Also, it was Tibi's birthday on the 9th. Tibi has celebrated 3 of her last 4 birthdays here with us in Arizona. She always happens to be visiting here when her birthday rolls around! We ended up going swimming, then going to the mall to eat, and hanging out at my house playing games and stuff. Tibi and I even stayed up until 1:30 am playing Ticket to Ride!
So lately I have been walking around like a zombie, totally sleep-deprived and sluggish. I am totally addicted to the Olympics and have been staying up until 2:30 am watching them! I can't really watch much during the day with the kids around, plus they aren't even on all day, so there you have it. Even as I type this, I feel like I'm about to drop dead. I have way too many chores to do today though, so I'll just have to catch up on sleep later!
And now, to the final (and controversial) topic of my thread. I am sorry to admit it, especially to my friends and family who are die-hard Twilight fans, but I didn't really like Breaking Dawn. *Gasp*!!! Yes, I know I said before that I thought it was weird, but I liked it. Well, the more I have thought about it and gone back and looked at the book, the more I realize that I didn't like it. It's sad for me to say that, because part of me feels some loyalty to Stephenie Meyer and I have liked the first three books. And as much as I have tried to like it just for the sake of it being in the Twilight series, I couldn't. I could list numerous valid reasons for my opinion, but I think I'm just too tired right now. I do have lots of reasons and they aren't petty. I don't want to ruin it for anyone who did like the book, though, which is inevitably the majority of you. I realize that I might be the only person I know who didn't like it. So maybe I'm the weird one. I don't mind being the outcast; I just can't pretend that I loved Breaking Dawn when I didn't. Okay, I'm done. Feel free to comment. I might post my reasons later when I have some energy.
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ha ha except for the Breaking dawn part only cause I haven't even read it yet. I could have written this whole part, it was funny that you and Tibi stayed up til 1:30 Sat. night, cause Lan and I stayed up til 1:30 on Friday night. I miss him so much and Tibi too, but I seem to see Landon less and I'm missing them grow up and so we just talked about middle school and sports, and stuff like that. If we hadn't gotten so tired, I think we could have talked all night! ...or played the N64!
Haha yeah that was fun!! Thanks for the books! Im like in the middle of the 10th chapter hopfully I finish today or tomorrow. I made my self stay up till 1:00 last night so I could finish Go Toward The Light. So I finished and got that one out of the way so I can finish New Moon!
Yeah, Connie!!! Someone who feels the same way I did about Breaking Dawn!! I also have to admit that it wasn't that great. There were some really good parts that I loved, but the overall story fell short of what it could have been in my opinion. The other three books were fantastic and left me wanting more. This one left me feeling like I read a nice story, but one that I would probably never read again. Does that make sense?? Anyway, I understand how you feel. Maybe we should talk on the phone about this sometime so we don't spoil the story for others. I'm curious as to what parts you enjoyed and disliked. And a big DITTO on being addicted to the Olympics. I haven't been able to turn off my TV. Luckily we can record TV on our computer so I'm able to play catch up when I have some down time. WELCOME HOME EDEN. I bet you love having your little girl back.
Gavin and I have been so busy that we haven't watched any of the Olympics, but that's good because like you, I find it addictive. I love the Olympics. I always seem to say I like the winter ones better, but then I catch myself watching the summer one just as much as the winter. But this year is a little out of sorts. Maybe next time I can devote more time to them.
i love the summer way more and i love being addicted to them. it's only 2 1/2 weeks every 4 years so i feel no guilt!
Sleep? What is that? And the boys are no help waking up at 5:30. I lvove the Olympics! It makes me want to get off the couch and do something. (but I guess I'll get to that tomorrow, or when I am sleeping again.)
By the way.... I haven't read the books so I can't really comment, but I'll listen anyway...
I agree with your feelings on Breaking Dawn, I devoured it - read it in two days - but once I was finished thought it was the worst of the series and wished I hadn't wasted my time. It was fun to read - but I felt like the whole thing was a cop out - every single character had to have their happy ending no matter how unbelievable or out of character it was.
I have to make a comment again about Breaking Dawn. I agree with Agelfish. I think alot of the book was a cop out. I was talking to Karena about this, and I was telling her how I felt Stephenie chickened out. I think she could have created an amazing plot and story line, and I feel like she took the easy way out. The plot was too thin and lacked a lot of the thick juicy stuff that she has in her other books.
Exactly! All of the plot that she created in the previous three books just went out the window in BD- she totally undermined herself. It seemed to me like she was too concerned with upsetting her fans than with creating an interesting story. Sorry, but life isn't that easy, and things don't always work out perfectly for everyone. Plus, I feel like she broke her own rules. She created a world that had rules and limitations, then decided that she could break them if she wanted to. Not cool.
You're right. I haven't had time to think about the book that much since I finished it. I couldn't stop thinking about the other books when I finished them. Maybe that's why. I think she did kind of chicken out by making everything too perfect.
It's amazing how much easier it seems when just one kid is gone. I'm glad you have your girl back.
You're not alone. I've read all the bad stuff about BD but after going back and reading parts again, I still like it. You're right . . . it was a little too perfect, but I like happy endings! I would like you to list your reasons why you didn't like it. It would be interesting to see if they are similar to the rest of the critiques. As for the part of going against the rules, what do you mean, Renesmee? I knew all along there would be some kind of offspring; however, this story was a little crazier than I pictured. But, SM never did say it couldn't happen. She only said vampires can't produce "some" fluids. He does have venom which is a fluid. Have you read all Q & A's of SM? I'll post them on my blog. It's interesting to hear SM talk about book. But, hey, it's ok to not like a book. I didn't really like Book 7 of Harry Potter. I didn't think it was the best of the series.
And, as for the Olympics . . . I want to be addicted, but I have had absolutely NO time to watch them. AHHHH! I missed the women's gymnastics team event and the swimming which I LOVE! They are my favorite events. Well, I actually love Track & Field and Diving too. Dang it! I need to start DVRing everything. I don't know why I haven't done that yet.
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