I'm pretty sure I turned into a vampire as I read the three Twilight books. I suddenly thought I didn't need to sleep anymore, because I stayed up until 3 a.m. a couple nights to read. Plus, I don't think I was hungry while reading them because I didn't cook any meals either. These books definitely cast a spell on me and made my husband 'concerned' that I was more into 'nerdy' things like vampires than giving him attention.
I didn't like the fact that I was so addicted to the books, and I couldn't do anything else. But I truly loved them. I loved the way the author Stephenie Meyer developed the characters so that I felt a strong connection. I enjoyed seeing how she developed as an author in each book, with more subplots, twists and turns by the third book. I read all three of them for the first time in less than 2 weeks.
For those of you who haven't read all three books stop reading this blog entry now because I don't want to spoil anything for you!
At times Bella would totally drive me insane, but I have to say I also kept feeling like I could relate to her. Not me now necessarily but me at a handful of different times in my life. I think she loves Edward the best that she knows how, but I don't think she is capable yet of loving him in the unconditional way that he loves her. I also think she needed to have her relationship with Jacob to be able to understand love better and to know that Edward was what she really wanted. And I can relate how awesome it feels to have someone love you in a way that's totally unconditional.
I loved that these novels could be clean and give the message that even though hormones might tell you one thing, it's important to control yourself and wait until after marriage. An awesome message -- even though it is coming from a vampire. Some of the dialog is heartwarming and fun.
And I'm feeling thirsty for more! I forgot how fun it is to read fiction.
4 comments:
Yes, yes, and yes. I agree with everything you said. I didn't like how addicted I was to the books either - I was pretty useless to my family while reading them. But I also loved them. The story is so compelling as are the characters.
The author is bright and down to earth and I love that she is a mother of young children. I appreciate her example of developing her talents during the busy season of child rearing. And bravo to her for making the novels clean. Since the genre is the young adult, it is refreshing to see someone promote a message of the importance of waiting for marriage.
Basically, I loved the books. Love Edward. Love Jacob. Also love Emmet and Alice. Bella is ok. Can't wait for the next book. August 08 seems so far away.
I was completely taken by book one -- literally COULD NOT put it down. Book two started slowly for me, but then it picked up and I felt the same way by the end. I struggled a bit with book three.
I think it had something to do with my initial hesitance to even read a series of books about teenage vampires. I'm not into fantasy/sci-fi stuff (not much of a Potter fan) and I think this book (with all the background on how things got started way back when) was just a bit too much for me.
That being said, I'm sure I'll still read the rest of the series. I've invested too much time not to -- if you count both the time I spent reading AND the nights I had a hard time falling to sleep because I kept thinking 'bout vampires!
I want my 17 year old daughter to read the books today because she thinks she is "in love" and I don't want her to settle for anything less than a love like Edward! Where is MY Edward??
Sooooo funny...I read the books in a week and Dylan thought I was equally as crazy as it sounds like Dave thought you were!! Book two was the slowest for me, but in the end I just came out wanting Edward to bite me!!
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