice: act as if ye believe and see what happens. Setting out in search of the Summer King, she unearths old hatreds in the Faerie Realm and rekindles an old romance of her own. But is the handsome dark-haired Ian friend or foe?

Calvin and Hobbes lol. :D

Elves of Cintra, by Terry Brooks. I am most disturbed by the bad writing and blatant plagiarism in this tome.

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Best Pal ~Author's name slips me atm.

^Long ass name there. Book's hilarious tho.

Just finished Neuromancer and Elves of Cintra. Terry brooks' writing has certainly decayed. I actually liked Armageddon's Children, but this...

Except the Dying by Maureen Jennings
There have been two series on her books with Murdoch's mysteries.

Tombs of Atuan - Ursula K. Leguin

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

Corsair - Forgot his name

Little Mercy's First Murder (the musical)- Morwyn Brebner