I promised myself not to make a review about that book of Stephenie Meyer only because, like love and politics, it was already overrated. But since I have nothing to write, and this stupid insomnia won't just let me sleep, this attempt is the perfect sleeping pill.
Twilight was like a time bomb because it took three
Do not underestimate the power of repeated gossips. Beware of your girl bestfriend who swore that Twilight is a good read and that Edward is a handsome vegan vampire. It can change the world; and it turned Philippines into an archipelago going gaga over Edward Cullen-Bella Swan love team. (I agree, this love team is waaaay better than Marian-Dingdong.)
My friend Apocalypse has an irrational hatred for Twilight. And I believe that he was now spreading membership cards for his Anti-Twilight League in LRT Stations, and in major universities in NCR. (I had to hide his true identity for mystery purposes, lest the Edward Cullen Fans Club would go hunt him and burn him at the stake). But I heard that Apocalypse is a closet Jasper die-hard fan.
The Anti-Twilight League will be comprised of professionals and urban poors alike. There will be lawyers, teachers, and call center agents. There will be activists, homosexuals, software engineers, and fresh graduates. There will be congressmen, barangay tanods, and who knows, former presidents. There will be mothers, and hopeless romantics. Because we are legion for we are many!
I noticed that Meyer used the word GAWK a lot of times. Can't she afford a thesaurus? This wouldn't pass for repetition; I think word abuse is more fit. When I pointed this out, Apocalypse, who is an English major, explained that this maybe is Meyer's poetic license. Not interested, I replied.
I am quite thankful that Twilight has diverted the public away from the perpetual political problems of the Philippines for three days and two hours (forgive the alliteration). Other than that, Twilight is nothing but a book with weak characterization and poor plot who has gotten so much popularity from girls and gays alike.
To the girl who claimed that she was a bookworm after reading her first book entitled Twilight, please, for Literature's sake, reading one book whose font size is a screaming 15 points doesn't make you a bookworm. And please, don't pronounce it as 'Bel-ya'.
After I finished reading Twilight, I thought of borrowing New Moon from a friend's friend. But I suddenly realized that I have better things to do.
Photo from Anti-Twilight's DeviantArt
HAHAHA. and don't forget nurses on your anti-twilight legion. well agree ako na the book isn't fascinating at all considering nga yung font size and every thing.
siguro nabighani lang talaga ako sa baseball part onwards that's why i like the movie.. ewan.
why hate on it? hehehe
havent read any of her works.
And funny, kasi, i only learned about Twilight when the movie ads start mushrooming everywhere. Hehe.
hahaha...
count me in... nyahahaha
hahaha, you crack me up. I'm like, you really really hate the movie.
Then me too, so don't count me in - unless you're a 14 yr old brat, then this kilig-movie is for you. Well my nephew said so.
It's playing in HK tomorrow so I'll prolly go ahead and kill the time just for the sake of watching.
Anong Twilight???
Hahhaha.
You write very well for a 17 yr old! ;)
hwag daw panuorin sa sinehan, annoying ang mga gurls! screaming, sighing!
"hwag daw panuorin sa sinehan, annoying ang mga gurls! screaming, sighing!"
pramis, totoo yan. sobrang tili yung mga tao when i watched the movie. kahit nga hindi babae napapasigaw eh. hahaha
have not read this book... have not seen this film... i think I'm not it's target market... so there...
and so paurong agrees.
twilight? un ba ung dusk? haha
bakit walang twilight fever dito sa probinsya. no twilight book. no twilight movie.
sunsets lang.
di tuloy ako maka relate.
im telling everyone about the league. haha.
buti hindi ko pinahiram sayo twilight ko. or else baka napunit mo. haha.
May arm band na ba? Oorder ako isa, hehehe.
ahahaha. natawa naman ako. binasa ko ung twilight, after chapter 8, tinigil ko na. di ko nagustuhan.
pero, napanood ko ung movie, and i thought na there shoudl be more. kaya naman, binasa ko ulit ung book (e-book this time) and i was hooked. i am almost done with breaking dawn.. :)
sabi nga nila epic fail ang twilight series. ambagal ng kwento, at madami pang nega comments..
pero para sa akin, nagustuhan ko sya. :) hehehe.
NEEX.
hmm, maybe a small portion of nursehood is part of the legion, because a relatively LARGE population of nurses, and nursing students, is a twilight addict.
i haven't seen the movie yet, and i dont have plans to watch it. sorry.
KCATWOMAN.
just for some thrill. mas maganda siguro kung may anti ang lahat ng bagay, para balance. like light, there's darkness. cold, there's heat. o dba. lol.
YOSHKE.
that's what pop lit is all about. you wont see its there unless someone you know tells you about it.
some diana kaye precioso asks what makes pop lit popular? is that because we read it because its popular, or we read this because we think its popular. (parang ganun, teka nahihilo ata ko.)
WANDERER.
yes, give me your eadd, we'll send you a membership form. haha
K.
i dont actually hate the movie. of course, because it haven't seen it yet. and you dont hate something you haven't seen. its like hating oxygen. lol.
mukha namang mayaman ka, k. sige magwaldas ka. christmas naman. lol
CHYNG.
twilight is, according to meyer and her book, is the safest time of the day for vampires. i dunno. id rather choose dawn, or midnight. lol
thanks for the kind words. i am actually 27 years old. haha!
MEOW.
thanks for the warning. with or without it. i wont watch the movie, though.
NEEX.
kahit hindi babae napapasigaw?! baka namn.. hmm. alam ko na.
GILLBOARD.
haha, too good you're not pretty affected. look around. you'll see why.
PAURONG.
why agree? you loathe twilight... too?!
ABOU.
twilight? hindi ko rin alam e. haha
hala, buti ka pa. you are spared from addiction/hatred.
ALLEN.
wow, thanks. is that for free? i might think of making a banner next week. lol
hmm, hindi naman. libro pa rin yan. sayang ang papel.
ARVIN.
kukunin ka naming sponsor, pwede ba? we are still out of funds kaya hindi pa rin kami makagalaw haha.
KARMI.
naku, we have a twilight die-hard fan here. ilabas ang nuclear weapon! haha!
im not saying anything bad to you... we respect people who read :P lol.
If Literature had a face, Twilight would be a pimple. LOL. For me, it's not a good example of literature... it butchers it. But then, perhaps, Meyer never intended it to be a good example... baka gusto lang niya na kiligin ang buong mundo sa vampireXhuman love story nya.
It's really soooo overrated.
Oh look! What a coincidence! My word verification for this is "palnes" kulang na lang ng e and s... paleness na! WTF. Sinasadya ba ito?! Haha.
hayz,
kakapanood ko pa lang sa kanya yesterday.
i was expecting a vampire story with romance. it is a drama film pala na may vampire.
i've seen the book too, pero ang binili ko ay Dragonlance: Dragons of Vanished Moon saka Donald Trump Art of Making a Deal. hahaha.
GAWD! Is there even a plot?
Twilight is a huge blob of nothingness spiced with CHAGRIN >_<
HAHAHA. basta count me in (and i won't question those screaming guys' sexuality. let's just say "nadala lang sila"). lol
YOU ACTUALLY CAME THROUGH WITH IT!
LOLOL. Congrats on the anti-Twilight post.
Although, I admit that I've read all books, I really didn't like it all that much. I was probably just taken by the WAVE that hit my friends. I read it just like I read any other chick lit -- to pass the time. Nothing worth a scream from me.
Deep inside I hated it. Hated edward, hated bella, hated the cheesiness, hated the story, hated the hype, hated the movie (okay, i haven't watched it/will not watch it).
count me in.. i think Twilight is overrated. i dunno.
oi namiss ko rito.at natawa ako dun sa "bookworm".. ahaha.. wala akong alam sa twilight. Gossip Girl lang kasi ako eh.wehehe
mwaaah.meri xmas. miss u!!
twilight, for me, was really a good read..but it's really annoying to see people suddenly going crazy over it..OA..yun lang..hehe..