Name the last three books you have read...

Bookworm616 said:
BUMP!! :smt023

Right now I'm reading the Twilight series. Why, you ask? Because I'm morbidly curious. And usually when I get morbidly curious about something, I must do it. :smt001

I'm almost finished with book 2 and I amazingly do NOT know how the series ends. Please don't spoil it for me!

Anyway, I was at filming today and I got into a bit of a discussion about these books with one of the actors. He said he doesn't have a problem with the Twilight series in general. But he said that the main character has no motivation on her own. And you know what? He's right.

She literally cannot stand to be alone. She only feels "whole" when she's with either Edward or Jacob. It got me thinking: what kind of message is this author sending to all of the impressionable teenage girls who have read and love these books?

I sincerely hope that Bella will grow a backbone by the end of the series, so that she's redeemed in that she becomes a stronger individual and she realizes that she CAN be happy and feel whole without having to rely on a man for that.

Anyway, has anyone read the series? They're written fairly poorly, if you want to compare them to say....Harry Potter. ;-)

I'm really not too impressed with the level of storytelling. The first book got so obnoxious that by the middle of the book, I was inwardly screaming every time Stephenie Meyer had Bella look at Edward's beautiful face. I mean, really, how many times can a character be described as beautiful before enough is enough?? I just wanted to take the book and scream: ENOUGH ALREADY, WE KNOW EDWARD IS RIDICULOUSLY HOT!!! :smt043

I can honestly say, that if these books were around when I was a teenager, I wouldn't care for them. I was reading Stephen King books when I was like 11 years old. These books pale in comparison.
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Bookie I am so with you. I read all the books and if you're on the third one then you're in for a treat because it was the most bareable of the four.

I get its fantasy but reading it from a guys pov kept me thinking I get why she's into them they're great looking super pwered creatures but what's their attraction to her. She's a very boring plain girl. I guess that's part of the fantasy that girls want for themselves no matter how plain you are you can get a whose natural instinct is to suck the life out of you lol.

Hey I had an idea for a short film how much do they normally cost to make?
 
MrFantastic said:
Kathy Reichs did the tv show bones right? Great writer.
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Yes she did. She got a little lame lately, but last book was better again.
My all time favorite is Jeffery Deaver though. He wrote "The bone collector" which was made into a movie starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington.
That guys writing and plots are just amazing....
 
Unique4ever said:
Yes she did. She got a little lame lately, but last book was better again.
My all time favorite is Jeffery Deaver though. He wrote "The bone collector" which was made into a movie starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington.
That guys writing and plots are just amazing....
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I saw the movie but never read the book. I'm gonna have to check it out.
 
MrFantastic said:
Bookie I am so with you. I read all the books and if you're on the third one then you're in for a treat because it was the most bareable of the four.

I get its fantasy but reading it from a guys pov kept me thinking I get why she's into them they're great looking super pwered creatures but what's their attraction to her. She's a very boring plain girl. I guess that's part of the fantasy that girls want for themselves no matter how plain you are you can get a whose natural instinct is to suck the life out of you lol.

Hey I had an idea for a short film how much do they normally cost to make?
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That's very true. I don't understand their attraction to her. She doesn't have much of a personality on her own. But, yes, that could be it: hope for all of the plain girls.

It all depends on how much you can get for free. We've made short films for $100 or less. It depends on locations, food for the actors and crew, etc.

MrFantastic said:
I saw the movie but never read the book. I'm gonna have to check it out.
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I saw the movie and didn't like it. I'm not sure I could read the book.
 
La nilsson - Birgit Nilssons' memoirs
the pearl - john steinbeck

a pippi longstocking just a few minutes ago, chilling with ma nieces
 
Bookworm616 said:
That's very true. I don't understand their attraction to her. She doesn't have much of a personality on her own. But, yes, that could be it: hope for all of the plain girls.

It all depends on how much you can get for free. We've made short films for $100 or less. It depends on locations, food for the actors and crew, etc.



I saw the movie and didn't like it. I'm not sure I could read the book.
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Oh cool. Do you write scripts or do you direct or act?
 
MrFantastic said:
Oh cool. Do you write scripts or do you direct or act?
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I don't direct. I've written scripts and have acted. :smt023

I'm actually acting in a film right now. It's more of a favor to some film making friends, as the actress they had originally cast flaked out on them.

I'm not big about being in front of the camera. I don't think the camera "likes" me. So, I tend to stay behind the scenes - script writing, casting, producing, etc.
 
Bookworm616 said:
I don't direct. I've written scripts and have acted. :smt023

I'm actually acting in a film right now. It's more of a favor to some film making friends, as the actress they had originally cast flaked out on them.

I'm not big about being in front of the camera. I don't think the camera "likes" me. So, I tend to stay behind the scenes - script writing, casting, producing, etc.
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What genre do you usually focus on?
 
I love this J.D Robb (Nora Roberts) in Death series books:

Creation in Death
Promises in Death
Possession in Death

I'm not reading them in order, but the way they're written, you don't have to. So, I just read whichever one I can get my hands on. :)
 
Well I'm a crime novel fan....so it was

Sebastian Fitzek - Amok
P.D. James -Private Patience

and the 3rd novel of Stieg Larsson's Millenium triology
 
MrFantastic said:
What genre do you usually focus on?
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Psychological thrillers, dramas, basically we make movies that don't have the typical Hollywood-wrap-it-neatly-in-a-bow-happy endings. We've also done updates of some too-old-to-worry-about-copyrights stories. :smt023

The movie I'm acting in now, though is a bit of a comedy, but then, I didn't write it. :smt043
 
Bookworm616 said:
Psychological thrillers, dramas, basically we make movies that don't have the typical Hollywood-wrap-it-neatly-in-a-bow-happy endings. We've also done updates of some too-old-to-worry-about-copyrights stories. :smt023

The movie I'm acting in now, though is a bit of a comedy, but then, I didn't write it. :smt043
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What too old to copyright projects have you done?
 
MrFantastic said:
What too old to copyright projects have you done?
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Updating Edgar Allen Poe stories. We've been thinking about doing another one, but we'll see. I'm trying to get my partner to get on board with finally finishing the rewrite on a script we've had written for a couple of years now.

His girlfriend broke up with him recently and he's been in a funk, though. :smt092
 
Bookworm616 said:
Updating Edgar Allen Poe stories. We've been thinking about doing another one, but we'll see. I'm trying to get my partner to get on board with finally finishing the rewrite on a script we've had written for a couple of years now.

His girlfriend broke up with him recently and he's been in a funk, though. :smt092
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I can't wait to see your work. You sound like you have some good ideas.
 
Bookworm616 said:
BUMP!! :smt023

Right now I'm reading the Twilight series. Why, you ask? Because I'm morbidly curious. And usually when I get morbidly curious about something, I must do it. :smt001

I'm almost finished with book 2 and I amazingly do NOT know how the series ends. Please don't spoil it for me!

Anyway, I was at filming today and I got into a bit of a discussion about these books with one of the actors. He said he doesn't have a problem with the Twilight series in general. But he said that the main character has no motivation on her own. And you know what? He's right.

She literally cannot stand to be alone. She only feels "whole" when she's with either Edward or Jacob. It got me thinking: what kind of message is this author sending to all of the impressionable teenage girls who have read and love these books?

I sincerely hope that Bella will grow a backbone by the end of the series, so that she's redeemed in that she becomes a stronger individual and she realizes that she CAN be happy and feel whole without having to rely on a man for that.

Anyway, has anyone read the series? They're written fairly poorly, if you want to compare them to say....Harry Potter. ;-)

I'm really not too impressed with the level of storytelling. The first book got so obnoxious that by the middle of the book, I was inwardly screaming every time Stephenie Meyer had Bella look at Edward's beautiful face. I mean, really, how many times can a character be described as beautiful before enough is enough?? I just wanted to take the book and scream: ENOUGH ALREADY, WE KNOW EDWARD IS RIDICULOUSLY HOT!!! :smt043

I can honestly say, that if these books were around when I was a teenager, I wouldn't care for them. I was reading Stephen King books when I was like 11 years old. These books pale in comparison.
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She doesn't :p
 
whikle said:
She doesn't :p
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:smt085

What is Stephenie Meyer teaching young girls? :smt076

Well, I'm about halfway through the last book now. I was so mad by the end of book 3 that I was thisclose to not reading the 4th book because at that point I didn't care how it ended. LOL.

The 4th book has calmed me down and I'm learning to be "okay" with what happens. But this series is seriously one of the most contrived pieces of garbage I've read. LOL. And I hate myself for getting sucked into this stupid story anyway. :smt043
 
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