http://ballandchain.greyduck.net/journal/542 Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:03:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://ballandchain.greyduck.net/journal/542/comment-page-1#comment-5810 Wendi Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:28:23 +0000 http://ballandchain.greyduck.net/?p=542#comment-5810 You'll want to read book three. It completes the story arc of the first two books. I actually didn't have a problem with the depression part. It made sense for the depth of emotion for her. Reminds me of those little old couples who have been married for decades who can't live without each other. How she dealt with it and how it brought Jacob into her life I found interesting. They deal with a lot of the consequences of that period of time in book three. You’ll want to read book three. It completes the story arc of the first two books. I actually didn’t have a problem with the depression part. It made sense for the depth of emotion for her. Reminds me of those little old couples who have been married for decades who can’t live without each other. How she dealt with it and how it brought Jacob into her life I found interesting. They deal with a lot of the consequences of that period of time in book three.

]]> http://ballandchain.greyduck.net/journal/542/comment-page-1#comment-5809 Lil Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:48:59 +0000 http://ballandchain.greyduck.net/?p=542#comment-5809 My youngest (16 next week) was badgered into reading the first book by one of her friends, and of course then got hooked. I read the first two in order to see what all the fuss was about. While not necessarily seeing some of the themes as positive (several months of agonized & deeply-depressed moping after losing a love?), I do think these books became popular because they are "true to life" in many ways. Certainly we've all done stupid things for love, and Bella's emotional reactions definitely resembled my own teen angst. I promised to take my daughter to see the movie, partly just to see how the transition to screen goes but partly because it is an adorable story. My youngest (16 next week) was badgered into reading the first book by one of her friends, and of course then got hooked. I read the first two in order to see what all the fuss was about. While not necessarily seeing some of the themes as positive (several months of agonized & deeply-depressed moping after losing a love?), I do think these books became popular because they are “true to life” in many ways. Certainly we’ve all done stupid things for love, and Bella’s emotional reactions definitely resembled my own teen angst. I promised to take my daughter to see the movie, partly just to see how the transition to screen goes but partly because it is an adorable story.

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