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.