don't mean to harm you

[emmanette]

1. I have my driving theory exam on Thursday, the real one. Wish me luck! I spent four hours studying today (and I'll probably spend another few studying later tonight) and I'm also using the day tomorrow for studying. Sounds fun, right?

2. I received my copy of Breaking Dawn last week and I've read 8 chapters and I really have to force myself to pick up the book and read. I actually prefer reading my driving theory book and that's saying something. And because I have to talk about it a little, some random thoughts...
- Why is there a stove and a refrigerator on the island that Edward and Bella go to, if it belongs to, you know vampires? It's not like they need it! But I guess Edward could have arranged for it in his determination to take care of Bella or maybe they just had them there all along to cover up the fact that they're not human? I'm going to think it's one of those but I feel like I'm giving SM too much credit...

- Why do they have a cleaning crew come to the island to clean up their mess? I'm pretty sure any member of the Cullen family would get the cleaning job done faster and more efficiently than any human. Plus, it's a sunny island, doesn't the cleaning crew react on the sparkling owners of the island? I mean, no wonder that woman, whatever her name was, suspects something...!

- There are way too many minor characters in this book now, mostly all the werewolfs. I don't know who's who anymore but it doesn't really feel important either... And I don't have the energy to care.

- I loved Jacob to pieces in New Moon so this isn't the general Jacob hate or anything, but OMG he needs to get over himself and let people Bella make her own decisions sometimes. Everything is not up to him...! Sometimes Edward needs to realize the same.

- When I read fanfiction (which isn't as often as it used to be) I always felt like I was wrapped in a pink fluffy cloud if I read a particularly "fluffy" fic. This is like that, except there's also singing birds like in Cinderella, fluttering butterflies, heart shaped confetti pouring down and lot's of pink sparkles. And really cheesy love songs playing in the background. It's just way too much for me to handle at the same time. This book needs some angst. Bad.

- So, Bella's pregnant and I'm guessing that the baby is not "normal" since her pregnancy is going by so fast. Ugh, is all I have to say... I mean, I love cute babies and all but this is just... wrong.

- Stephenie Meyer seems to like pairing up people who really don't match in age. She did it in the Host and she's doing it here with the werewolfs and the people they imprint on. Quil and that little girl Claire? It just makes me uncomfortable. And I know Claire will grow and be the same age as Quil in a couple of years, but still.

- Another thing SM seems to like is people who hear voices in their heads, like Mel/Wanderer in the Host and here all the wolfs... It's like a pattern.

3. When I was going home today I walked past the book store and they had a copy of "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy on display. It looked so pretty and the summary on the back actually intrigued me. Anyone know if it's any good? Because I don't feel like diving in to a 1200+ pages novel just because it was pretty and had an interesting back cover summary (any book can have that!). I was thinking about just watching the TV miniseries or something and if I like it, then maybe read the book...

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Comments

[vibrantsarcasm.livejournal.com]

I made it to chapter 10 of BD two weeks ago and I haven't picked it up since. I can't even muster up any desire to do it. I feel like BD is bad (VERY BAD) fan fiction. OMG BELLA GETS PREGNANT! No, this is just stupid. I can't stand it. lol, I don't know when I'll be able to finish the book. Because I just cringe when I pick it up.

[emmanette.livejournal.com]

ITA. I was cringing even before the pregnancy thing because it was so much like a fanfiction. I'm going to try to finish it though, just to be able to say "i hated it" if that's how I still feel when I'm finished. I hate when people say they hate a book they didn't even give a fair chance so I can't do the same thing myself even though I want to. Badly!

[vibrantsarcasm.livejournal.com]

Haha. Yeah, the whole book is like fan fiction. I feel like SMeyer just handed the book over to a 12 year old girl and was like, "Here, right the book!" But I will finish it. I hate starting something and not finishing it. I just have to work up to it.

[emmanette.livejournal.com]

I feel like anything you write can turn out like bad fanfiction if you're not careful. When I had to write things for school I sometimes realized that, and I was like "would I want to read this?" and then I realized I wouldn't so I re-wrote a it all. SM obviously didn't. I saw some hints of this in Eclipse even but now it's very obvious!

But we'll make it through the book, just one step at a time! ;)

[polstjarna.livejournal.com]

I haven't read much about BD so far, but nobody seems to like it. Including me. The whole pregnancy thing is just hilarious, and what you said about patterns... it gets worse through the book.
And I think you're totally right with all your points. Esp. imprinting.
Have you finished it yet?

[emmanette.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't had time because I had to study for my exam. I'll probably finish it soon though, now that the test is done I just want to get through it as soon as possible to be done with it.