Exactly. “New Moon” shows how loss and grief really feel and how hard it is to live through this experience. That’s why I love this book.

This is a joke? “I’d never given much thought to how I would die — though I’d had reason enough in the last few months— but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this.”

It was Lev Grossman in “Time”, who wrote that. He also wrote: “People do not want to just read Meyer’s books; they want to climb inside them and live there... There’s no literary term for the quality Twilight and Harry Potter (and The Lord of the Rings) share, but you know it when you see it: their worlds have a…

For me they aren’t. IMHO the premise is very interesting, and the characters have an appeal, but the author did not explore the potential of the premise, the characters, and their relationships in more depth. Instead of a character-driven story or a convincing plot-driven story, the story is driven by plot devices,…

Finding your soul mate, being destined to a person are common tropes in fantasy and romance stories. The difference is that in Twilight one of them has a choice, a werewolf can find his mate early in their life and it’s not just about sex or romantic love. The werewolf forms a relationship, where he plays any role…

The werewolf has no choice, but the girl has. The werewolf wins her by his caring love: “Doesn’t Claire get a choice here?”“Of course. But why wouldn’t she choose him, in the end? He’ll be her perfect match. Like he was designed for her alone.”“It’s hard to resist that level of commitment and adoration.”

Lionsgate will be developing the show with S. Meyer as an executive producer. Mark Shrayber made it sound like she would be adapting it. The guy needs hits. They didn’t say anything about who the writers will be.

Well, there are often comments like yours. I think that werewolf imprinting is actually the opposite. It has nothing to do with the ugly epitome of selfishness, that is pedophilia. The idea, taken to the extreme by the mystical imprinting, is about the selflessness of love (any kind of love, not just romantic love).…

I read that it’s a Welsh name, pronounced like Tiffany with M.

Hehe! Telling people whom to be friends with and what to buy doesn’t work. Especially if you don’t even try to sound objective. Just see Amazon.

I read all the comments, this is a very thoughtful discussion. I fully agree with the comments, that the episode gave strong messages about rape in a truthful and compelling way, and that the abuse needed to be presented so that we could see how Jamie went through all this, how it affected him, and how he could begin…

Claire was beaten and was told her choice was either obedience or disciplining. She lost her trust in her husband, felt threatened physically and let down emotionally. That's "straight comedy"?

Claire was beaten and was told she needed to choose between obedience and disciplining. She lost her trust in her husband, felt threatened physically and let down emotionally. That's "straight comedy"?

Some of my favorite romances are by Amanda Quick. I love rereading Scandal and Ravished.

"Here's a question: Out of all the stuff that gets adapted for movies and television every year, why don't more romance novels get picked up? "

Hell, yeah! Love Cotillion, Friday's Child, Sprig Muslim, The Convenient Marriage, The Toll Gate, The Unknown Ajax, Black Sheep, The Grand Sophy, The Civil Contract. They are so amazing, it's a mystery that there have not been movie adaptations.

You obviously dislike S. Meyer with passion and you wouldn't want her name connected with the work of an author you love. Other than that, you know nothing of the project, the team, which will work on it, and Meyer's level of involvement. Still you write as if it's already flopped, and Meyer is proven guilty by a…

You obviously dislike S. Meyer with passion and you wouldn't want her name connected with the work of an author you love. Other than that, you know nothing of the project, the team, which will work on it, and Meyer's level of involvement. Still you write as if it's already flopped, and Meyer is proven guilty by a…

You obviously dislike S. Meyer with passion and you wouldn't want her name connected with the work of an author you love. Other than that, you know nothing of the project, the team, which will work on it, and Meyer's level of involvement. Still you write as if it's already flopped, and Meyer is proven guilty by a…

You obviously dislike S. Meyer with passion and you wouldn't want her name connected with the work of an author you love. Other than that, you know nothing of the project, the team, which will work on it, and Meyer's level of involvement. Still you write as if it's already flopped, and Meyer is proven guilty by a…