Clare Richardson’s review of Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) > Likes and Comments
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Heather wrote: "Yay! A fellow Utahn (Utah-onian? Utah-ite?) who hasn't been hypnotized by the wretch that is Twilight. I want to be your best friend. haha."
It's startling to me to realize that it's not just a Utah phenomenon, you know? Not really anymore, but at first I just assumed it was a "Mormon fad" because the author is LDS.
No dice. The world be crazy! xD
Is it just me, or does every person defending Twilight use horrendous grammar? COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!
Michaela Kenzie wrote: "My friends and I use the books as our bibles they are the mean of life.
The only reason the character is empty was because Stephenie did that on purpose so you put your own personal traits int..."
Haahahahhahaahaa. "Our bibles..." HAHAA
You said everything I have EVER thought about the book (and series). I completely agree. Bella is pathetic, Edward is whiny, and the minor characters have more depth and intrigue than them.
Katie wrote: "You said everything I have EVER thought about the book (and series). I completely agree. Bella is pathetic, Edward is whiny, and the minor characters have more depth and intrigue than them."
I think that's because we hear less about them. ;D Thanks!
While I did not completely agree with you, I enjoyed reading your review. There are two sides to every situation, and I always wondered what the opposite side of the Twilight fandom was.
No one will ever be able to make a valid opinion of Bella because she is the clean slate on which we've fit our own personalities; therefore everyone sees her as a different person, whether lovesick, selfish, beautiful, thoughtful, inspiring, or etc.
While my own opinion clashes with yours, I'm sticking with that statement, and I won't hate you for sharing with us your opinion. I sincerely hope you try to enjoy the last 3 books, and if you don't, at least you tried.
Thanks:)
-Brooke
No one will ever be able to make a valid opinion of Bella because she is the clean slate on which we've fit our own personalities; therefore everyone sees her as a different person, whether lovesick, selfish, beautiful, thoughtful, inspiring, or etc.
Sorry, but I call BS on that.
Heather wrote: "No one will ever be able to make a valid opinion of Bella because she is the clean slate on which we've fit our own personalities; therefore everyone sees her as a different person, whether lovesic..."
I do too. I think that's a very poor excuse for a very poorly-written character, and a weak storytelling choice on Meyer's part.
But thanks for being respectful, Brooke! A lot of other people haven't quite been... ;)
This is one of the best Twilight reviews I've read! Mostly because I agree with it completely. If Bella wasn't in the book and it was about Vampiric Mythology, I think I would read it. I couldn't have come up with a better rant on Twilight than the review you have posted.
This is for everyone who says they hate this book. You are all kidding yourselves, especially the people who say they'll read the rest of them for whatever reason. If you didn't want to read them, you wouldn't. Yes the time may come when I might find the whole Twilight thing rather annoying but till then I'm going to enjoy it. I'd love to be the next Stephenie Meyer and I suspect some of you people would agree with me
*Dies laughing!*
Twilight fans amuse me to no end :).
The only reason I would be possessed to "love to be the next Stephanie Meyer" is for the money. The moo-lah. I don't want her shitty writing skills. It's pathetic. She even has a degree in English. Fucking hell, it's so annoying.
LOL That just shows you that the collegiate education system is a joke. When people like Meyer becomes famous and well moneyed as a result of writing that is so transparently awful, who is then supposedly educated to write...well, that's just disgusting.
~Acheron's Akra~ wrote: "LOL That just shows you that the collegiate education system is a joke. When people like Meyer becomes famous and well moneyed as a result of writing that is so transparently awful, who is then sup..."
Seriously. I find her to be the most pathetic piece of shit author to have ever gotten disgustingly famous. Amen.
That's the best statement I've heard all month! - You're utterly, completely, and absolutely right! The fame and money Meyer has attained as a result of her pathetically tripe, boring, moronic fiction is not just irritating or laughable...it's infuriating!
~Acheron's Akra~ wrote: "That's the best statement I've heard all month! - You're utterly, completely, and absolutely right! The fame and money Meyer has attained as a result of her pathetically tripe, boring, moronic fict..."
It's "trite". "Tripe" is a cow's stomach. :D hee.
And why is it infuriating to you (the general you, of course)? Because you have thoughts about the work and have read it personally? What is a good novel to you?
I won't call Stephenie Meyer a piece of shit. I don't think she's a bad person. I just massively dislike her writing. I think it's sad-- and yes, infuriating-- that there are a lot of other writers (that I think work much harder and that I personally consider more worthy) that haven't attained such attention, and I think it was handed to her on a silver platter and I don't understand it, but I don't think she's an awful person. Her work is mediocre, and so is her defense of that work.
Also, a degree in English doesn't guarantee that someone knows how to write (although I do agree that if someone is reading that much literature they ought to glean something about the craft). If her degree was in creative writing, we'd have a whole lot more to say, I'm sure.
Helen wrote: "This is for everyone who says they hate this book. You are all kidding yourselves, especially the people who say they'll read the rest of them for whatever reason. If you didn't want to read them, ..."
I haven't gone on to read the rest. :) Thanks for commenting!
First of all, excuse the spelling error.
Second of all, it's infuriating to me (specifically) because Meyer's achievements symbolize the present state of our entertainment industry. Many books, movies, songs, TV shows, and articles written and produced today are mediocre at best, and downright boring at worse. However, despite the fact that their quality falls far below par, many of these forms of entertainment are granted a high degree of success.
Why?
Not because they hold any particular talent in their creation, but because the American public has become so dumbed down that, so long as it's in the limelight, be that on The Idiot Box or part of a trend, they'll bolster it as being "good."
Now, one might argue such is the fault of the American individual and not the creator. I beg to differ! It is the responsibility to any true artist to put forth their absolute best and not rely on the ignorance of their audience to guarantee their success. To me, when a creator or artist fails so miserably at demonstrating true effort in their work (such as when the work is littered with obvious technical and creative errors), when their creations are so utterly pathetic that such barely seems as if they put forth any effort whatsoever, I'm greatly infuriated over the laziness and uncouthness demonstrated therein.
By not putting the blame solely at the feet of the originator, we are not forcing our artists, our creators to take responsibility for their own failings. That lack of responsibility-taking is key when one desires to live in a society full of creative, talented individuals. Creativity and talent allow for a better world, and when such is repressed, when the successful individuals are nothing more than pathetic, money-grubbing greedy people, they are actively participating in the downward spiral of America's dumbing down.
Such is why I'm so vocal about my hatred of not just Meyer's writing, but with her attitude and obnoxious behavior, as well. Martin Luther King Jr said it best - "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetuate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." No, Stephanie Meyer isn't evil, but she represents just another cog in the wheel of the wretched state our entertainment industry is currently enduring. I refuse to passively accept her undeserved success, and as such, I refuse to not protest against it because I likewise refuse to cooperate with such.
I have no idea if you wrote this review to have likes or what..
Don't get me wrong, I agree with the book being awful and all that. But really if its so *awful* to you...why in the world would you finish the series? You must care about the happenings to some degree.
Peachy wrote: "I have no idea if you wrote this review to have likes or what..
Don't get me wrong, I agree with the book being awful and all that. But really if its so *awful* to you...why in the world would you..."
I'm actually really surprised that this review gets as many likes as it does-- I definitely didn't write it with that intent (and my opinions about the book/series/Meyer have evolved quite a bit since I wrote it). It's quite an old review, and when I wrote it, it seemed to be a little before Twilight became such an enormous cultural phenomenon. :) I didn't ever expect it to garner this many likes!
I do get a lot of comments about the idea of finishing the series-- and I didn't actually finish it, if you look at the rest of my reviews/books. Couldn't be bothered! :) Thanks for commenting.
I loved Twilight. I don't think it a good model on relationships but this is a work of FICTION. If it were in the nonfiction department then I'd be concerned. This book is for entertainment not education or learning life skills.
Parents who don't want their daughters to read this series and expect to be with their first bf forever don't get it and don't give their kids enough credit in common sense. Girls may say I want to marry Edward but they also may say they want Justin Beiber too. It's a phase it passes don't make such a big deal. I used to be in "love" with Zach Morris from Saved by the Bell. I turned out fine with a husband (no he's not Mark-Paul Gosselaar, lol) and two kids...and a job at a library.
If you do not like yhis book than why keep reading the rest of the books? I thought this was a great book and had alot of action and i thought that this book was well written. if you hate this book its a stupid reasson to read the rest just so you can keep hateing it. I can see some reassons why you hate it alot of people do but most of the book is good. Maybe give it a year or so and than see how you like it.
what on earth are you talking about how are the caractures shallow and the dialogue is great
i agree i hate whiny people like bella i just didn't feel connected to her
You are so right dude! I don't know why all the girls int class actally LIKED this book. It sucks. I would almost bet that I could write a better book then that if there weren't so many mindless girls who like it. I likes it at one point but now it's the book I hate the most!
By the way... THANK YOU sO MUCH FOR SAYING THAT! :)
I agree, but obviously the book was enough to get published.
Something doesn't have to be "good" to get published or produced, but rather what the institutions (in this case, book publishers) believe the public will buy.
Such publishing is more a comment on the general public's stupidity than the qualify of the material.
your basis for wanting to read the series was basically my mindset, and i did read the 4 books (3 weeks of my life i'll never get back)
your review pretty much hits all the points of what I think of the book
i still try to see what one of my friends said being the "best thing" she has read...mind you i now worry for her because seriously??
that is the single most stupid thing i have ever heard. (sorry for being rude) but seriously? You hate this book but you'll read the rest of them? Stupid person. if u dont like the book dont read it
Monster wrote: "that is the single most stupid thing i have ever heard. (sorry for being rude) but seriously? You hate this book but you'll read the rest of them? Stupid person. if u dont like the book dont read it"
If you finished reading the review, I added to it mentioning that I never read the rest of the books. :) I don't think you're actually sorry for being rude, so don't feel the need to apologize. Thanks for commenting!
Jacqueline wrote: "Nice response, Chelsey!"
Ha! Thanks, Jacqueline. :)
You're quite welcome, Chelsey :). As is, am I the only one who notices the fact that almost every person who defends Twilight utilizes wretched grammar? LOL
Chelsey wrote: "Monster wrote: "that is the single most stupid thing i have ever heard. (sorry for being rude) but seriously? You hate this book but you'll read the rest of them? Stupid person. if u dont like the ..."
ok it dont really matter
Ha ha ha! Thank you for summing up my feelings regarding this horribly written, yet unbelievably popular series! Love it!
I couldn't get through the first few pages. As part of my popular fiction college course, we were supposed to read this book and write about it for a final paper. Luckily, my instructor allowed me to pick another popular novel instead or else I would have dropped the class. Yes (as you know), it was really that horrible to try to read!
These comments are great because most of you read it.... However ur option don't matter.... Don't give advise on books everyone taste is different! If u like it, u like! If u don't, don't waste ur time on the books and movies.... Go find something else to complain about because it just Twilight!
Sarah,
Umm, this is what GoodReads is all about... sharing opinions and ideas about the books we've read or attempted to read. Most of us are not complaining or flaming books. Don't let yourself be blinded by your fanaticism or an obsession. You should try to have a more open mind and look at the "bigger picture". And honestly, I find myself feeling sorry for you.
(And by the way, "ur" is not a word, either is "u".)
Umm...WOW!! That was would have taken balls!!! I haven't read the books and I planned not to even before I read your review!!! The ads were bad enough for me and immediently revolted me from ever reading the books!!!! I am glad that I am not the only one out there that absolutely HATES those stupid books!!!!!!!!!!!!!They are
I completely agree with you, but concerning the end of your second paragraph, I just want to say that Romeo and Juliet did the same thing in Shakespeares Classic, and I don't see anyone
giving him shit about it. Just saying...
..oh really guys maybe teenager like me like this book not only this book but also the movie very fantastic..
Lindsey wrote: "I completely agree with you, but concerning the end of your second paragraph, I just want to say that Romeo and Juliet did the same thing in Shakespeares Classic, and I don't see anyone
giving him..."
Well, you'd expect that a vampire over a century old would have more common sense than teenage Romeo. :) (For the record, Romeo and Juliet drives me up a wall too. How the hell do these things get to be the greatest love stories of "all time"?) Thanks for the comment. :)
I sort of am appreciating those who give 1 star to books I gave 5 stars to because it shows how diverse our tastes can be in 1 single book. I am not going to go around commenting on people reviews that gave a bad rating on a book I liked. sometimes you are going to be the "odd 1 starer" out of 1,00's of 5 stars. is that bad? is there something wrong with you? not at all. But I do think that those who leave nasty comments on a bad review of a book are mean and have nothing else better to do. I loved the book because it was fun to read not because it was the next victor hugo book..but am I offended by your review? none in the least! :D
you are so right on about the book, except that being bipolar is not a character defect to be listed between 'creepy stalker', 'immature' and 'controlling'
Why would you read a book that you hate?
I read this book and the last just try and understand why its so popular. Honestly I found it boring. I also hate The authors attempt at originality. The dark sultry allur of vampires is what makes them interesting characters. Changing them to highs school imbecile who deny their nature is annoying. And the movie was worse than the book.
Obviously if you want to keep reading the what you call stupid books then you obviously like them I have a feeling that you just want to fit in with everyone else but not everyone and it is love duh
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Heather wrote: "Yay! A fellow Utahn (Utah-onian? Utah-ite?) who hasn't been hypnotized by the wretch that is Twilight. I want to be your best friend. haha."It's startling to me to realize that it's not just a Utah phenomenon, you know? Not really anymore, but at first I just assumed it was a "Mormon fad" because the author is LDS.
No dice. The world be crazy! xD
Is it just me, or does every person defending Twilight use horrendous grammar? COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!
Michaela Kenzie wrote: "My friends and I use the books as our bibles they are the mean of life. The only reason the character is empty was because Stephenie did that on purpose so you put your own personal traits int..."
Haahahahhahaahaa. "Our bibles..." HAHAA
You said everything I have EVER thought about the book (and series). I completely agree. Bella is pathetic, Edward is whiny, and the minor characters have more depth and intrigue than them.
Katie wrote: "You said everything I have EVER thought about the book (and series). I completely agree. Bella is pathetic, Edward is whiny, and the minor characters have more depth and intrigue than them."I think that's because we hear less about them. ;D Thanks!
While I did not completely agree with you, I enjoyed reading your review. There are two sides to every situation, and I always wondered what the opposite side of the Twilight fandom was. No one will ever be able to make a valid opinion of Bella because she is the clean slate on which we've fit our own personalities; therefore everyone sees her as a different person, whether lovesick, selfish, beautiful, thoughtful, inspiring, or etc.
While my own opinion clashes with yours, I'm sticking with that statement, and I won't hate you for sharing with us your opinion. I sincerely hope you try to enjoy the last 3 books, and if you don't, at least you tried.
Thanks:)
-Brooke
No one will ever be able to make a valid opinion of Bella because she is the clean slate on which we've fit our own personalities; therefore everyone sees her as a different person, whether lovesick, selfish, beautiful, thoughtful, inspiring, or etc.Sorry, but I call BS on that.
Heather wrote: "No one will ever be able to make a valid opinion of Bella because she is the clean slate on which we've fit our own personalities; therefore everyone sees her as a different person, whether lovesic..."I do too. I think that's a very poor excuse for a very poorly-written character, and a weak storytelling choice on Meyer's part.
But thanks for being respectful, Brooke! A lot of other people haven't quite been... ;)
This is one of the best Twilight reviews I've read! Mostly because I agree with it completely. If Bella wasn't in the book and it was about Vampiric Mythology, I think I would read it. I couldn't have come up with a better rant on Twilight than the review you have posted.
This is for everyone who says they hate this book. You are all kidding yourselves, especially the people who say they'll read the rest of them for whatever reason. If you didn't want to read them, you wouldn't. Yes the time may come when I might find the whole Twilight thing rather annoying but till then I'm going to enjoy it. I'd love to be the next Stephenie Meyer and I suspect some of you people would agree with me
*Dies laughing!*Twilight fans amuse me to no end :).
The only reason I would be possessed to "love to be the next Stephanie Meyer" is for the money. The moo-lah. I don't want her shitty writing skills. It's pathetic. She even has a degree in English. Fucking hell, it's so annoying.
LOL That just shows you that the collegiate education system is a joke. When people like Meyer becomes famous and well moneyed as a result of writing that is so transparently awful, who is then supposedly educated to write...well, that's just disgusting.
~Acheron's Akra~ wrote: "LOL That just shows you that the collegiate education system is a joke. When people like Meyer becomes famous and well moneyed as a result of writing that is so transparently awful, who is then sup..."Seriously. I find her to be the most pathetic piece of shit author to have ever gotten disgustingly famous. Amen.
That's the best statement I've heard all month! - You're utterly, completely, and absolutely right! The fame and money Meyer has attained as a result of her pathetically tripe, boring, moronic fiction is not just irritating or laughable...it's infuriating!
~Acheron's Akra~ wrote: "That's the best statement I've heard all month! - You're utterly, completely, and absolutely right! The fame and money Meyer has attained as a result of her pathetically tripe, boring, moronic fict..."It's "trite". "Tripe" is a cow's stomach. :D hee.
And why is it infuriating to you (the general you, of course)? Because you have thoughts about the work and have read it personally? What is a good novel to you?
I won't call Stephenie Meyer a piece of shit. I don't think she's a bad person. I just massively dislike her writing. I think it's sad-- and yes, infuriating-- that there are a lot of other writers (that I think work much harder and that I personally consider more worthy) that haven't attained such attention, and I think it was handed to her on a silver platter and I don't understand it, but I don't think she's an awful person. Her work is mediocre, and so is her defense of that work.
Also, a degree in English doesn't guarantee that someone knows how to write (although I do agree that if someone is reading that much literature they ought to glean something about the craft). If her degree was in creative writing, we'd have a whole lot more to say, I'm sure.
Helen wrote: "This is for everyone who says they hate this book. You are all kidding yourselves, especially the people who say they'll read the rest of them for whatever reason. If you didn't want to read them, ..."I haven't gone on to read the rest. :) Thanks for commenting!
First of all, excuse the spelling error. Second of all, it's infuriating to me (specifically) because Meyer's achievements symbolize the present state of our entertainment industry. Many books, movies, songs, TV shows, and articles written and produced today are mediocre at best, and downright boring at worse. However, despite the fact that their quality falls far below par, many of these forms of entertainment are granted a high degree of success.
Why?
Not because they hold any particular talent in their creation, but because the American public has become so dumbed down that, so long as it's in the limelight, be that on The Idiot Box or part of a trend, they'll bolster it as being "good."
Now, one might argue such is the fault of the American individual and not the creator. I beg to differ! It is the responsibility to any true artist to put forth their absolute best and not rely on the ignorance of their audience to guarantee their success. To me, when a creator or artist fails so miserably at demonstrating true effort in their work (such as when the work is littered with obvious technical and creative errors), when their creations are so utterly pathetic that such barely seems as if they put forth any effort whatsoever, I'm greatly infuriated over the laziness and uncouthness demonstrated therein.
By not putting the blame solely at the feet of the originator, we are not forcing our artists, our creators to take responsibility for their own failings. That lack of responsibility-taking is key when one desires to live in a society full of creative, talented individuals. Creativity and talent allow for a better world, and when such is repressed, when the successful individuals are nothing more than pathetic, money-grubbing greedy people, they are actively participating in the downward spiral of America's dumbing down.
Such is why I'm so vocal about my hatred of not just Meyer's writing, but with her attitude and obnoxious behavior, as well. Martin Luther King Jr said it best - "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetuate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." No, Stephanie Meyer isn't evil, but she represents just another cog in the wheel of the wretched state our entertainment industry is currently enduring. I refuse to passively accept her undeserved success, and as such, I refuse to not protest against it because I likewise refuse to cooperate with such.
I have no idea if you wrote this review to have likes or what..Don't get me wrong, I agree with the book being awful and all that. But really if its so *awful* to you...why in the world would you finish the series? You must care about the happenings to some degree.
Peachy wrote: "I have no idea if you wrote this review to have likes or what..Don't get me wrong, I agree with the book being awful and all that. But really if its so *awful* to you...why in the world would you..."
I'm actually really surprised that this review gets as many likes as it does-- I definitely didn't write it with that intent (and my opinions about the book/series/Meyer have evolved quite a bit since I wrote it). It's quite an old review, and when I wrote it, it seemed to be a little before Twilight became such an enormous cultural phenomenon. :) I didn't ever expect it to garner this many likes!
I do get a lot of comments about the idea of finishing the series-- and I didn't actually finish it, if you look at the rest of my reviews/books. Couldn't be bothered! :) Thanks for commenting.
I loved Twilight. I don't think it a good model on relationships but this is a work of FICTION. If it were in the nonfiction department then I'd be concerned. This book is for entertainment not education or learning life skills. Parents who don't want their daughters to read this series and expect to be with their first bf forever don't get it and don't give their kids enough credit in common sense. Girls may say I want to marry Edward but they also may say they want Justin Beiber too. It's a phase it passes don't make such a big deal. I used to be in "love" with Zach Morris from Saved by the Bell. I turned out fine with a husband (no he's not Mark-Paul Gosselaar, lol) and two kids...and a job at a library.
If you do not like yhis book than why keep reading the rest of the books? I thought this was a great book and had alot of action and i thought that this book was well written. if you hate this book its a stupid reasson to read the rest just so you can keep hateing it. I can see some reassons why you hate it alot of people do but most of the book is good. Maybe give it a year or so and than see how you like it.
what on earth are you talking about how are the caractures shallow and the dialogue is great
i agree i hate whiny people like bella i just didn't feel connected to her
You are so right dude! I don't know why all the girls int class actally LIKED this book. It sucks. I would almost bet that I could write a better book then that if there weren't so many mindless girls who like it. I likes it at one point but now it's the book I hate the most!
By the way... THANK YOU sO MUCH FOR SAYING THAT! :)
I agree, but obviously the book was enough to get published.
Something doesn't have to be "good" to get published or produced, but rather what the institutions (in this case, book publishers) believe the public will buy.Such publishing is more a comment on the general public's stupidity than the qualify of the material.
your basis for wanting to read the series was basically my mindset, and i did read the 4 books (3 weeks of my life i'll never get back)your review pretty much hits all the points of what I think of the book
i still try to see what one of my friends said being the "best thing" she has read...mind you i now worry for her because seriously??
that is the single most stupid thing i have ever heard. (sorry for being rude) but seriously? You hate this book but you'll read the rest of them? Stupid person. if u dont like the book dont read it
Monster wrote: "that is the single most stupid thing i have ever heard. (sorry for being rude) but seriously? You hate this book but you'll read the rest of them? Stupid person. if u dont like the book dont read it"If you finished reading the review, I added to it mentioning that I never read the rest of the books. :) I don't think you're actually sorry for being rude, so don't feel the need to apologize. Thanks for commenting!
Jacqueline wrote: "Nice response, Chelsey!"Ha! Thanks, Jacqueline. :)
You're quite welcome, Chelsey :). As is, am I the only one who notices the fact that almost every person who defends Twilight utilizes wretched grammar? LOL
Chelsey wrote: "Monster wrote: "that is the single most stupid thing i have ever heard. (sorry for being rude) but seriously? You hate this book but you'll read the rest of them? Stupid person. if u dont like the ..."ok it dont really matter
Ha ha ha! Thank you for summing up my feelings regarding this horribly written, yet unbelievably popular series! Love it!
I couldn't get through the first few pages. As part of my popular fiction college course, we were supposed to read this book and write about it for a final paper. Luckily, my instructor allowed me to pick another popular novel instead or else I would have dropped the class. Yes (as you know), it was really that horrible to try to read!
These comments are great because most of you read it.... However ur option don't matter.... Don't give advise on books everyone taste is different! If u like it, u like! If u don't, don't waste ur time on the books and movies.... Go find something else to complain about because it just Twilight!
Sarah,Umm, this is what GoodReads is all about... sharing opinions and ideas about the books we've read or attempted to read. Most of us are not complaining or flaming books. Don't let yourself be blinded by your fanaticism or an obsession. You should try to have a more open mind and look at the "bigger picture". And honestly, I find myself feeling sorry for you.
(And by the way, "ur" is not a word, either is "u".)
Umm...WOW!! That was would have taken balls!!! I haven't read the books and I planned not to even before I read your review!!! The ads were bad enough for me and immediently revolted me from ever reading the books!!!! I am glad that I am not the only one out there that absolutely HATES those stupid books!!!!!!!!!!!!!They are
I completely agree with you, but concerning the end of your second paragraph, I just want to say that Romeo and Juliet did the same thing in Shakespeares Classic, and I don't see anyone giving him shit about it. Just saying...
..oh really guys maybe teenager like me like this book not only this book but also the movie very fantastic..
Lindsey wrote: "I completely agree with you, but concerning the end of your second paragraph, I just want to say that Romeo and Juliet did the same thing in Shakespeares Classic, and I don't see anyone giving him..."
Well, you'd expect that a vampire over a century old would have more common sense than teenage Romeo. :) (For the record, Romeo and Juliet drives me up a wall too. How the hell do these things get to be the greatest love stories of "all time"?) Thanks for the comment. :)
I sort of am appreciating those who give 1 star to books I gave 5 stars to because it shows how diverse our tastes can be in 1 single book. I am not going to go around commenting on people reviews that gave a bad rating on a book I liked. sometimes you are going to be the "odd 1 starer" out of 1,00's of 5 stars. is that bad? is there something wrong with you? not at all. But I do think that those who leave nasty comments on a bad review of a book are mean and have nothing else better to do. I loved the book because it was fun to read not because it was the next victor hugo book..but am I offended by your review? none in the least! :D
you are so right on about the book, except that being bipolar is not a character defect to be listed between 'creepy stalker', 'immature' and 'controlling'
Why would you read a book that you hate?
I read this book and the last just try and understand why its so popular. Honestly I found it boring. I also hate The authors attempt at originality. The dark sultry allur of vampires is what makes them interesting characters. Changing them to highs school imbecile who deny their nature is annoying. And the movie was worse than the book.
Obviously if you want to keep reading the what you call stupid books then you obviously like them I have a feeling that you just want to fit in with everyone else but not everyone and it is love duh
I'm so sorry, Emma, for not responding- for EVER! I actually forgot about this review-conversation. *Laughs* Life can be far too comical that way.
As for the summary, I'll do one better...
Taken directly from the back of the book :D. *Laughs* I'm such a cheater :P
Dear Reader,
Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to be immortal? To journey through the night stalking the evil that preys on humans? To have unlimited wealth, unlimited power?
That is my existence, and it is dark and dangerous. I play hero to thousands, but am known to none. And I love every minute of it. Or so I thought until one night when I woke up handcuffed to my worst nightmare: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. Or in Amanda's case, buttoned all the way up to her chin. She's smart, sexy, witty, and wants nothing to do with the paranormal---in other words, me.
My attraction to Amanda Devereaux goes against everything I stand for. Not to mention the last time I fell in love it cost me not only my human life, but also my very soul. Yet every time I look at her, I find myself wanting to try again. Wanting to believe that love and loyalty do exist. Even more disturbing, I find myself wondering if there's any way a woman like Amanda can love a man whose battle scars run deep, and whose heart was damaged by a betrayal so savage that he's not sure it will ever beat again.
Kyrian of Thrace
I promise ya, Emma- this book series is absolutely amazing!