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So, I finally finished reading "Twilight"
Well, except for the epilogue that is (but I'll get through that tomorrow, so I'm not really jumping the gun), and ...
- Edward and Bella can really be a bit muchalways at times. I get their conversations the first time, Steph you don't need to have them go on ad nauseum about the same exact thing for 20 pages (and then again 30 pages later, and then again 30 pages later, etc.)
I managed to tolerate Edward because he can do cool shit, and I saw RPattz in my head while reading. Bella had her moments (like coming up with the plan to get away from James, and I actually think she handled herself well during the confrontation itself), but for the most part I just wasn't feeling her. If Kristin Stewart is as moppy looking through the movie as she is in the trailer/publicity shots I'm going to loathe Bella in the film.
- Alice is the shit. She's dashing, and sweet, and pixie-ish, and psychic. All win.
- Rosalie is a bitch who didn't have much to do, but I kind of like her cause she hates on Bella and just gives her the stink-eye all the time. Plus, her refusal to bullshit is refreshingly Blair Waldorf-esque and we all know how I feel about Blair Waldorf.
- Emmett is like a big giant teddy bear and if a crazy vampire was after me, I would totally want him to protect me.
- Esme = M.I.L.F (although, not so much the film version)
- Carlisle = Confusing name (I mean, I know it's pronounced Carlyle, but when I look at it I have to consciously think about thinking it that way, ya know?)
- I throughly enjoyed that there were some sweet moments in the book between Alice and Bella, and I totally ship them now. (Esme stroking Bella's cheek and undressing her were also fun).
- The James solution was unsatisfying. I mean, I guess there wasn't much Meyer could do with Bella having passed out, but still after the build up and all of his talking, I would've liked to see him get his ass kicked a bit (but, it seems like the film will fill that part in). Also, I kept on picturing Cam Gigandet, so James being smarmy was kinda hot.
- It's a strangely fast read. I mean, I had that 7 month hiccup where I couldn't bear to pick it up again (OMG, the scene in the meadow with the sparkling and the dazzlement, my 20-something brain couldn't handle it), but I just picked it up tonight and managed to get through some 230 pages or so *head scratch*
I mean if I add up the time I actually spent reading it, it would only be about 5 days (as opposed to the 7 months it was in my possession but I didn't pick it up)
Overall, I'm wondering what's wrong with me, because despite the fact that it took me about half a year to finish reading this book I'm seriously considering getting the second one *sigh*
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- Edward and Bella can really be a bit much
I managed to tolerate Edward because he can do cool shit, and I saw RPattz in my head while reading. Bella had her moments (like coming up with the plan to get away from James, and I actually think she handled herself well during the confrontation itself), but for the most part I just wasn't feeling her. If Kristin Stewart is as moppy looking through the movie as she is in the trailer/publicity shots I'm going to loathe Bella in the film.
- Alice is the shit. She's dashing, and sweet, and pixie-ish, and psychic. All win.
- Rosalie is a bitch who didn't have much to do, but I kind of like her cause she hates on Bella and just gives her the stink-eye all the time. Plus, her refusal to bullshit is refreshingly Blair Waldorf-esque and we all know how I feel about Blair Waldorf.
- Emmett is like a big giant teddy bear and if a crazy vampire was after me, I would totally want him to protect me.
- Esme = M.I.L.F (although, not so much the film version)
- Carlisle = Confusing name (I mean, I know it's pronounced Carlyle, but when I look at it I have to consciously think about thinking it that way, ya know?)
- I throughly enjoyed that there were some sweet moments in the book between Alice and Bella, and I totally ship them now. (Esme stroking Bella's cheek and undressing her were also fun).
- The James solution was unsatisfying. I mean, I guess there wasn't much Meyer could do with Bella having passed out, but still after the build up and all of his talking, I would've liked to see him get his ass kicked a bit (but, it seems like the film will fill that part in). Also, I kept on picturing Cam Gigandet, so James being smarmy was kinda hot.
- It's a strangely fast read. I mean, I had that 7 month hiccup where I couldn't bear to pick it up again (OMG, the scene in the meadow with the sparkling and the dazzlement, my 20-something brain couldn't handle it), but I just picked it up tonight and managed to get through some 230 pages or so *head scratch*
I mean if I add up the time I actually spent reading it, it would only be about 5 days (as opposed to the 7 months it was in my possession but I didn't pick it up)
Overall, I'm wondering what's wrong with me, because despite the fact that it took me about half a year to finish reading this book I'm seriously considering getting the second one *sigh*
- I found it be
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Yes! This is why I like them so much. Alice managed to be comforting and protective without being overbearing, and not once did they have a conversation about how it was "too dangerous for her to be friends with Bella". Also, Alice is very dashing like Edward, what with all of her carrying of Bella (even though Jasper was always right there and could have done it).
Do Alice and Bella moments of friendship (with occasional dashing behavior) appear in the next book?
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Thankfully, yes.