After writing my review of Twilight, I started on the second book in the series, New Moon, immediately. Like I said previously, Twilight is one of those books that I like despite my better judgment. Despite the uneven writing and the soap opera dialogue, I was riveted by Twilight, living vicariously through Bella and Edward’s romantic awakening.
Unfortunately, with New Moon, the flaws in Ms. Meyer’s style is more difficult to ignore, primarily because there’s not enough Edward Cullen in it. It’s an unreasonable criterion, but I am in full-on fangirl mode at the moment. It’s all about Edward for me; Jacob Black is a poor substitute.
Also unreasonable is that I’m obsessed with this series to begin with. I usually fangirl over TV series, with Buffy and Angel being my greatest fixations. I suppose that’s where my newfound love for Twilight comes from. My mother has taken to teasing me about this, as my fifteen-year-old sister and I now spend hours debating the minutiae of Twilight and anticipating what Breaking Dawn, the final book in the Twilight Saga (nooooo!!!!), will bring. Why is it laughable, I asked my mother. Apparently, it’s perfectly fine for a fifteen-year-old to get smitten with a sexy, fictitious vampire, the same does not apply to a woman in her 20s. Bah, I say. If loving Twilight is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
10 Comments
Jun 01, 2008 | Sunday at 9:59 pm
I don’t want to be right either! But weirdly, I’m also a big fan of Jacob. (I love all the books you’re currently reading!)
Jun 02, 2008 | Monday at 6:56 am
I keep seeing this New Moon book! At first I thought it was a photography book because the cover picture is so spectacular….I guess not!!! Its a series?! I better figure some things out!
Have a great week!
Jun 02, 2008 | Monday at 11:55 am
I myself picked up Twilight two weeks ago. And read the first two books in 48 hours. The third took a bit longer…way too much Jacob Black-I was almost at the point where I wanted to throw the book across the room hoping that my actions would wrench them apart…Now I eagerly await book 4.
Jun 02, 2008 | Monday at 12:37 pm
@Michelle:
It’s an unfair bias on my part; Edward and Bella belong together. Period, end of story. Jacob, while very sweet, is nowhere near Edward’s league. Spoken like a true fangirl, right? Haha.
Jun 02, 2008 | Monday at 12:46 pm
@Bethany: Yes, it is a series and currently an unhealthy fixation of mine. It’s quite pathetic having a crush on a fictional vampire. :-/
Jun 02, 2008 | Monday at 12:49 pm
@Karen: I just started on Eclipse and I’m back in swoon mode. New Moon was a little disappointing, mainly because there wasn’t enough Edward Cullen to suit my tastes. I am anxiously awaiting the movie version; it looks like it’s going to be bad-ass!
Jun 02, 2008 | Monday at 10:05 pm
–> Bah, I say. If loving Twilight is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
That made me laugh! The movie looks good. I mean, the pictures from the movie looks good (someone’s been snooping on Twilight movie fansites). I hope the actors translate Edward and Bella well onscreen. I love the first book a lot. The second book was interesting (hahaha) but I think you’ll find portions of Eclipse laugh-out loud kilig.
Joss Whedon trained you well on vampire fixations. I can understand. I love Angel too. But gee, I love Spike even more
Still, that episode on the sacrifice made by Angel in the first season of his show with the PTB broke my heart. On second thought, Spike wasn’t in on Buffy then. Hahaha!
Ooh, I’m rambling. Sorry!
Jun 06, 2008 | Friday at 7:23 am
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Jun 06, 2008 | Friday at 7:42 am
Hey, Lightheaded! (If that is, in fact, your real name. Haha.) I finally put my review of New Moon up. I didn’t like it that much in comparison to Twilight, pero kilig moments pa din hehe. I’m really excited about the movie, even though it’s months and months away.
Super fangirl mode na ako ngayon haha!
Jul 17, 2008 | Thursday at 9:08 am
We are definitely in the same boat. I avoided this series up until a few days ago and last night already was starting Eclipse. Meyer is an interesting author as in some areas (e.g. pathos) she is very talented and she really seems to rely on this at times. Especially in New Moon I felt she really, really pushed her ability to write convincing emotions because there wasn’t enough other things of equal interest unfolding.