Lilium

Haha, it's mostly found that no sequals rival the first, but Stephenie Meyer makes it a close call!

I've heard lots of people absolutely slate Stephenie Meyer for the series (one comment that stuck in my mind was something of how Stephenie Meyer is trying to make it into a romance that it's not, and that it's completely fake the way they fall for eachother and the name Isabella Marie Swan just proves that Stephenie Meyer is trying too hard to make it sugar sweet. Just basic comments like that) But I don't agree really, an author can write what they like. It's up to the reader to like or hate it for themselves, everyone has personal opinions, and it isn't anyone elses business to slate you for your preferences, or indeed slate the preference. I am seriously passionate about this, as you might be able to tell. But anyway, back to the book.

This series brings back so many memories and feelings when I re-read it (the last time I did a few weeks ago actually made me a tad depressed) and I CANNOT wait for the next ones to come out.
Midsummer Sun is Twlight from Edwards perspectve, Breaking Dawn is the sequel to Eclipse. You can read the first chapter of Midsummer Sun on Stephenie Meyers website (stepheniemeyer.com funnily enough) and it has just completely got me wanting more.
I hope that the movie does it justice (not like the movie Blood and Chocolate - I seriously loath it.)

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bryndavis

I'm sad to say that I tried reading Twilight and well... no. I felt as though I'd read it all before. Its not badly written and I could see why it may be engrossing for some, but nothing felt original about it, there was no fresh slant or perspective on a story that personally I feel has been done before, and better.

I did finish the book but I didn't enjoy it. I do sometimes have a hard time embracing... fantasy, but I don't have a predisposition against it. I love Neil Gaiman's work, I love Buffy, so that genre isn't what turns me off - it's when books in the genre fail to challenge it.

Necromortis

Around where I live, the only people who've read the series are female.

And then there's me. I absolutely loved the series. I can't even really explain why, because I don't tend to like 'romances' or stories like that. I don't know, I just found the characters' personalities incredibly easy to relate too. I've read them so many times, it's almost ridiculous.

At the risk of sounding like a fangirl...or fanboy I guess, it's probably my favorite book/series at the moment.

~Christian

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TheOneTheyCallWriter

I love Twilight! Though I only know one other person who has read it - everyone else is like Twilight? Isn't that the time of day?

It's not so popular here in Australia, I don't think.

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Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
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Ilasir Maroa

Bryndavis- Technically, the series belongs more in the Horror genre than in Fantasy. personally, I couldn't get through more than a few chapters of the first book. It was just a bit cheesy, and like bryn said, I found little originality in it. Just another human-vampire romance.

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RinK

Am still waiting to read it - lol. I put a hold on it, and never get called. Then I came in and put a second hold on it, and still never called. Finally, I asked for it a third time, and she told me that it had been destroyed. So then I ordered for them to buy it again, and, go figure, still have not gotten a call.

Oh well. Life sucks.

VinrAlfakyn

Yeah!!!! Someone else who loves those books!!!!!!!!!

I already posted about the Twilight series, but I'll add that I loved Eclipse and I can't wait for Breaking Dawn to come out in August.

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comma127

ok, first i'l say that i liked the first three books of the series but then i read a book called 'the host' also by stephanie meyer. The main character was essentially identica to bella swan, always self-sacrificing and spineless. and now especialy with the massve teen-girl cult following its sort of become abhorrent to me. just my opinion

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What is it that we all fear? Reflections in the mirror. We can't escape fate, the end is getting nearer.

MiloDaePesdan

The first book's strength is in the simplicity. Yet it really is targeted more towards girls. There is a part where Meyer seemingly twists the cliche of vampires being unable to come out of the sun, and when the reason is revealed I just laughed at because she makes Edward seem so [censored], basically something for the girl readers to gush at and go 'awww.'

It's written well, but not my cup of tea.



Milo

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SevenWritez

Fuck this book.

"I'm awkward, no one like me at old school, I go new school, all boy want fuck me now."

"I vampire, I not like girls cause I READ THEIR BRAINS! I can't read your brain. I like you."

"I like vampire boy. He cute."

"I like girl. Cause I'm dipshit."


There. That's Twilight. I didn't mind Harry Potter, it had its perks, but Twilight? Twilight? Twilight is garbage. And Stephanie Meyer is a stupid whore.

MiloDaePesdan

It's dumbed down, but that's essentially the reason why Edward falls in love with her.

Kindly keep the insults aimed at the book and not the author. She's actually managed to publish something and get paid for it.



Milo

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Black_Board

lmao

SevenWritez

I read an interview with her. And above the interview was a picture of her looking like a whore. She's a whore.

comma127

lol, shes a mormon. but the other thing i dont like is all the teasing. there's all this forplay and exitement but we have to wait for the fourth book for it to happen? and it is written for girls but i enjoyed the prose.

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What is it that we all fear? Reflections in the mirror. We can't escape fate, the end is getting nearer.

Kira the wanderer

I agreed with you at first, Seven, but now you sound like an ass. There is reason to not like a book, I personally don't and that will be explained. But to go after the author, who is a PERSON, and call her something like that is sheer stupidity. You don't like the way she dresses? GET OVER IT. There's no need to unwarranted name calling, just because your personal tastes were not matched in her stories. Sounds to me like you didn't get a reaction originally so need you need to flame for attention.

ANYway...

I don't like Twilight. I had always been attracted by the pretty covers (still am) because of their simplicity and color. I knew it was about vampires, which made me stay away until I was finally drawn to pick one up after hearing so many good things about it. I read the back, then the inside cover flap. I was so disgusted by the plot, I put it down immediately. I know people who adore the tale to no end so I am very familiar with the plot line and must say that it is as every inch uncreative as I had feared it would be.

First of all, it does seem like its aimed at girls. 15 year old girls who know nothing of romance and want it badly. My big pet peeve is, aside from he wants to drink her blood (oh no!), what is scary about a vampire in this book? There is nothing monstrous, its like another race with a slight quirk. Edward is taken as the most beautiful thing on the face of the planet with a "dark side" and made into a highly romantic figure. Sure he has minor flaws, but if they weren't there everything would fall apart and no story could develop. But I emphasize on minor.

Does anybody care to remember that he is DEAD? That this random girl is in love with an animated corpse? What on earth is so romantic about necrophelia? He's not alive. She considers dying to be with him? Because her love is so strong... How angsty. Unriginal angst.

The characters have been done before, its not like we haven't seen them before in other well done stories. I'm not even talking about the fact that vampires are involved any more, I'm talking the personalities and how predictable they are. Who here honestly didn't know she was going to pick Edward? Who couldn't foresee a love triangle? Honestly. Her making him immune, or whatever you would call it in his case, to sunlight really doesn't qualify as creativity.

Another thing is that vampires aren't supposed to give life. Again, I emphasize them being animated corpses. (Which means dead, for those who didn't think it obvious what with him portrayed the way he is). How they heck can life come from them? Makes no sense.

Finally, for now at least for I am getting tired and wanting to go to bed, is how the characters don't even stay true to their nature. They become OOC, the author claiming that nothing can be out of character for them because she wrote them so there! What kind of logic is that? I understand that we as writers know things about our characters and develop them accordingly, but by no means are we immune to contradictions! If something doesn't flow correctly, in personality, being the author does not justify the circumstance. Its laziness if you ask me.

The romance is corny, appealing to mostly teenage girls. And we know how great teen tastes are, not don't we? Twilight has too many flaws, I really don't understand why people are attracted to this nonsense. On the other hand, I do believe people are attracted to cliche. There must be a connection somewhere.