Showing posts with label Vampires. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vampires. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

BREAKING DAWN


SYNOPSIS: It ought to seem redundant to dismiss the fourth and final Twilight novel as escapist fantasy-but how else could anyone look at a romance about an ordinary, even clumsy teenager torn between a vampire and a werewolf, both of whom are willing to sacrifice their happiness for hers? Flaws and all, however, Meyer's first three novels touched on something powerful in their weird refraction of our culture's paradoxical messages about sex and sexuality. The conclusion is much thinner, despite its interminable length. Everygirl Bella achieves her wishes quickly (marriage and sex, in that order, are two, and becoming an immortal is another), and once she becomes a vampire it's almost impossible to identify with her. But that's not the main problem. Essentially, everyone gets everything they want, even if their desires necessitate an about-face in characterization or the messy introduction of some back story. Nobody has to renounce anything or suffer more than temporarily-in other words, grandeur is out. This isn't about happy endings; it's about gratification. A sign of the times?

MY VIEW: I LOVED THIS SERIES!! ALL 4 BOOKS WERE FANTASTIC!! I feel like I KNOW each of these characters personally. The feel like family. The market has gone crazy on vampire stuff. There are lots of sayings that only a Twilighter would recognize such as Which would you prefer as a boyfriend, a guy who wants to drink your blood? or a guy who drinks out of the toilet? Team Edward 1809, Team Jacob, It's a wolf thing, Bite Me! Suck Me, Drink my blood, It's a Vampire thing...and many more Stephenie Meyer is a genius and an excellent writer!!

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

NEW MOON

SYNOPSIS: In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The "star-crossed" lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.

MY VIEW: I was sad that Edward had left. Bella was heartbroken and lost until Jacob became more aware of her and she began spending more time with him. I really felt sorry for Bella and the way that she felt. Jacob was falling in love with her and she loved him as a FRIEND only and found comfort in being with him as it was a good distraction for her mind with kept drifting back to Edward. Her heart only truly LOVES Edward and she missed him terribly. There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't think of him and wish that he was with her.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

TWILIGHT


Synopsis
Bella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.
MY VIEW: Stephanie Meyer is a fantastic author! I didn't think I would like this type of reading but before the first chapter was through...I was hooked!! This was the best book I've read in a while that I could just relax and enjoy the story.
I was at the Salon and most of the girls working there were all sitting on their chairs when I came in and all of them had their nose in THIS book!! Yes it is THAT GOOD!! I went to the bookstore to pick up the next book in the series and it was "Twilight" mania all over the place. I guess I didn't pay attention very well to the fact that her latest book "Breaking Dawn" was releasing that day and so everyone there was waiting until the magical hour to purchase their copies. I'll wait for mine. But I have to say that people were costumed out very well!
I would say GET THIS BOOK and good night light!!