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'Twilighters' set to sink teeth into movie
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A self-described "thirtysomething mother of three," Clark might not seem like the typical fan of the Meyer books)
But I have heard of numerous twenty- and thirty- something mothers not only admit to this obsession but actually seem proud to announce that their little children would often stay in their pj's all day and only be given cold cereal to eat, as reading these books was way more important to their mothers.
Just as it it presumptuous to slam books you haven't read, it would likewise be foolish to defend a movie you hadn't seen just because you've read the books.
The reason the Potter movies were so true to the books is that JK Rowling had unusual control over the Potter movies, control that isn't usually granted to authors. For example, both the "Jason Bourne" and "Jack Ryan" movie series were not true to the books at all.
It remains to be seen if Stephenie Meyer had any such control over the movies, but reviewers are definitely writing that there is a sex scene in the movie... but they also write that it is tame enough to only "offend the Amish."
At any rate, bashing others for views you find amusing is a behavior others of us would likewise find amusing.
But to say that there is no sex in the books...really? What about the part where Edward and Bella break the bed? Maybe some of you interpret this differently than I did.
So bite me.
Last I heard it's okay for married people to have sex. Lighten up.
One of the important features of the books is that Cullen is very respectful of Bella, a complete gentleman and insists that there be nothing improper between them until they are married.
These books are a wonderful example to young people of highly moral behavior. The Cullen family are determined to live lifes of character and high morality regardless of the fact that they are stuck being vampires. They don't live like other vampires. They believe in God, refuse to drink human blood and try to do good to everyone.
You need to read them to know what they are about. I really admire Stephanie Meyer for keeping to a high standard.
JACOB RULES!!!!!!
If you are going to let your teenage daughters read them, because they're fairly morally clean, that's fine but I would make sure that you have a talk with them about what a HEALTHY relationship looks like.
The saga could have just ended at book 3. No one needs to hear what happens during the "Happily Ever After", they just need to know that it's there. The fourth book was just weird!
And come on, vampire sex never ends? Give me a break. If that isn't giving girls misconceptions about love and marriage I don't know what is!
Also, for those saying how thoroughly "clean" these books are, read between the lines a little--Bella wanting Edward to "bite" her and him resisting despite his overwhelming need to indulge, is a very thinly veiled analogy for sex. And that's fine, but recognize it for what it is. And in the later books, Bella literally begs Edward for sex. Sure, they don't wind up doing it until they're married (and sex seems to be the main reason Bella agrees to marry him), but is begging for sex really moral behavior? I don't think so. It's just annoying.
Twilight is the Star Wars for girls and women. You serious Twilight fans who got your tickets long ago and are getting shirts to wear to the movie, etc...remember this next time you see a Trekkie or someone else who is a fan about something. Everybody apparently has their fan poison. :-)
What happened to him???
As Cedric, he was handsome. Here, he's just creepy.
Look, Stephanie takes literary license and does some things in order to create some conflict and some twists and turns in the plot. And, clearly these books are, to a great extend, silly teenage romances. Of course, Bella isn't a completely believable character--none of them are. But, the books have a lot of imagination to them and present some good moral examples. Don't take the whole thing too seriously.
I actually didn't think the fourth book was the best. It was too long and actually pretty anti climactic. But, these books are wonderful for young people who are craving something of real romance and tenderness and getting nothing but degrading, destructive sexual content in most things they see around them.
Come on. Let's not always be so contrary and critical. Let's give Stephanie a break. She has tried to do something good and has, to a great extent, succeeded.
Despite the varying opinions on this board, what was written was intriguing enough to have you spend some money to read it. Remember our taxes pay for the hundreds of copies the library sytem bought.
On the whole, though, I have to give Ms. Meyer credit. I never thought that someone would write a book that make Eragon look good.
And it's not fair for women to compare men to Edward. He isn't real! And I actually thought he was a jerk sometimes. What he did in the second book was despicable.
But all that said, they are fine books. It's always nice when a new series comes out that I can read with my children. Anything to get the TV/video games turned off!
Thank you for your sense of humor. Not to be outdone on the "list obsession", I am Catholic and in the opening pages to our Bible there is a list of every Pope since Peter. Guess Mormons and Catholics both like their lists. Now if we could get the rest of these folks to lighten up just a little bit.
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