[uniquelovdolce]

well my daughter got me reading the books after her , and i ended up reading the whole four quicker than her ... i loved it , i agree about the first movie it was a bit dull in comparison to the book , the second one new moon was good and i cannot wait to see eclipse , i will be there with my daughters !!! and i too am glad to know that the last one wont be squished into one movie because it would leave soo much out ... i cant wait !

I was a stubborn holdout on the whole Twilight series for the longest time, but an obsessed friend convinced me to give the books a shot. I had all 4 books read in less than a week. One day I woke up, started reading, and didn't stop reading until 10 hours and 1000 pages later. Is it fine literature? No. But it's a great guilty pleasure and it really sucks you in.

I really hated the first movie. Not only did I think it was poorly done (bad acting, music, etc.) but the plot was totally superficial and left out a lot from the book, I thought. I thought the 2nd movie was a HUGE step up and really enjoyed it. I went to that midnight showing. I'll definitely be seeing the 3rd one, and I'm already excited that they've decided to break up the 4th book into two movies, because it is very complex and I was afraid of what they'd have to do in order to squeeze it into one movie.

 

[uniquelovdolce]

i heard of this but i wasnt sure it was out already ...

Bella in the books was a lot more likeable. Kristen Stewart makes the character seem a lot more mopey and awkward..to an obnoxious extreme. If I didn't love the books so much I might not see the movies, but I'm hooked.

Speaking of which, has anyone read the first part of Midnight Sun (Twilight from Edward's perspective) that was leaked a few years back?

 

[uniquelovdolce]

thanks soo much for this , i will be reading it , and i so hope she finishes it , because i agree there were many times i wanted to know what he was thinking!!

and i also agree that even though i liked the movies i didnt love them as i did the books , u imagine it so differently than the way they made it in the movies but i guess thats the usual with movies u see after you read the books.

It's not out. Stephanie Meyer had given out a few copies to get comments from what I think were a few close friends/editors and the draft (which was less than 1/2 way done) was leaked. Meyer was so upset that she refused to finish the project. This was in 2008. Fans were OUTRAGED and really wanted to hear Edward's side. Since then she has said Midnight Sun is her next project, but there is no timeline.

Here's the link to a draft of Midnight Sun. There are typos throughout and like I said, it will end abruptly since it wasn't meant to be released yet. It's about 260 pages. I read it all in one shot though. It adds a whole new element to the story, being able to KNOW what he was thinking. (How many times during Twilight did you think, "Geez..what is going on in his HEAD?! WHY is he giving her a weird look..?!" Now we know..

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/pdf/midnightsun_partial_draft4.pdf

 

[uniquelovdolce]

I'm so there! Team Edward, though Jacob is looking mighty hot! LOL. I read all 4 books, I'm still holding out for her to finish Midnight Sun. Does anyone watch Vampire Diaries? True Blood?

i watch vampire diaries with my daughters but im lost i really dont understand much of what is going on .. true blood i wanna see but hvnt.

 

[uniquelovdolce]

Absolutely! The problem I've had with rereading after seeing the movies is it's hard to regain that initial image you had in your head of each character. Instead it's overwritten with the actors' faces/expressions/etc. It's sort of a shame, actually. It definitely takes something away from the experience that I had the first time, when I had my own idea of how they looked/acted. Anyway, definitely give them a shot if you liked the movies!

omg u feel like i do , i read the books first and i had these wnderful images in my mind , so so different from the movies , now dont get me wrong i thought the movies were ok , fun , i guess but not lik i envisioned in my mind , the way i pictured them all , also the books have soo much detail , and the movies lack this.