tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post2061626201592203642..comments2024-02-02T22:31:03.045-08:00Comments on Mt. Hope Chronicles: Reading Round-Up ~ June: The Twilight EditionHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-62579199360070020852016-06-30T05:10:05.927-07:002016-06-30T05:10:05.927-07:00Best review of Twilight EVER! I couldn't get ...Best review of Twilight EVER! I couldn't get past the sparkly skin part. I especially love that you recognize that this can be even more dangerous than if it did have a lot of sex.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-48701169288605129622010-09-09T04:25:07.970-07:002010-09-09T04:25:07.970-07:00I have always said S. Meyers was a GENIUS! And no...I have always said S. Meyers was a GENIUS! And not for superior writing but for writing something that 10 to 80+ yr olds will love, crave, pay big $$ for. She hit ALL the bullet points and then some we didn't even know we had! <br /><br />It's like the guy who creates the simplest thing that everyone needs and makes a million! We all say "why didn't we think of that!" (not that we would do it)<br /><br />Genius! pure Genius!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615656969477195913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-74881141002441892662010-07-02T11:51:00.683-07:002010-07-02T11:51:00.683-07:00Maybe I am one of the "two" who haven...Maybe I am one of the "two" who haven't read this. I think I must be out of it 'cause I didn't know about it being a huge sensational hit. :) Perhaps it has something to do with just having had a baby (can I still use that excuse at 6 months?). <br /><br />I am reading the Benedict Society books now. Quite interesting. Have you read Chesterton's "The Man Who Was Thursday"? So far it reminds me of that.<br /><br />And ... girl clothes shopping?! Oh. My. Goodness.carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460660865881905507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-72942449564896074952010-07-02T08:02:53.999-07:002010-07-02T08:02:53.999-07:00K-Sue~ I'm thinking there are several of his q...K-Sue~ I'm thinking there are several of his quotes that would apply here. Yes mud pies vs holiday at the shore would be very apropos. Or this one: "If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world." ~ C.S. LewisHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-40926302341773205202010-07-02T04:42:59.032-07:002010-07-02T04:42:59.032-07:00Your link to The Ultimate Christian Novel cracked ...Your link to The Ultimate Christian Novel cracked me up - I had to stop reading, since I was eating a bowl of cereal at the time - I was afraid I'd die laughing. <br /><br />I don't plan to read Twilight, but I know the C.S.Lewis quote you are referring to - the mudpies vs. holiday at the shore quote. I think this book is probably an elaborate mudpie. Thanks for sharing your review.K-Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117653505364031423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-53364946007375830812010-06-30T18:19:17.246-07:002010-06-30T18:19:17.246-07:00Susan~ No worries. :) I'm glad to hear you are...Susan~ No worries. :) I'm glad to hear you are enjoying your book club. Jane Eyre was one of our favorites recently, and The Count of Monte Cristo is MY all-time favorite... even at over 1,000 pages. You better get cracking. ;-PHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-85114391647666126482010-06-30T15:54:47.412-07:002010-06-30T15:54:47.412-07:00Heidi, you have no idea how your comment has relie...Heidi, you have no idea how your comment has relieved me! ;-) Phew. I was so worried I would be offensive in my comment and I came back wondering if you had deleted it. I still have no desire to read it...and that is ok. I don't like any craze unless it is of God. I don't even like 'christian' crazes. KWIM? I do have to tell you that your book club has inspired one of our own (me and some friends) and we are on our 5th book. It has been a huge stretch for me. My pick was Jane Eyre and we LOVED it! It was my first time reading it. Now we are on the monstrous in size Count of Monte Cristo. I have a month and I've hardly started!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626146100300467143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-69416147348061429772010-06-30T10:16:01.895-07:002010-06-30T10:16:01.895-07:00Susan~ I was being sarcastic when I said you may r...Susan~ I was being sarcastic when I said you may read this if you are only 10. I apologize if my tone didn't come across correctly. I think the heavier message of wanting to be worthy and being willing to risk everything because of emotion obsession is even more dangerous for a young girl to immerse herself in than the presence of sexual situations in a book because it is more insidious. (I have no plans to allow my children to read them.) And, even as an adult, I can see just how addicting these sorts of books can be...and easily unhealthy or damaging. I was simply reviewing what it was like to read the book (hoping that my tone would come across correctly), not endorsing or recommending that anyone else read it. (I read it for two reasons: 1. It was on our book club schedule. We read a huge range of books to stretch our minds and the ideas we have about life. 2. Reading it was the best way to have an opinion on the craze.) Honestly, the whole vampire thing came across as a way to magnify the theme I proposed. Maybe it's just me, but the vampire idea in general doesn't appeal to me so I didn't feel drawn into in that way. I don't know what the subsequent books are like and have no plans to read them at this time.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-41471510014629580082010-06-30T09:53:23.809-07:002010-06-30T09:53:23.809-07:00Snort - Heidi, your review was hilarious.
And y...Snort - Heidi, your review was hilarious. <br /><br />And yes, to quote CS Lewis in a review about this book would be sacreligious. :)The Hayes Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158104679563247695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-21773648211394065032010-06-30T09:43:03.033-07:002010-06-30T09:43:03.033-07:00Heidi, I would encourage you to read this very inf...Heidi, I would encourage you to read this very informative article. <br /><br />http://www.movieguide.org/articles/1/545/the-darkness-of-twilight-hidden-perils-behind-todays-vampire-craze<br /><br />I would love to know your take on this. I have chosen not to read this series mostly because the idea of a young girl falling in love with a vampire does not entice me at all. I would NEVER let my daughter read these books in my home. Why would I want her to be enticed and titillated by this worldy and I would say underworldy type of garbage? The fact that so many christians are putting this into their minds just drives me nuts. I know, to each his own, but I would hesitate in recommending 10 yr olds read this.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626146100300467143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-57431041743333490572010-06-30T08:13:14.340-07:002010-06-30T08:13:14.340-07:00LOL, Colleen. Classical Conversations and Twilight...LOL, Colleen. Classical Conversations and Twilight are quite the combination, no? I'm just full of surprises... ;-P I've missed ya. Still waiting for a new post on that blog of yours...Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-39493590786011069632010-06-29T23:01:02.096-07:002010-06-29T23:01:02.096-07:00Oh, dear. I turn away from blogs (including my own...Oh, dear. I turn away from blogs (including my own) for a time and return to the discovery that you're partaking of Classical Conversations and Twilight. Interesting! <br /><br />I must say, I have no desire whatsoever that read tgat book-that-shall-remain-unnamed. The closest I will ever come is reading this review of yours. And for that, I am glad. Because it means I didn't have to read the book. And it means I did get to read you. And you write well, and you interest me, and that's a good thing ~ and I'll leave it at that. *grin*Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850024758134899093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-5938617143912067392010-06-29T22:58:03.785-07:002010-06-29T22:58:03.785-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850024758134899093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-38145374566770917262010-06-29T20:47:08.445-07:002010-06-29T20:47:08.445-07:00Spot-on review! I got it from the library to see w...Spot-on review! I got it from the library to see what all the hype was about- ready to scoff and discard it after a chapter or two. I didn't tell anyone I was reading it- I was embarassed to have succombed to this craze..and to end up ENJOYING it(gasp) I ate.it.up. In one evening. And then the next day I went to the library to get the second in the series and again, read it in a day. Needless to say- not much housework got done until I read the entire series (it was only 4 days, but we KNOW what kind of damage a family can do to a house in 4 days w/o our attention, don't we?!)...I watched the movies and they just don't do the series justice. Of course that didn't stop me from watching them but..the books are much better!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498161717287826002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-91748742315957540042010-06-29T13:44:08.452-07:002010-06-29T13:44:08.452-07:00You totally hit the nail on the head with what the...You totally hit the nail on the head with what the appeal of this novel is. It's the appeal of any romance novel, really--every woman wants a chance to imagine herself as the object of desire, immensely pursuable and worthy. Twilight does that well.Jen Rousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318797787773072481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-18018306804766846592010-06-29T13:34:09.245-07:002010-06-29T13:34:09.245-07:00Wow! I think you just convinced me to read the bo...Wow! I think you just convinced me to read the book I'd been turning my nose up at for a couple years now. It's funny how preconceived ideas can keep you from trying something great.<br /><br />And, Agatha Christie is a favorite of mine!Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227159860629191378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-48167117560827417702010-06-29T13:18:06.865-07:002010-06-29T13:18:06.865-07:00So glad you wrote this. I read the series before t...So glad you wrote this. I read the series before the movies and before the 4th book was even out but was too ashamed to admit it until recently =) Also- I also died laughing at your link!Jessyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16622310854916216179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-72679449322296940822010-06-29T13:04:12.036-07:002010-06-29T13:04:12.036-07:00Of course, I totally enjoyed your review. You nai...Of course, I totally enjoyed your review. You nailed it. Totally.<br /><br />Now, if only Stephenie herself had read your review *before* she wrote the next three. Methinks *the essence" you presented would have been a good reminder for her ... ;-)Skellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021374799688814697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-6028629373959816522010-06-29T12:25:16.668-07:002010-06-29T12:25:16.668-07:00Heidi- such an awesome review...couldn't have ...Heidi- such an awesome review...couldn't have said it better myself :-) I just finished Eclipse in one night and loved it too...you nailed it with your description of how Bella feels and what she wants.....Jodi P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-13116322962257774042010-06-29T12:20:14.438-07:002010-06-29T12:20:14.438-07:00I loved your review Heidi. I just read Twilight a...I loved your review Heidi. I just read Twilight a few days ago, also in one day, and you put into words exactly how I felt about the book. I kept thinking to myself how strange and unbelievable the story was, but I couldn't put it down.Then I watched the movie and it leaves a lot to be desired...<br /><br />Amy JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com