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December 03, 2008
Bite this
So I FINALLY read Twilight (If you don't know what I'm talking about...get out from under your rock, would ya?)
I'm throwing a Twilight party at work and thought I should actually have some passing knowledge of the text before rattling off some trivia questions.
What did I think?
Well, like many, I thought it could have used a good old fashioned edit and yes, it was full of cliches, but it was entertaining. (It wasn't as painful as I thought it might be)
The thing that I think really connects with many readers is the intensity of the relationships.
Most of us remember those really intense relationships that we had when we were 13, 14, 15. How our best friend (or maybe first boyfriend) was E V E R Y T H I N G. I feel that Twilight really captures how important that is without belittling it. And it doesn't matter if you are 13 or 35, readers get that, 'its not just me' feeling. We've all been there, and it's ok.
From a literary stand point, no, it isn't anything groundbreaking. But it is fun. I don't know that I'll haul off and read the rest of the series...but I might see if Kris wants to go see the movie next week sometime...
Besides, I just brought home Wally Lamb's new one. And if you thought I Know This Much is True was a door stop, good lord, The Hour I First Believed is cinder block.
Wish me luck!
-gg
Posted by gadgetgirl at December 3, 2008 07:14 AM
Comments
Oh dear god. Emailing you now.
Posted by: Kris at December 3, 2008 08:46 AM
Oh dear gord! I had to force myself through a couple of Wally Lamb books.
With Twilight, I read them, but I couldn't really get into them.
Posted by: miftik at December 3, 2008 12:41 PM
Hi there, I am a sucker for this sort of teen read, i read this one a few years ago and remember saying to Jacqui it would make a great movie. I have just finished the final book in the series, it kicks arse. but then i read shinn books, and love the faries wars too.
Posted by: ec at December 5, 2008 01:58 AM