Twilight Series! - Page 15

nikki1920 · #1 03-09-2009, 03:24 PM

After Breaking Dawn, I was like, THAT'S IT??!! But what happens to Nessie and Jacob? Did Edward and Bella have more kids? WHAT HAPPENED WITH CHARLIE AND SUE??!! Did Edward ever take a swipe at Mike Newton, lol? (I also read all four books this weekend)

Stephen King needs to get over himself. Meyers has a specific audience and that's who she writes for. I'm sure she thinks about King's approval when she cashes her royalty checks.

PM_Mama00 · #2 03-09-2009, 04:41 PM

Actually, her writing isn't that great. There were a few times when I had to reread paragraphs and sometimes things didn't make sense. However she writes an awesome storyline and as far as creating the visuals, does a great job.

Thetagirl218 · #3 03-09-2009, 06:08 PM

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Did Edward and Bella have more kids?

She can't have more kids.....

nikki1920 · #4 03-09-2009, 07:08 PM

dang.. that's right.. X that question off the list. Still wanna know what happens with Nessie and Jacob though. Leah's story would be interesting also.. hmm..

AlphaFrog · #5 03-10-2009, 05:29 AM

I agree with y'all about Midnight Sun - but I still think you HAVE to read Bella's side first for Edward's to have that AHA! feeling. I really wish she would have made it to the meadow scene, thought before it got leaked, because that's the scene that STARTED this whole series (on her website, it said the idea came from a dream of the meadow scene). I also agree to some extent on her writing - it's sort of juvenile, but creative - but it works for her intended audience. I don't know if I could have read 2,500 pages of a "serious" author like that.

I'm working on her other book right now - The Host. It's an "adult" book, and the writing style is a bit different. She calls it "Science fiction for people who don't like science fiction". I'm not 100% sold on it yet, but I think that's partially due to me expecting Edward to race in any second in a Volvo and drag the main character away.

However, if it ends like I think it's going to end (I'm about 3/4 through), I'm going to have to agree with everyone on the author taking the easy, neat & tidy cop-out endings.

ΑΓΔSquirrel10 · #6 03-10-2009, 08:23 PM

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I'm working on her other book right now - The Host. It's an "adult" book, and the writing style is a bit different. She calls it "Science fiction for people who don't like science fiction". I'm not 100% sold on it yet, but I think that's partially due to me expecting Edward to race in any second in a Volvo and drag the main character away.

However, if it ends like I think it's going to end (I'm about 3/4 through), I'm going to have to agree with everyone on the author taking the easy, neat & tidy cop-out endings.

Is the book worth reading? I've been trying to decide for a few months now whether or not I really want to read it. The whole storyline sounds weird, but I did say those exact words before reading Twilight. Is it better than it sounds?

nikki1920 · #7 03-10-2009, 09:55 AM

ME TOO!! I keep waiting for Edward or Jacob (or their "type" to come into the scene).

_Lisa_ · #8 03-10-2009, 10:15 AM

I loved The Host. Its slow to start but I was just as hooked on it by the end as I was to the Twilight series books.

And honestly, if you want to know about bad writing but still appeals somehow-try the House of Night books. I'm totally addicted but the writing is terrible. I'm still chomping at the bit for the newest book that just came out to be delivered to my door.

AlphaFrog · #9 03-11-2009, 05:14 AM

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I loved The Host. Its slow to start but I was just as hooked on it by the end as I was to the Twilight series books.

I wish she would have stopped with the last chapter - the Epilogue ruined it.

_Lisa_ · #10 03-11-2009, 08:17 AM

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I wish she would have stopped with the last chapter - the Epilogue ruined it.

I agree that I wish she had stopped sooner. Honestly I wished the same for Breaking Dawn so it seems to be a running theme.

AlphaFrog · #11 03-12-2009, 05:17 AM

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I agree that I wish she had stopped sooner. Honestly I wished the same for Breaking Dawn so it seems to be a running theme.

I guess she's just one of those authors that feels the need to tie up ALL the loose ends. Although I did want to point out about Renesmee - yes, it's a stupid name, but 18 year olds who have babies [sometimes] name them stupid things. There was a young girl in my OB's office who just had a baby and named it a stupid two-names-mashed-together of her friends that just died in a car accident because they were going 30 miles an hour over the limit around a curve - and yes, that part was included in the explanation of her baby's name.

Oh, and in The Host - I HATED Jared. He was such a ridiculously unsympathetic character, that I wished Wanda just told him F-you. Ian =/= Edward, but I still liked him.

_Lisa_ · #12 03-12-2009, 10:24 AM

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I guess she's just one of those authors that feels the need to tie up ALL the loose ends. Although I did want to point out about Renesmee - yes, it's a stupid name, but 18 year olds who have babies [sometimes] name them stupid things. There was a young girl in my OB's office who just had a baby and named it a stupid two-names-mashed-together of her friends that just died in a car accident because they were going 30 miles an hour over the limit around a curve - and yes, that part was included in the explanation of her baby's name.

Oh, and in The Host - I HATED Jared. He was such a ridiculously unsympathetic character, that I wished Wanda just told him F-you. Ian =/= Edward, but I still liked him.

Even though I hate her tendency so far to tie up all loose ends I'm still looking forward to reading something else by her!

I liked Ian a lot-I really wish Jared would've dropped off the face of the Earth.

AlphaFrog · #13 03-15-2009, 07:33 AM

Piece of Flair on Facebook: Any girl who says she's never had an imaginary boyfriend has never read Twilight.

It made me giggle (and send it to a friend that also just finished the series).

nikki1920 · #14 03-15-2009, 01:41 PM

Sooo, since my cable is out, I decided to peruse Stephenie's website and read all the deleted parts to the books. The Pacific Northwest Trust. I need a boyfriend like that. She even had a link to everyone's cars and motorcycles.

I'll try to get back into The Host later today.

AlphaFrog · #15 03-15-2009, 02:37 PM

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oks. The Pacific Northwest Trust. I need a boyfriend like that. She even had a link to everyone's cars and motorcycles.

I think the editors were right to cut that out of the story - it was sort of humorous, but detracted from Edward's "all or nothing" character.

Edward's Volvo on her website was the EXACT one I had pictured (not even being familiar with Volvos) when I was reading. The one in the movie was disappointing. I do wonder, though, out of all the non-obviously-flashy "flashy" cars, why a Volvo? They're not particularly known for speed, I didn't think... Still, it somehow works.