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Thats What She Said!

November 17th, 2009

In honor of “New Moon’s” theatrical release on Friday I thought it was only fitting to throw my 2 cents into the “Twilight” pot. “New Moon” was, of course, my favorite book in the series, even though I found myself throwing the book at my bedroom wall SEVERAL times. (Literally… my husband thought I was loosing my mind.) I hope you enjoy these, and better yet, I hope you share a few of YOUR favorite quotes with me! nm_covers_german

P.S. The pictures you see are various International covers for “New Moon.” Brilliant aren’t they.

New Moon – Stephenie Meyer

“You want a nice stereo? Drive your own car.” Bella Swan

“… never, in the nearly four hundred years now since I was born, have I ever seen anything to make me doubt whether God exists in some form or the other. Not even the reflection in the mirror.” Carlisle Cullen

“Bella, you gave yourself a paper cut- that hardly deserves the death penalty.” Edward Cullen

“Of course, I’ll always love you … in a way. But what happened the other night made me realize that it’s time for a change. Because I’m … tired of pretending to be something I’m not, Bella. I’m not human.” Edward Cullen

“Here’s to responsibility. Twice a week.” Jacob Black

“Why are you apologizing for bleeding?” Jacob Black nm_covers_uk1

“As long as you like me best. And you think I’m good-looking – sort of. I’m prepared to be annoyingly persistent.” Jacob Black

“I saw that – I can see in your eyes what it does to you when I say their name.” Jacob Black

“Could you … well, try to not be a … werewolf?” Bella Swan

“You really, honestly don’t mind that I morph into a giant dog?” Jacob Black

“I’m sort of used to weird by this point, you know.” Bella Swan

“Bye, Bella. I really hope you don’t die.” Jacob Black

“Leave it to you, Bella. Anyone else would be better off when the vampires left town. But you have to start hanging out with the first monsters you can find.” Alice Cullen

“What did you think you were going to find? I mean, besides me dead? Did you expect to find me skipping around and whistling showtunes? You know me better than that.” Bella Swan

“It was the night of the living dead around here. I still hear her screaming in her sleep…” Charlie Swan

nm_covers_japan1 “Sam would be mad if I broke the treaty, and you probably wouldn’t like it too much if I killed your friend.” Jacob Black

“I don’t think he ever planned to outlive you by long.” Alice Cullen

“How strongly are you opposed to grand theft auto?” Alice Cullen

“You smell just exactly the same as always. So maybe this is hell. I don’t care. I’ll take it.” Edward Cullen

“In summary, she did jump off a cliff, but she wasn’t trying to kill herself. Bella’s all about the extreme sports these days.” Alice Cullen

“They have a name for someone who smells the way Bella does to me. They call her my singer – because her blood sings for me.” Edward Cullen

“It doesn’t count until she’s conscious, Rose.” Emmett Cullen

“I’m dead, right? I did drown. Crap, crap, crap! This is gonna kill Charlie.” Bella Swan nm_covers_thailand

“I’ll never criticize Romeo again.” Edward Cullen

“After all the thousand times I’ve told you I love you, how could you let one word break your faith in me?” Edward Cullen

“I could see it in your eyes, that you honestly believed that I didn’t want you anymore. The most absurd, ridiculous concept – as if there were any way that I could exist without needing you!” Edward Cullen

“It never made sense for you to love me.” Bella Swan

“Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars – points of light and reason … And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn’t see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason for anything.” Edward Cullen

nm_covers_russia “My heart hasn’t beat in almost ninety years, but this was different. It was like my heart was gone – like I was hollow. Like I’d left everything that was inside me here with you.” Edward Cullen

“You, at least, made an effort. You got up in the morning, tried to be normal for Charlie, followed the pattern of your life. When I wasn’t tracking, I was … totally useless.” Edward Cullen

“You’ve chosen not to live without her, and that doesn’t leave me a choice.” Carlisle Cullen

“Seriously, Bella! I don’t have any idea how to not kill you.” Alice Cullen

“You’re wounding my ego, Bella. I just proposed to you, and you think it’s a joke.” Edward Cullen

“Well, I’m nearly a hundred and ten. It’s time I settled down.” Edward Cullen

“The treaty is quite specific. If any of them bite a human, the truce is over. Bite, not kill.” Jacob Black

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Princeton… What A Pity.

November 2nd, 2009

I would have liked nothing more than to jump into a full throttle review raving about “Lev Grossman’s” “The Magician’s” but unfortunately, I just wasn’t all that impressed.

For a book that was rated “Amazon’s Best of the Month” for August, I expected more from it, a fluid plot maybe, but instead I got a novel that spent so much time dwelling on the negative that I found it hard to fully appreciate the spectacular, like “Grossman’s” ability to write a book inside of a book.

Everyone is aloud to have down days, but Quentin, the hero of this novel, falls somewhere between masochistic and manic depressive. Armed with “unappealing” circumstances like a looming Princeton acceptance, Quentin walks around for the first 20% of the book pining after a taken girl, obsessing about a series of books from his childhood, and whining about Brooklyn’s inability to produce any sort of change or excitement.

Lucky for him, all that changes when his college interviewer drops dead in front of him and a mysterious envelope shows up taunting him to “take a walk on the wild side”.

The special thing about Quentin, besides his already brilliant mind, is his propensity for magic. And it’s magic that propels him into a world where only a few have ever been invited… Brakebill’s.

After entering Brakebill’s (a school for the magically gifted) Quentin finds momentary happiness, and group of friends (The Physicals) that turn out to be even more like him than he ever imagined. They obsessed about the same things, overreact about abilities, pine for adventure, and…surprisingly, after years of self loathing and excuses they finally find it.

The group of friends is thrust into a world they thought was nothing but fiction, they are surrounded by the unknown in a land of strange creatures. They fight with each other, they fight with nature, and more importantly they fight to save their lives.

“Grossman’s” writing was stunning, even if his attention to detail got a bit overwhelming at times.

There were walking topiaries, a trip to Antarctica, a battle with an iron robot, a man stuck in his own reverie, and a girl who pays the ultimate price just to save the boy she loves.

All in all the book was ok. It was, however, too long, and in some parts VERY familiar. If you have the time, read it…but be warned, this is a book that takes commitment. It’s tedious, and ends abruptly but appropriatly.

Happy reading my little magicians, and remember…just because want it…it doesn’t make it right.

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(3/5)