Twilight III: Bride of Twilight

[cleolinda]

The continued adventures of sparkly vampires and the emoteens who love them. (See also: Twilight; New Moon.) By the way, for anyone who was having trouble with the video the other day, trailer_spot has fixed us up a direct download of the five-minute Robert Pattinson interview where he politely, respectfully, Britishfully talks about how ridiculous Edward and

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[lillbet]

This is like reading your 15 minute movie posts, which is fantastic, because I'm curious about this book but taking the time to read it straight through would leave me wishing I could get those hours back (I still mourn the 3 I used reading "Twilight"). So, I thank you.

And yes, "Midnight Sun" is the Edward POV book- I'm looking forward to that too, for some reason. Perhaps I'm hoping it will be less angsty. Yes, apparently, I am on the crack. :P

[cleolinda]

I think I'm looking forward to MS because we know exactly what's going to happen (just from a different POV), and it's the book that induced the least rage as far as I was concerned.

[lillbet]

"Induced the least rage" in whom? Those of use who couldn't stand the first book, much less the following two?

I'm holding out hope that despite being portrayed as a moody lil' cuss, Edward's take on the situation will be more straight forward and less flowery. I realize this is asking a lot of Meyer, but one can always hope.

[cleolinda]

Well, by which I mean there's no love triangle fuckery. Have you read the sample chapter at the link I posted? The whole first Midnight Sun chapter is basically Edward fantasizing about all the ways he'd lure Bella out of class and kill her. Also, he snarks on the other Cullens. I don't know, I was sold.

[particle_person]

So then, Jacob (6'7", in a black muscle shirt, on a motorcycle) shows up at Bella's school to rumble with Edward. You'll forgive me if I started humming "Leader of the Pack."

I forgive you, because, face it, it's his song. VRRRM!

Chapter 7: Rosalie! People told me that Rosalie gets awesome in this one.

Good, because she mopes and harumphs her way through Twilight.

[cleolinda]

Yeah... I don't really know that she delivers in this one.

[particle_person]

Sigh.
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Going back to "Leader of the Pack" for a moment, I think we need songs for the other characters too. Thoughts:

Edward - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Except he doesn't sleep, so I'm not sure how well that works.)

Bella - Well, the obvious choice is "Wuthering Heights." Maybe a bit of "Eternal Flame" and "Sunday Girl" (Blondie).

[evewithanapple]

The Bella/Anne Shirley comparison does have some reasoning behind it: they're both so melodramatic, I want to smack them.

The thing that bugged me about Rosalie's backstory (besides the whole BAAAAABIES!) is that it took place in 1933. As in, the Great Depression. The stock market crash. The Dustbowl. Well-off banker parents and a Richy McRapist fiancee? Not so much.

One thing that made me really angry was the way Leah was treated- she loses her boyfriend to her cousin, then has to listen to him waxing mentally poetic about Emily, and she's a "bitter harpy" while Jacob sexually assaults Bella, but it's okay, because he's a guy it's True Love? Bullshit.

I feel really sorry for Quil's imprintee. She'll never have any chance of a life of her own, because it's predetermined that she'll marry someone almost twenty years older than her. And in the meantime, he'll be her "older brother"? I'm sorry, but ew.

[r_a_black]

Right? RIGHT?

Leah's an example of other possible life ruining moments that happens because of this Fate Love bull shit. I actually thought it was hilarious that she's sort of the reason Jacob ends up with broken bones. At least, that's what I half remember. I dare not re-read to get my facts straight.

[sehkmetschild]

I realize I'm several months late for this, however, during the depression there were some rich people, it's just that the majority were suffering. (FYI: the unemployment rates are higher per capita now than in the '30's)

What bothers me is the time discrepancies. During the 30's, Eddiekins was doing the rebellious teenage thing and not living with the Cullens. Rosalie was made in '33 and, what after wait OMG TWO whole years for him to return, made Emmit? huh. impatient bitch... *sighs*

I hate these books so much >.<.

[evewithanapple]

There were some rich people who managed to preserve their money, but Rosalie's dad is supposed to have been a banker. A big part of the Depression was the failure of the banks- there's no way he could have hung onto his job and stayed well-off.

[cleolinda]

YES, EXACTLY. And I'm really not one of those scary "childfree extreme" types. But... that's the only reason? Really?

[r_a_black]

I'm a total future-baby-wanter, and I still think that's the lamest excuse for not wanting to be a vampire. I kinda like normal human activities and all those things she'd lose. I would be so annoyed with myself if I sparkled everytime I went out into the sun.

[blackholecali]

how much you want a bet once Bella's a vampire she'll accidentally stumble into the sun over and over again?

[phantomess05]

"FLAMES, FLAMES ON THE SIDE OF MY FACE"

Clue reference FTW

[duskshadows]

AGREE LIKE SEVENTY MILLION MONTHS LATER.

it's a pity the baby wasn't just a red herring.