Twilight pgs. 1-498 and New Moon pgs. 1-563

This week I decided to read Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. I’ve watched the movie Twilight, over a hundred times and have seen New Moon seven times. I was curious to see how different the movies were from the books and I was very surprised to realize that they are different. I absolutely love the books more than the movies.

               In Twilight, I feel like they picked the wrong person to play Bella Swann. The Bella in the movie is portrayed as always sullen and gloomy. She never seemed happy but in the book, Bella actually is happy and I think they could have picked a better example. In New Moon, the same problem occurs. When Edward returns to Forks, Bella is very happy in the book. She was thrilled to see Edward but in the movie you would never now that. She seemed depressed and out there. I did not like the actress at all and thought she did a poor job of capturing the love between her and Edward.

               Another thing I noticed that I didn’t care for was they added parts to the movies. For instance, in the movie Twilight, when Bella goes to meet the Cullens, they weren’t cooking food and Edward never jumped on the trees. I think this made him seem more like Spiderman than a vampire. They also added in the attacks of James and Victoria which never happened in the book.  In the movie New Moon, Jacob shows up at Bella’s school to wish her happy birthday and gives her a dream catcher. This never happened in the book, Jacob forgets about her birthday and they make a game out of trying to determine their ages throughout their talents. This help develops their relationship and I think it is important.

Add a comment December 14, 2009

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks pgs. 1-213

After finishing the 428-page book, Memoirs of a Geisha, I decided to read The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. Many people have told me what a great book it was and had high expectations for it. To my surprise, I did not care for it very much. After watching the movie a billion times, I expected it to follow the plotline. It was similar but not to close. I thought the book would explain how Allie and Noah met. I did not anticipate that they would start of when Noah and Allie had been separated for 14 years. It disappointed me because my favorite part of the movie was when they got to know each other. Though I did not care for it, I finished the book rather quickly. It took me only a couple of days to read all 213 pages.

               I also did not care for the ending of the book. I expected to cry when Noah and Allie died together like in the movie, but to my surprise, they did not die at all. It disappointed me because I think that what makes The Notebook, such a great book. The whole idea of even though being separated for years, you can still love someone and end up dying together in their arms. It gives people a sense of hope that love is a powerful thing and not even time can break it. I think that is a great thing to have. For a review of the book, click here http://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm?book_number=424.

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