https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 15:49:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-109382 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:22:22 +0000 yublocka 109382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm another non-Twilighter. Watched the first movie on a plane and it just didn't grab me at all. Loved the Harry Potter books though. I've seen all the movies but they just don't compare to the books (but what ever does?)</p> <p>Anne of Green Gables definitely made it to Australia. To this day I would still love to visit Prince Edward Island! I don't think anything was more heartbreaking than the moment Mathew died.</p> <p>I truly was an Enid Blyton girl when younger though - I must have a zillion of her books. Ele like you I longed to go to a boarding school like the Naughiest Girl in school. Or I would have settled to be one of the Famous Five. Or the Secret Seven! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-109286 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:31:18 +0000 Jaime 109286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just wanted to jump in to say that I am first of all a book snob...love great literature so much (think Jane Austen et cetera) but have read the Twilight books and really liked them. Best word for them is HOT... just something so hot about the whole thing. Not well written but something about it really sucks you in. I say go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-108777 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:36:20 +0000 Ele 108777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bella, Angie- Yay for Enid Blyton! I loved St. Clares's too, but my favourite was the Mallory Towers series. Not really sure why- they're all quite similar, when you get down to it!</p> <p>Michelle- I'm so jealous! I have such a lifelong crush on Gilbert, sigh. That miniseries was such an important part of my childhood, and definitely left a mark on me. I've seen it so many times (taped from TV- I think the old '80s commercials add something special) that I could probably recite the whole thing. </p> <p>Note- It seems that there are a lot of voracious readers around here. I'm going to start a new thread for book-talk that doesn't centre around Twilight. I'd hate for some members to miss out on this just because they haven't read it, and didn't bother clicking on the thread! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-108763 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:23:51 +0000 bella 108763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just recently read Ender's Game and absolutely loved it. I heard that the second one is pretty philosophical and not equally interesting though. </p> <p>I love the LOTR trilogy, my absolute favorite movies of all time! Definitely will take them with me to a deserted island!:P </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-108760 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:09:17 +0000 agrace 108760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chewyspaghetti - LOVE Lord of the Rings. Love. Angie, I too really really loved the movies though the books are always the best for me. Read them many times over. Sobbed upon finishing as I always do at the end of a good story bc I can't go on with the characters. </p> <p>So many kindred spirits on here in terms of books read! </p> <p>My list toppers as a child and to this day have always been:<br /> Nancy Drew<br /> Anne of Green Gables<br /> Lord of the Rings<br /> Laura Ingalls Wilder </p> <p>So many great stories. Enjoyed the Narnia series a bit but not head over heels with it. There are more but they are not leaping to mind right now. </p> <p>Shiny - I enjoyed the Enders' Game books as well though it has easily been over 10 years. Cannot even remember the plot but I remember not being able to put them down. </p> <p>Something I am always curious about regarding these Twilight books and the Harry Potter books as well is this: will they stand the test of time? Will people still be talking about them 50 years from now as we are about so many other books? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-108718 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:59:17 +0000 Angie 108718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Big Enid Blyton fan here. My childhood was not the same without her. </p> <p>As for The Lord of Rings movies: the Trilogy tops my favourite movies of all time list. Killer brilliance at its best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-108714 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:40:33 +0000 chewyspaghetti 108714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shiny- I love the Oz series, too. My library had the hardback series in a prominent area on top of a shelf and I read and re-read them so many times!<br /> Since we're ontto sci-fi series, I have to mention the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The boys are listening to them on tape, and watching the movies as they finish. Wonder Teen is very excited that he is finally old enough to be let watch these. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-108704 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:20:05 +0000 shiny 108704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To be fair, I did not make it through enough of the HP series to get a good idea of any character development. I found Rowling just went on and on and on in WAY too much detail. I guess it's the equivalent of a modern day Charles Dicken's novel? I do like Dickens a lot, but give me Tolstoy or Jane Austen over HP or CD any day!</p> <p>My favorite growing up was the Oz series - not just the classic Wizard of Oz that everyone knows by heart - the entire series. My best friend had a set of original editions that we read over and over again. I guess that is fantasy. </p> <p>Anyone else into the Enders' Game series? That would top HP and Twilight for me, hands down. I'm not even all that much of a sci-fi fan. I just love all the ideas in the series. I would've never have read the books if it wasn't for my DD. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-108703 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:16:31 +0000 Michelle 108703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For all who love the Anne books and the miniseries in particular, I just had to gloat that Jonathan Crombie (I.e. Gilbert Blythe) went to my high school!! Granted he was there years before me, but his old pictures still brought on significant druelling from my peers. Such a great series!! And the sequel was a brilliant example of writing that remained true to the novels without being slavishly faithful (seamelessly melding elements from three very distinct novels is no mean feat)! </p> <p>Ele, start that new thread and bombard me with questions! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me/page/2#post-108697 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:06:19 +0000 bella 108697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wanted to chime in to give a shout out to Ele. I loved Enid Blyton's St. Clare's series! They were probably my favorite before I discovered Little Women!:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108688 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:34:56 +0000 hanna 108688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ooo, you know i had to chime in on a discussion about BOOKS!</p> <p>on twilight: i liked the books enough to complete the series, and i liked the movie enough to want to keep watching the rest to see what the filmmakers end up doing with it. i'm not hardcore the way a lot of twilight fans seem to be, but i can appreciate the storyline -- it's not the best writing by any means, but the plot really sucks you in! i'm all about team jacob, especially the buff new taylor lautner, and i have to, er, keep reminding myself that he's SEVENTEEN. sigh. dreamy. :P</p> <p>on hp: i am much more into the harry potter books than i am into twilight -- i think part of that is what shiny articulated, that i prefer adventure over romance -- but i also prefer magic and wizards over vampires and werewolves in general. except for buffy the vampire slayer, but that's a whole 'nother thing.</p> <p>on other books: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES! omg i love that book. and the tv miniseries they made of it. so i can most definitely say it is not a canadian thing, and that those made it all the way to malaysia -- my sister and i still have plans to visit prince edward's island someday! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108686 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:26:13 +0000 chewyspaghetti 108686@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne of Green Gables is not just a Canadian thing. DD has my original paperback set and has read them almost as many times as I have myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108683 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:12:15 +0000 Ele 108683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Michelle, I really want to hear about the books you liked when you were younger! I imagine that we *might* have liked some of the same things, being that we're both Canadian and close in age. </p> <p>Actually, I'm curious about your reading habits in general, what format you read most books in, etc. My mum is a librarian and worked at the National Library of Canada for most of her career, where she spent several years working to improve library services/collections for the blind all across the country. We used to have random books in braille lying around the house! </p> <p>Perhaps I should bring this to a new thread, though? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108679 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:59:47 +0000 Michelle 108679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OOOOH Anne of Green Gables! Mad love to the original book and *some* of the later ones too!! This isn't just a Canadian thing is it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108675 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:42:16 +0000 agrace 108675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you thank you everyone! Michelle, I will definitely be checking out that Wikipedia entry! Love me some Wikipedia! </p> <p>I am going to give these a try. Tried to see if I could get them last night but no luck (on demand cable) but I will try to see if Red Box has them. Or, I might read the book first. Truly, 'spoilers' don't spoil anything for me so I think I will enjoy them either way. </p> <p>Shiny - I like your summation of why Harry Potter appeals to some and not others. I was a Nancy Drew girl myself, not to mention Anne of Green Gables and many others. Liked Nancy Drew and always wanted to be her! </p> <p>Now I'm really off topic! </p> <p>But anyways, thanks again for all the spoiler help </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108603 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:29:11 +0000 chewyspaghetti 108603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to agree with Michelle about character development and relationships in HP verses Twilight (and the romance- but that's also age appropriate). I don't know, I think that Rowling is a brilliant storyteller . She created this whole world down to every minute detail in history. Meyer seemed to just cobble together a bunch of old stories and archetypes to me. Sure, she's wrapped them all together in a new way, but they are still pretty thinly veiled. For instance- Bella's clumsiness. Ok, she's clumsy- we get it. We don't need an incident every 5 pages to reiterate that, and I don't think that her clumsiness is fatal like Edward acts. Good grief- talk about a guy with a Hero Complex. It's just the age old damsel in distress/knight in shining armor story. *yawn* I'll take spunky, brainy Hermione any old day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108587 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:07:55 +0000 Michelle 108587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually Shiny, I respectfully but whole-heartedly disagree re. the action appeal of the Potter books. I thought the primary strength of those books came from watching Harry's various relationships develop over time (with Ron, Hermione, Neville, Dumbledore, Lupin, Luna etc). There's no movie I'll walk out of faster than an action flick and nothing that bores me more than most so-called adventures, but I found Rowling was able to make me care about Harry's escapades because of the emotional backdrop they took place against. I also thought that most of Harry's relationships evolved in a realistic way, which I appreciated. I'll say this, though... Rowling handles romance pretty poorly, so Meyer may well have the edge there. :)</p> <p>Ele, I agree that Rowling is by no means a brilliant writer (as Steven King put it, she never met an adverb she didn't like), but also agree that it leaves Stephenie Meyer choking in her dust. :)</p> <p>Oh and Agrace, since we've all temaed up to hijack your thread and turn it into a literary debate (which I personally love), I wanted to suggest wikipedia if you wanted a really hardcore spoiler for the Twilight books. Their plot summaries are super detailed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108582 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:48:49 +0000 shiny 108582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As I said yesterday, I could never get into the HP books. I would loathe having to read them out loud to my kids when they were young, and rejoiced when they were old enough to read the books on their own! I also have never been able to stay awake in any of the movies. I'm out like a light half way through. </p> <p>My DD15 and I have discussed why this is (she also prefers the Twilight series over HP). Our theory is that HP appeals to those who enjoy more action/adventure, whereas Meyers appeals to those who like more relationship-oriented novels. What do you think? Going along with this theory, if you enjoy the movie version of Twilight more than the book, it may be because you prefer action/adventure, as this part of the series is played up since it works better on film. Unfortunately, for me, the movie did not seem to capture the relationship between Bella and Edward as well as the book does; I think that's because the acting wasn't all that great. </p> <p>Speaking of bad writing, what did you all think of Bridges of Madison County? I could never understand the appeal of that novel. The writing was total drek. The movie, however, was fantastic. I love Meryl Streep. And Brokeback Mountain was the opposite: great writing but the movie (while visually appealing) was interminably long and they missed an opportunity (IMO) to develop the minor characters. </p> <p>If you enjoyed Twilight, I highly recommend the Hunger Game series. Anyone else read those yet? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108576 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:12:32 +0000 Ele 108576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While I think I made my feelings about Twilight clear yesterday (and I hope I didn't offend anyone- would never want to!), I'm happy to "come out" as a *huge* Potterhead. I've read all the books many times over, and adore the whole series, though I think the books are far better than the films. </p> <p>It's funny, because I think JK Rowling is similar to Stephenie Meyer in that she's more of a storyteller than a writer. While I think her writing is loads better than Meyer's, I'm the first to admit that there are way more talented children's authors out there. But it was her incredible imagination, and all the wonderful detail of the "wizarding world" that completely drew me in. It doesn't hurt that she's a personal hero of mine, also- the story of how she was a single mum in council housing, and was pretty much living in poverty when she wrote HP1 is so inspiring to me. There was a mini documentary on her about 2 years ago in the UK, and I cried while watching it. She's such a talented, intelligent woman.</p> <p>(TBH, it was probably the boarding school factor that clinched HP for me. I devoured Enid Blyton as a kid and routinely begged my parents to send me away for school! I wanted nothing more than to wear a uniform, have "midnight feasts" with the girls in my dorm, and be looked after by a strict-but-kindly woman called Matron. Yup, I was really weird.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108573 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:47:38 +0000 chewyspaghetti 108573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was hooked on Harry Potter right from the first sentence, and the books are so much better than the movies. We love listening to the series of books on tape in the car on long drives. They have an excellent narrator.<br /> I agree with Louise that the Twilight series is better in movie form, though. Watch the movie first, and then read the book. It will fill you in once you know the story. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108570 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:28:35 +0000 Michelle 108570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie: I totally agree that Hermione rocks, and I swear she's even better in the books! There are whole subplots about her developing social conscience that had to be excised from the movie scripts, which is too bad because they just emphasize how much she rules. Too bad you couldn't get into the novels. I admit the first one in particular does take awhile to get going. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108551 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:59:58 +0000 Louise 108551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think as long as you remember that the books and to a certain extent the films are aimed at teens and are total fantasy you'll find them great escapism x<br /> Edit- I think that the films are the best place to start as they are more consice than the books </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108515 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:43:07 +0000 sinead 108515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I highly recommend you give the books a try. My reading is eclectic- Zadie Smith, LeCarre, Patrick O'Brian- and I found them totally captivating. But I understand they aren't for everyone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108513 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:59:57 +0000 Angie 108513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It has been *really* interesting hearing everyone’s take on Twilight – both on the forum and back on the blog post. It’s very clear that what is fably entertaining for one person is wildly boring and annoying to another. </p> <p>Michelle, agrace and Shiny, I could not get into the Harry Potter books, but I loved all the movies because of “Hermione”. She made the entire series. It was also really fun to see the 10 year old actors grow up to become ravishing 18 year olds over all the time span of 6 movies. Also, a lot of their school environment was like my own (minus all the spells) which made it even more delightful. </p> <p>I did not get a sense of badly written dialogue in the Twilight movies which makes me think it might be better to see the books on film? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108492 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:26:25 +0000 Michelle 108492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I must admit, the quality of the writing in the Twilight books turned me off, and that's what I need to get really hooked on a series. The movies never have quite the same power to suck me in, for obvious reasons. I found the writing in the Harry Potter novels to be superior, so I got totally immersed in that whole world and have since read all the books/seen all the movies to date. That's some fine story-telling going on there. But maybe I should give the Twilight series another go to see if I can zero in on the narrative. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108487 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:40:48 +0000 agrace 108487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I apologize for all my typos - typing mostly one handed with a wiggly baby on lap...sorry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108486 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:40:16 +0000 agrace 108486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I am actually very intersted. But I guess I've been holding out thinking surely it CANNOT be that good. I didn't get into Harry Potter. I absolutely do not think I am above that - if I were to list some of the stories I did get into as a teenager especially it would be obvious I am not. But it didn't scream 'MUST READ' to me. However, more and more people I respect are giving them a try and liking them so I am thinking of trying them out. This is typical of me - as with clothing I am a late trend adapter but then when I give things a whirl, I usually love them and wonder what took so long. </p> <p>So all of these spoiler assists are helping warm me up for when I do give them a try. </p> <p>okay...is Edward the skinny actor or the more muscular one? The one who is real skinny seems to be getting all the attention. I guess the skinny guy is the vampire? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108475 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:44:38 +0000 Angie 108475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianna and agrace, I was just like you. Completely disinterested in all the hype. But the actress was compelling in “Adventureland”, which I happened to see on a flight coming back from Africa in August. So I netflixed Twilight. It is SUCH A GOOD STORY. So original. Very captivating. Their love is so restrained yet so passionate. Very, very different. It really stood out from all the rubbish-y plots and stories that play at the cinemas these days. It’s the best story line since “Ratatouille” and “Battle Star Galactica” I think. </p> <p>Even if the books are badly written, all a compelling story needs is a killer plot (pun intended). For me, the Twilight saga has several killer plots. </p> <p>For the record, I too am on team Edward. I like Jacob, but Edward is where it’s at. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108446 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:29:59 +0000 shiny 108446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hopping over from the blog... </p> <p>There are multiple conflicts in the book. The main conflict is that Bella wants Edward to turn her into a vampire, so they can live happily ever after...and after...and also consummate their relationship. Whereas Edward is torn about this, because he knows being a vampire isn't all its cracked up to be. In the second book he leaves her so she can have a normal life. Jacob is there to pick up the pieces of her broken heart. Enter Bella's conflict between Jacob vs Edward. </p> <p>Also you should know that Edward is a "vegetarian" vampire. He only kills animals, not humans. And he can read minds (except for Bella's). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spoiler-alert-and-ot-can-someone-please-explain-twilight-to-me#post-108443 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:21:20 +0000 marianna 108443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>agrace, we're on the same page. Never read the books, never seen the movies... never cared at all. </p>