tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227580782059501910.post7853982572605652366..comments2023-12-19T23:30:30.577-06:00Comments on Oops...Wrong Cookie: Eclipse by Stephenie MeyerPattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621172640017797805noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227580782059501910.post-58902962095713455182008-01-11T18:11:00.000-06:002008-01-11T18:11:00.000-06:00I agree. WEll. Kind of.I am still a teen (fourteen...I agree. <BR/>WEll. <BR/>Kind of.<BR/>I am still a teen (fourteen, actually, and into reading the classics - so. I can..empathise? That's not the right word but I'm tired of thinking of words)<BR/>The books, as you said, in and off themselves just aren't very good.<BR/>But they're addictive, <I>especially,</I> for fourteen year old girls. Most of us aren't particularly smart, and we can't date and even if we could none of the boys we know are remotely worth wasting time lusting after (I love my friends (most of whom are teenage boys my age), but none of them are worth wasting time on- then again, I'm not really one to talk). The plotline is repetive and novice, but for teenagers it's a fun and unchallenging read that offers ... some break from the monotony of early American adolescence.<BR/>But Bella is completely pathetic. THAT annoyed me to no conceivable end.<BR/>Additionally, everyone at my high school (all the girls who have read Twilight, that is) ask if I loved it - in a way that implies that any alternative is completely inconceivable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227580782059501910.post-53524049730267973802007-10-16T09:15:00.000-05:002007-10-16T09:15:00.000-05:00I actually had a conversation about these books wi...I actually had a conversation about these books with a teen girl yesterday. I told her I just finished Eclipse and she asked if I loved it. I said that it was a disappointment, that it's the same story as before and it's not exciting. I kinda felt bad telling her like it is.joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17869445294774863048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227580782059501910.post-15736075664478493402007-10-15T20:11:00.000-05:002007-10-15T20:11:00.000-05:00Oh I don't think that's true at all. I think its m...Oh I don't think that's true at all. I think its more that once i get annoyed I can't get over it :)Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621172640017797805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227580782059501910.post-6054698548672383112007-10-14T20:30:00.000-05:002007-10-14T20:30:00.000-05:00No no. You've listed so many spot-on problems. You...No no. You've listed so many spot-on problems. You're a much more careful reader than I am. I wasn't as frustrated as you were by it, but it's such a disappointment. I remember feeling totally freaked out at the climatic scene in Twilight - at the dance studio. WHERE is that excitement? Was that the end of what the author can do? The fight scene in this one was boring, and it was one of the more interesting bits in the book. You'll have to give a report after book club - I'm curious as to what they will say.joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17869445294774863048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227580782059501910.post-76614095238328815592007-10-14T12:49:00.000-05:002007-10-14T12:49:00.000-05:00I used to see the draw for teens. The first book h...I used to see the draw for teens. The first book had a fantastic story, the second...was a step down to say the least, but the third is totally awful. <BR/><BR/>Now I know Bella rages on and on about how there is so much more to their relationship than just how Edward looks, but she can't ever seem to say anything about him that doesn't include how amazingly beautiful he is and how she doesn't deserve him. Why is this even entertaining to anyone? It is SOOOO annoying and completely pathetic. What exactly is it keeping these two together? I don't see anything that would be a basis for any sort of healthy relationship. The only thing they want to do is get busy...and they never ever do it. What a let down. Edward has been alive for how long and never had a sexual relationship? Not only is that sort of sad, but he's a vampire...the whole biting thing = sex!!! <BR/><BR/>This book isn't even sexy. And if you are writing about vampires you have to bring the sexy or you might as well just stay home. They can be completely evil, they can have hearts of gold, but damn it, they've got to be sexy. You know what's not sexy? A 100 year old vampire virgin. <BR/><BR/>I'm done. These books make me see red. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you liked it more than me and that makes me wish you were running the book club this month ;)Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621172640017797805noreply@blogger.com