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Honest opinions on Twilight please?

137 replies

Kayteee · 09/04/2009 11:57

A friend suggested I read this the other day. I thought it was aimed more at "youngsters". Can anyone tell me if it's worth a go please?

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Berrie · 10/04/2009 20:42

Oh interesting...

Good points, well made...but hey, here are much worse influences out there on our daughters.

Will think about this...

EdwardCullensWife · 10/04/2009 20:41

Berrie, I'm shocked that you had to think about whether you're Team Edward

Disenchantegg3 · 10/04/2009 20:36

EI, i felt EXACTLY the same about the host,

the first 20 pages I was like

but then its really good

HappyandEiknowit · 10/04/2009 20:33

i LOVED the entire series myself
i think the writing style was how it was due to the audience it is aimed at. i have since read stephenie meyers other book 'the host' and it is written rather well and is aimed at a slightly older audience. i would recommend that one highly aswell (even if it is very slow to start) im re-reading twilight again after finishing the series about 6 weeks ago for the fourth time
i cant wait for my DD to be old enough to read the series
xx ei xx

pinkteddy · 10/04/2009 20:32

I think this might be the article you mentioned libra? dangerous liaisons written by Lucy Mangan in the Guardian.

Berrie · 10/04/2009 20:30

I luuuurve him!

Disenchantegg3 · 10/04/2009 20:25

Woohoo

Berrie · 10/04/2009 20:24

Mmm, I'm undecided (do I have to decide?).... I guess it'd have to be Edward.

Disenchantegg3 · 10/04/2009 20:19

I do, once Istart a book I find it very hard to put down however many times i have read it.

Ive only read the 2nd book once, Im team Edward you see

Berrie · 10/04/2009 20:17

Do you read them as quickly second time?

Disenchantegg3 · 10/04/2009 20:14

I love them, must've read the first one 5 times

Am currently re-re-rereading breaking dawn

Berrie · 10/04/2009 20:12

I'm saving my reread...don't know whether to wait until our holiday in June or get stuck in now!

worley · 10/04/2009 20:05

i loved them all, read them all in a week and then had to go back and re read them all. i havnt been that addicted to a book series for a long long time. i agree she isnt the best of authors, but something pulls you in. a colleague at work read them after she heard me talking about them to one of our students and she went out and brought them too, she came back to me a week later and said she has been addicted to them also, she had been dreaming of edwards too!!! lmao at that when she told me, shes older than me and im 31.

have to say the film is a bit of a let down, (thought it seemed like a straight to tv type film) but heard somewhere that they have a different director for the second film so hoping it will be better.

Berrie · 10/04/2009 19:45

I didn't much like book 4 either...much too neat.

janeite · 10/04/2009 19:18

Twilight from E's point of view seems an absolute waste of time imho - very lazy indeed.

LibrasJusticeLeagueofBiscuits · 10/04/2009 19:05

Erm I didn't comment on it I said it was someone elses opinion. Saying whoever wrote that article probably hadn't read it either sounds a little petulant and defensive especially seeing as there is someone else on the thread who has read it with the same opinions and there are actually websites devoted to hating Twilight (as I discovered this morning!)

littlelamb · 10/04/2009 19:05

Don't read book 4. I know you won't be able to resist, but I was so disappointed by it. Really let the whole thing down in my eyes. I really hope she changes her mind about publishing the next one though- Twilight from Edward's point of view. What I have read of it (on her website) is good.

seeker · 10/04/2009 19:04

totalchaos - no I don't think it was deliberately written like that - it's just following the tradition. I really wish that there were better role models for girls!

stitchtime · 10/04/2009 19:01

i loved the books, although havent read number four yet.
number one i wasgetting really fed up with her, and her hopeless love for edward, but i am teamjacob. i thought number two was the best of the three i have read

EdwardCullensWife · 10/04/2009 18:59

I just think you need to read a book before you can comment on it. Whoever wrote that article probably hadn't read them either.

LibrasJusticeLeagueofBiscuits · 10/04/2009 18:49

No EdwardCullensWife I haven't read the books it sounds like seeker has tho and agrees with whatever the article was trying to say, I do think if you re-read your original post to me and replace blood thirsty vampire with fist-happy man and posted on mumsnet people would be worried for you.

TotalChaos · 10/04/2009 18:46

seeker - do you think it was deliberately written with that as a subtext?

seeker · 10/04/2009 17:31

It's just an allegory for men not being able to control themselves so women have to be careful not to do anything that might arouse them. "She was wearing a short skirt, your Honour, I couldn't help myself""I quite understand - off you go without a stain on your character. Young woman, your should know better than to go out dressed like that - you brought it on yourself"

TotalChaos · 10/04/2009 17:25

well especially in the first book she has to be careful not to get too close in case he can't help himself, the poor male vampire who just may not be able to control himself.

EdwardCullensWife · 10/04/2009 15:11

She's responsible for his behaviour because she's human?