When I was 5 years old, I was forced to take dancing lessons while the Brother was forced to take accordion lessons. I hated dancing class. The Knights of Columbus Hall where the classes were given had no heat or it wasn't turned on. I hated wearing the pink beginner tights. I liked clacking around in the tap shoes, but Ma wouldn't let me practice inside the house on the wood floors. I spent most of my time in class being miserable and crying. Eventually, I was taken out of class.
While the Brother still had to endure accordion lessons, Dad took me to the library. He would leave me upstairs in the children's library where I could look at the books and choose to take some books home with my own library card. As I got older, I would go downstairs to the adult library and wander among the stacks enjoying the scent of the books before going to find Dad in the reference area consulting the law books and catching up on his work.
So for the next several weeks, a list of my favorite books, some I have read as a child, others as an adult and some I have read more than once.
This week, The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn. The four novel series is a fantasy-romance that follows Bella Swan and her romance with vampire, Edward Cullen.
If you haven't read these book, you can find them at your library or favorite bookstore.
Wow, you do read a lot!
ReplyDeleteNot as much as I used to
DeleteI've read this series. I enjoyed them, but can't say they are my favorites. So who's side were you on? Team Jacob or team Edward? I was on team Jacob, and wish Bella had never become a vampire. Hope you enjoyed yesterday's weather.
ReplyDeleteThe Young One was a sophomore in high school when she came home and told me she was reading this vampire romance. She wasn't much of a reader and I also wanted to see what kind of a romance she was reading. I got hooked and we read the series together. I was more of a fan of Edward's father, Carlisle. Yesterday was glorious and a great day to start cleaning out the sun room.
DeleteI never got the whole vampire craze.... :-/
ReplyDeleteFor the high school girls, Edward was pretty. Though kind of creepy that a 102 year old vampire liked a 17 year old girl
DeleteThis was not a series I liked, I styrated reading it but left it after a while. Have a good weekend, Valerie
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed it more because of the shared experience of the Young One
DeleteStephanie Myer is awesome isn't she? Her writing just sucks you in. Reading her books are like stepping into the stories. And to think she dreamed that series.Now if I could just remember my dreams.....Heh.
ReplyDeleteHave a great one.
Amazing that the entire story came to her in a dream. I remember dreams, but only bits and fragments.
DeleteNever heard of these.I use to love to read but now any reading I do mostly is on the computer.
ReplyDeleteSame
DeleteAlthough popular with many ... it's not for me.
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend, we have sunshine but cool winds in my part of the UK :)
All the best Jan
Anything is better than rain or snow
DeleteI haven't read any of them or seen the adaptation. It seemed a bit heavy on the romance for me, but I don't really know not having read/seen them lol I may've been too quick to judge. I liked Buffy, after all.
ReplyDeleteNope, it's heavy on a high school romance
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