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I bought this book for my husband and me to read. I had seen the movie — albeit, to keep me from panicking — during an extremely rough flight down to my bridal shower in GA. It did keep me interested enough to distract me from the lightening and turbulence. The movie itself was OK — a good rainy-day, don’t-have-to-think-much sort of film. So I got the book — because generally speaking, it is a good assumption that the book will usually be better than the movie.

I like Edward. I like his family. The idea behind the story is definitely different and interesting. The skill level of the author — I had to assume it was written for young adults, and so I tried not to expect too much. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t astonishingly good either. I had spoken with my husband’s cousin — admittedly, a 16 year old gothy sort-of girl, obsessed with vampires in general — who told me it was “GREAT, buy the book, Meyers is as good as Anne Rice.”

Ooh. Not a particularly accurate comparison. Sorry. Now, I love vampire stories in general. Love stories are OK. Combine the two with a vampire falling in love with his prey — excellent start. But Bella just seems a bit boring to me so far — it got much worse as the series progressed, but so far she is just sort of “eh.” I would have liked to have seen that she had friends, or any sort of life other than her mother, back in Phoenix. The only thing she seems to miss is the sun. It gets a little old to hear her talk about not understanding what Edward could possibly see in her. Although, realistically, I had the same mentality as a teenager, so I could let that go.

I would hesitate to compare with Anne Rice because…well, for me, they are leagues apart. I tend toward Kafka, Orson Welles, Kurt Vonnegut, Poe, etc. for most of my reading. But I do get lots of enjoyment from Rowling. Young adult books, when well written, can be just as entertaining for adults. I can’t put my finger on it, but something is lacking in Meyers’ writing.
Victory Vintage Signs London

First off this book can be enjoyed by anyone, any age. I have read the whole series so far and can’t wait until I can get them all on my kindle. (I live in Canada) The main character Artemis Fowl is 12, rich and most certainly evil. Although as the series progresses he starts to become a bit more human. There is one book where he forgets everything and we’re stuck with the original Artemis before he met Holly… which was very sad. Luckily it didn’t last long. I highly recommend this series I don’t think there is anyone it would not appeal to. This is the first book Enjoy!
Conflict Live in London