A few weeks ago, Jessica Maria asked her readers if she should pick up the hyped up, bloodsucking teenage novel, Twilight. I was like – you jump, I jump and so our super awesome internetz book club was born. We both finished it and last night we talked Edward Twilight.
It’s kind of long and my formatting got screwed up but if you are a fan of Twilight or thinking about reading them or just plain interested in how a convo with either of us would go, check it out. Oooh, and there is pictures – pretty vampire pictures! Those alone are worth it!
Jessica: you’ve effin’ finished the SECOND book?!
Jessica: you’re on the third or have you finished the third??
Jamie: it’s ridiculous. i went to target saturday night and picked up the second and third
Jamie: and now have finished both
Jamie: i’m kind of ridiculous
Jamie: but i was totally sucked in and NEEDED to know what happened.
Jessica: right right
Jessica: i finished the first and definitely want to know what happened
Jessica: well, let’s talk about the FIRST one hahaha
Jamie: hahah i know right, jumping ahead of myself here!
Jessica: okay, so a of all, if i was fifteen this would be a tome for me
Jessica: as a military kid who went to three high schools and was always the new kid
Jessica: but i would have turned into a sulky kid, without an edward… so it’s good i didn’t read it in highschool
Jamie: seriously, high school girls are dying right now because there is no edward in their lives
Jamie: no one to dazzle them!
Jessica: oh gawd
Jessica: some her words though – like “dazzle”
Jessica: made me scrunch up my face
Jamie: really! i was like who says that!?
Jessica: there were a lot of really funny lines that made me laugh
Jessica: oh man! there was one that was SO hilarious, but i forgot to mark it
Jessica: it was like, “if he left i would only be left with a perilous anguish and depression” – cheese
Jamie: i know! it was so dramatic at times
Jessica: okay, also, nobody in the entire story ever smiled
Jessica: is the word “smile” in the book?
Jessica: all i picture are intense stares
Jamie: agreed. everyone was so serious
Jessica: she’s always disgruntled and edward is always just intense and silentish
Jessica: even the end when she’s supposed to be yay! happy! i’m alive!
Jessica: she’s all complaininz about makeup and a dress
Jamie: it was prom! that’s what people do! how did she not know about it
Jamie: obviously lost in edward’s dazzle-ing
Jessica: hahaha
Jamie: it made me laugh about the kid who showed up at her house thinking they were going to prom together though
Jessica: haha, that is true
Jessica: he was a little comic relief in all the “i’m gonna hunt you down and killz you” stuff
Jessica: and ps you can’t be with me because you’re gonna die and i will live forever
Jamie: and then OMGZ I’m old!
Jamie: you’re like a year older, chill!
Jessica: that freak out was so stupid
Jessica: she’s all sad on her birthday and angry on prom
Jessica: dude, your boyfs is hot and loves you eternally and you’re all disappointed with life?
Jessica: ps you’re alive, you almost died.
Jamie: okay this is kind of stupid but in the beginning when they were talking about how they dont hunt humans
Jamie: i was thinking well wtf how do they survive?!
and i was well Carlisle is a doctor at a hospital and they have blood there! they totes steal blood for like infusions and stuff
Jessica: hahaha great guesswork! too bad they like ‘em grizzlies and mountain lions
Jessica: okay okay okay important part: edward is fucking hot
Jamie: um YEAH he is!
Jessica: so after finishing the book i totally looked up the movie trailer and how they cast the movie…
Jamie: hahah i was going to bring this up !
Jessica: and that dude is kind of how i imagined him
Jessica: as in, that dude is fucking hot. oh hey! you fit!
Jessica: and then i saw him on perez today (i did NOT put those hearts on him) and his face is kinda lopsided
Jessica: or like, if you cover up one half of that pic he has a certain face and if you cover up the other he looks like another person
Jamie: i totally agree
Jamie: i was looking at these stills earlier and he looked so good and i’m trying to find the stupid post with them
Jamie: when does the movie come out? november?
Jessica: december 16th
Jessica: what? how did i answer that so fast?
Jamie: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/28878250.html#cutid1
Jessica: um, also, the trailers look really tied into the book, but still like a CW show
Jamie: i have yet to watch the trailers
Jessica: they’re like scenes from the book come to life, looks pretty good
Jessica: OMGZ HE’S SO HOT
Jessica: teenage moment.
Jamie: YES
Jamie: the one at the piano
Jamie: swoooon
Jessica: SERIOUS SWOON
Jessica: must. calm. down.
Jamie: omg edward stop dazzling us!
Jessica: hahahaha
Jessica: great casting, though in terms of looks
Jamie: i think kristen stewart was a good choice for bella too
Jessica: yes, definitely good
Jessica: i’m still looking at that pic of edward on the piano
Jessica: fact: this book made me feel like a teenager
Jessica: which isn’t a bad thing
Jamie: he’s all like, look at me with my Raybans. i’m all hot and shit
Jamie: and i say - Yes, Edward. Yes, you are.
Jamie: hahahahahaha!
Jamie: i was so determined to hate these books
Jessica: me too!
Jamie: my sister was so disappointed when i told her i bought it and LIKED it
Jessica: i felt all teeny and wrapped in it BUT the writing was cheese
Jamie: definitely felt like a teenager
Jessica: i skipped over a lot of the exposition – like, i don’t care about the effin’ trees
Jessica: EDWARD!!!
Jamie: for real! she got a little too descriptive sometimes
Jessica: yeah, was not into that
Jessica: and bella wasn’t all that awesome as a character, like i said, i would be totally mopey if i was reading this as a teen
like, “hey she was all mopey and silent and stuff, but she got the hottest guy in school.”
Jamie: and was STILL mopey
Jessica: YEAH!
Jamie: what a waste
Jessica: i just can’t deal with people who can’t be happy when they should be
Jessica: as if she’s a real person…
Jessica: but, yes, i will give Twilight an enjoyable thumbs up
Jamie: hahah she is not a real person but edward…
Jamie: !!!
(Here, we proceed to fan girl out over photos of our new fictional crush, Edward Cullen. I’m not sure of the actor’s real name but whatever, even if I did, he would still be Edward. Anyway, while looking at stills from the movie we talk about a picture of Edward in the sun (vampires don’t always come out at night, duh) and in the book it says in the sunlight they are suppose to “glitter”. Did you know Jessica has mad photoshop skillz? Because she does! Read on…)
Jamie: like even in that picture of him in the sun that i sent you the post of
Jamie: he’s suppose to GLITTER
Jamie: i’m really curious how they are going to do that
Jessica: SPARKLES!
Jessica: that would be hilarious if they just covered him in glue and then actual glitter for that scene
Jessica: like, “oh by glitter, i mean he turns into a disco ball.”
Jamie: hahahahahaha
Jessica: oh man. i smell a photoshop opportunity here.
Jamie: that could be amazing
Jamie: HAHAHAHA
Jamie: I’M DAZZLED!
Jessica: vampires vom glitter, didn’t everyone know that??
Jamie: well they obviously will now!
Jamie: i’m way too amused by this
Jessica: hahaha dude, i just spent the time MAKING that
Final thoughts: It is a good quick read. You’ll probably feel like you are in high school again and/or finding your first love. Unfortunately, your first love probably wasn’t a ridiculously hot, glitter spewing vampire. But really, I give it two thumbs up!
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1) First book? I was hoooked.
2) Second book? TERRIBLE. I hated the werewolf addition, I hated that a third of it was just her narrative of being depressed and I hated that Edward was barely in it.
3) Third book? It’s bringing me back in. I’m about two thirds of the way through.
4) I know it’s set in high school but I really wish they Dawson Creeked the movie and cast someone for Edward that didn’t make me feel like a child predator. My expectations for the movie are actually quite low. I’m afraid it’s going to be like a really long episode of Charmed.
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By Ben on 10.17.08 11:44 am | Permalink
yayayay!
can’t wait to talk about the movie when it’s released…hahaha
oh the amount of teenage things i enjoy…and do! photoshopping edward cullen = 25 years old? me? really?
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By jessica maria on 10.17.08 11:50 am | Permalink
It is seriously like they pumped heroin in those books. OMG amazing.
And the actor’s name is Robert Pattinson who also played another hottie from fiction; Cedric Diggory
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By Miriam on 10.17.08 11:51 am | Permalink
I have it on my bookshelf just waiting to be read! I have a feeling like you I’ll be quite annoyed by Bella, but it’s next on the list of books to read. I can’t wait!
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By Megkathleen on 10.17.08 12:30 pm | Permalink
I am on book three and so in love with these stupid, non smiling kids. I seriously can not wait for the movie to open!
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By Jenn on 10.17.08 12:37 pm | Permalink
Edward’s amazing, but I puffy heart Jacob.
Also, the movie actually comes out on Nov. 21. Yay!
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By Gretchen on 10.17.08 12:45 pm | Permalink
I LOVE the Twilight books and couldnt put them down. I can’t wait for the movie.
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By mandy on 10.17.08 12:45 pm | Permalink
Those books are ridiculously fun! I felt like a high schooler reading them as well, and a little bit guilty swooning over Edward…BUT I HAD TO LOVE HIM. HE’S JUST SO DREAMY.
Swoon.
My roommate read them before me and we had some similar conversations. And now we mention him in passing, like an old flame, even with our respective boyfriends around.
“You didn’t do the dishes? Psh. Edward ALWAYS does the dishes.”
Needless to say, i’m excited about the film. Also, if you haven’t heard yet, the author’s website has 1/2 of her manuscript up of Midnight Sun, which is basically Twilight told from Edward’s perspective. I haven’t read it yet, but I hear it’s pretty good.
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By Lauren on 10.17.08 1:00 pm | Permalink
For real. I would totally hook up with a vampire and all that if my vampire looked like Rob! Those books were absolutely AMAZING.. and i felt like a teenager reading them too. and i’m 30. Its so wrong. The movie comes out NOVEMBER 21st. you best believe i will be at the midnight showing with my twilight t shirt on!
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By HOLLY on 10.17.08 1:01 pm | Permalink
oh and its not pedophelia.. hes like 91 or something in real life.
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By HOLLY on 10.17.08 1:02 pm | Permalink
oh and its not pedophelia.. hes like 91 or something in real life. real life? did I just say that???
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By HOLLY on 10.17.08 1:03 pm | Permalink
hahaha you girls crack me up. i seriously need to read these books, stat. next on my reading lists for sure. and edward (aka cedric diggory) is swoon worthy for sure. mmmmm.
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By katelin on 10.17.08 1:04 pm | Permalink
That glitter picture made me choke and snort pepsi up my nose. It sure as heck felt like how I imagine it would feel to spew glitter through my nose!
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By Jenn on 10.17.08 1:31 pm | Permalink
whatever you do don’t ruin the whole series by reading the 4th book, it’s awful!
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By Lizsara on 10.17.08 1:33 pm | Permalink
I’ve been on the library holds list for this book for like 8 million years.
I so need a fantasy vampire boy like Edward in my life…
Sigh.
I miss Moonlight. Why did they cancel my Mick St.John?
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By Crissy on 10.17.08 2:33 pm | Permalink
lol It’s so high school it hurts – and I love it for that reason.
And I think that the image of Edward barfing sparkles is probably the best summary of any novel that I’ve ever seen. On so many levels, that is exactly what these books are about lol
Thank you so much, I almost died laughing at my desk and had to show my co-workers.
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By Kyla Bea on 10.17.08 3:30 pm | Permalink
I loved and adored the first book, like the second book, was meh about the third, HATED the first half of the 4th, and was back to love and adoration by the end of the 4th book. Yup, that felt like teen romance to me!
Also, thanks for making me laugh…I’ve had a crappy day and you dazzled me!
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By Erin on 10.17.08 5:38 pm | Permalink
You’re so funny… if I start a series and love the first book, I’ll go right out and buy the rest too!
Good thing this is a habit I developed AFTER the days of Sweet Valley High and Babysitter’s Club.
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By Rebekah on 10.17.08 6:53 pm | Permalink
I too, am so in LOVE with Edward Cullen..Rob will play it gooodddd..
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By andhari on 10.18.08 2:30 am | Permalink
I LOOVED the first book. I couldn’t stop reading it, and I’m not usually what i would call a ‘reader’.. the second one annoyed me, the third was better but still lacked something.. and the fourth is so bad I will probably never finish it.
I also suspect the movie is going to be crappy, but I’m still going to see it
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By kirby on 10.18.08 7:50 am | Permalink
ha. now you can see the movie the day it comes out. Husband will be dragged there.
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By alas. on 10.18.08 8:52 am | Permalink
I didn’t read all of your comments, but just wanted to make sure you know that Twilight comes out on November 21, not in December anymore. Since they postponed HP to next summer, they moved Twilight up a few weeks.
Yay!!
PS. The 4th book is by far the best.
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By J on 10.18.08 11:07 am | Permalink
This post is hilarious because I did the EXACT same thing this week. I was debating about whether or not I should read the Twilight series…I heard it was good, but I was really embarrassed to pick up a young adult sci-fi book at Border’s. But I swallowed my pride and bought the first one last week…
I started it Wednesday morning and I was immediately hooked. I couldn’t even believe how good it was. I read it on the bus to work…at lunch time…I snuck pages throughout the day…on the bus home…and then read it the whole night. I finished it Thursday night and I was dying to get the second book.
So about an hour ago I walked back to Border’s, bought the second book and now I am spiraling into the obsession once again. I can’t put it down.
And I think I am in love with Edward Cullen. Stephanie Meyer makes him sound so hot, it’s ridiculous.
The only thing I don’t like is the constant use of the word “chuckle”…that word creeps me out and it’s everywhere in the books.
But now there’s no one to discuss the books with because none of my friends have read them…so I’m glad there’s other people out there like me!
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By Pam on 10.18.08 1:11 pm | Permalink
oh man, so bummed i was out of town when you wrote this. clearly, as you know, i also am a twilight fan.
for sure.
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By tia on 10.21.08 8:44 pm | Permalink
ummm.. so my GUY friend suggested that I pick up twilight.. so I did… and holy crap! In the past two weeks, I’ve read something like 2000 pages of the series and I can’t stop. When my Amazon delivery of books 3 and 4 were delayed, I seriously considered driving to the UPS facility and bitch slapping someone. Really, like crack. My husband is getting jealous… he says “all you ever want to do is read!!!!!” Then he picks up the 4th book, scans a page, and says “did a 6th grader write this?” It’s hard to explain. My college-educated (ENGLISH LITERATURE MAJOR) self cannot deny that the prose is no Austen – but man, there is something incredibly addictive about it.
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By katie on 10.22.08 11:49 am | Permalink
Minure 1:20 to 1:23 of the new trailer. My whole office has read them or is mowing through them. I did 4 books in 10 days. Not awful but now i’m sad its over. Sexy sexy sexy sexy vampire.
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By ToKissTheCook on 10.24.08 11:30 pm | Permalink
The fourth book was alot to take in. It isn’t anything that I expected it to be.
I loved it yet I hated it.
We pretty much just had that whole ” love hate relationship” going on.
I wish she would still have the books written in Edward’s point of view…
I am PUMPED for this movie though!
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I saw the movie and I thought it was so much fun…super cheesy, but lots of fun. I LOVE EDWARD and since in real life he is in his early 20’s I don’t feel like a child preditor…I like to consider myself a cougar
I just got the book to read tonight, so I’m probably going to have to start reading it tomorrow…hopefully!!
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Those books are ridiculously fun! I felt like a high schooler reading them as well, and a little bit guilty swooning over Edward…BUT I HAD TO LOVE HIM. HE'S JUST SO DREAMY.
Swoon.
My roommate read them before me and we had some similar conversations. And now we mention him in passing, like an old flame, even with our respective boyfriends around.
“You didn't do the dishes? Psh. Edward ALWAYS does the dishes.”
Needless to say, i'm excited about the film. Also, if you haven't heard yet, the author's website has 1/2 of her manuscript up of Midnight Sun, which is basically Twilight told from Edward's perspective. I haven't read it yet, but I hear it's pretty good.
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