Twilight: Book by book Comments

Hi again, been away a while, but thought I would come on and start from the beginning. Here are my thoughts on each book separately, starting with Twilight. After having read the book for the 5th time I have come to a few random conclusions and opinions. Some of them have been there from the start and some are fairly new.
So my main issue with the book is (please remember I absolutely love Edward and think he is amazing) how nasty Edward is towards Bella. Don't get me wrong I totally get his attitude and how completely new the whole being in love for the first time is etc but he can be quite an ass to her and needed a little smack, and even though Bella thinks about his upsetting mood swings she only mentions it out loud a few times, now most people especially a teenage girl would or at the very least should speak up and demand some respect, although that is just me and I always had a bit of a big mouth and quick annoyance fuse even with my first love. Bella also really gets on my nerves at first. I think by the time i had actually read all the books over and over i got a new perspective on her, but that first reading made me really dislike her lol She was so whiny...and then her whole life revolved around Edward like she was being controlled. It drove me mad, but as the series progressed i could totally see me in her shoes and i think, under the circumstances i would probably reacted pretty much the same. The one thing i did like about Bella from the start, was her attitude about herself. She didn't claim to be the athletic, gorgeous girl meant to be draped over the arm of Adonis, but the fact that she felt not good enough for him. Which almost everyone has probably felt at some point in a beginning relationship. The thing that annoyed me though, was the constant reassurances from Edward, that she seemed to have needed to get through the day. I have of course, changed my mind on a few things, and i absolutely love the book, and the fact that a plain jane, ordinary girl could land the super hot, angel/Adonis of all our dreams. :) There is hope for us all Ladies!

Twilight-The Graphic Novel Volume 2:

I was so excited when this finally came out, i grabbed a copy straight away! I read it in about an hour and as expected I loved it!! I love the way it is only partially in vivid colours it really brings the pages to life during important or exciting times. They only skip out on some of the more detailed descriptions, but manage to actually convey a very close semblance to the actual book but in a much simpler and more fun way. It is great seeing the story as you read it, rather than like watching a film. The artists drawings of the characters are very well done, and i really enjoy seeing it all happen first hand. I really hope there are more coming, as i can't seem to get enough.

Twilight-The Graphic Novel Volume 1:

Hiya, A little off track, but i just wanted to relay my thoughts on the Graphic Novel Twilight volume 1. I just received it yesterday and read it today. I thought it was absolutely brilliant! The use of the colours throughout was so well done, and conveying the main points that were in the original story but in such a limited amount of space was really thought out and edited perfectly. I thoroughly enjoyed it, to be honest i don't have anything to compare it to as i have never read a graphic novel before, but this is one series i can't wait to keep reading...even if i already know how it ends!! lol :)

Complete submersion into the fantasy world

So i started reading Twilight, as you do, and at first i was just impressed with the way Stephenie wrote. The amazing amount of detail however remote and the depth of emotion displayed on the pages had me mesmerized. I could actually picture the scene, and see myself there. Which i must say was a little surprising to me, as i have no imagination and usually i just read a book to read it and hope to enjoy. This felt different from just the first chapter. I was so engrossed in every word, that i actually would zone right out. Now normally that wouldn't really be a big deal, but with it being the summer holidays and having a 10 year old and a 3 year old running around all day,it was hard to focus, but  i couldn't put it down and i managed to finish Twilight in under 2 days. Now if you ask me, i would say that i did put it down a few minutes at a time, but if you ask my oldest i am sure she would start with the words slightly neglected lol Don't get me wrong i fed them and made sure they had clean clothes and we played outdoors etc, but i have to admit the housework got a bit left behind. I managed to finish all 4 books, including the movie companions in just under a week. I was very impressed with myself, but then i realised that whilst i had fed the kids within the days of that week, i had forgotten to eat anything. I think i smoked more fags in that week than i would normally smoke in a month but at the time i had no idea. My daughter would talk to me and she would have to call me about 10 times to actually get my attention, luckily she has a good sense of humour and just called me obsessed and laughed, but i do feel a bit guilty about that.The thing that makes me laugh and sadly, kind of shows just how absorbed i was, was the fact that by the time i had read breaking dawn i actually called my son Edward a few times...when his name isn't even close lol Luckily, again he didn't seem to notice but still made me and my daughter laugh.  

Twilight: What can i say that's not already been said?

i suppose the answer to that is not a lot! Although i will admit that when i first saw the Twilight trailers and heard all the hype, i wasn't too impressed. I loved the pretence of the story but thought that either the romance or the vampire story would overshadow the tones of the movie. So i just looked at the posters and trailers, thought how gorgeous the cast was, and put it in the back of my mind. I finally watched the movie about a year later. Liked it, but wasn't really too into it. Not sure why to be honest, as Bella was living a life i had dreamed of since i was a child. Perhaps jealousy crept in and clouded my judgement. I did end up watching New moon, but not for a while. I liked it a bit more than Twilight but i think more because Edward left Bella, and some of my jealousy went with him. I think at that point i hoped she would choose Jacob. Saying it out loud now it does seem a little silly, and i am a bit embarrassed, but that is how my strange brain works. 
It wasn't until after i was old and bored that i decided to read the books. WOW! that about sums up my thought on the books lol Once i got past the first few chapters, i was hooked, much to the chagrin of my family.