tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post4930470918430615821..comments2023-09-22T04:17:56.858-04:00Comments on The Book Pixie: R U Kidding Me?!!! (Twilight fanatics, avert your eyes. This could get ugly.)~The Book Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15626728583139972447noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-4393801225151044862009-09-18T03:21:20.219-04:002009-09-18T03:21:20.219-04:00I wholeheartedly agree. Although I have all four o...I wholeheartedly agree. Although I have all four of the Twilight books, and my best friend adored them, I was not as impressed and in fact still have not read Eclipse all the way through.<br /><br />But the Twilight fever has gone way too far - and why market those as "Bella & Edward's Favorite Book" when in Eclipse, Edward asks Bella why she's reading Wuthering Heights yet again. :/ Just stupid.Charlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884927944825962210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-25178297785784544672009-09-08T09:43:53.875-04:002009-09-08T09:43:53.875-04:00This is depressing beyond belief! I can understand...This is depressing beyond belief! I can understand the reprinting of Wuthering Heights because that book is MENTIONED in Twilight! BUT WHY PRIDE & PREJUDICE?! That book is tainted now... I'm sure Jane Austen wants to stab someone with her quill right about now! :/ <br /><br />And that SAT book is really just ridiculous. I think they passed the line once Edward got his own google. jeez... will it ever end?!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119179764394966859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-52180552222648373242009-09-07T23:51:10.315-04:002009-09-07T23:51:10.315-04:00I completely agree with you about all of it! I ac...I completely agree with you about all of it! I accepted the review copy of Defining Twilight..because I just couldn't get my mind around it and had to see it for myself, lol.Jenni @ Falling Off The Shelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214639015536417380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-60654217233376060142009-09-07T22:30:43.446-04:002009-09-07T22:30:43.446-04:00This makes me want to put my head through the wall...This makes me want to put my head through the wall.<br /><br />Learning vocabulary from Twilight is like learning dining etiquette from Jeffrey Dahmer.Donna (Bites)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12585421704517898076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-50301536650880417992009-09-07T22:08:15.175-04:002009-09-07T22:08:15.175-04:00I just scheduled a review for this book, it posts ...I just scheduled a review for this book, it posts at midnight, and basically I agree with you for the most part. I think for students to do well on tests, the trick isn't in a work book, it's in reading a wide variety of books for fun and using words in every day language. It's in forming a love affair with words, not turning vocabulary into a chore.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-83604347406588385872009-09-07T19:33:05.926-04:002009-09-07T19:33:05.926-04:00I agree with your thought on the classics. Howeve...I agree with your thought on the classics. However, I actually have a copy of Defining Twilight and it is great tool. I will be reviewing it on my blog shortly. Before I checked it out, I kind of rolled my eyes because I am sick of the whole Twilight phenomenon, but this workbook is going to be useful for students of all ages.Shalondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672897150067211410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-17938492422743363702009-09-07T16:12:38.441-04:002009-09-07T16:12:38.441-04:00I agree with you -- and it's kind of retarded ...I agree with you -- and it's kind of retarded if the only way you'll study vocab words is if they're in a Twilight book.Sarbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139256611913025714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-61631764355597321602009-09-07T16:12:35.273-04:002009-09-07T16:12:35.273-04:00I agree with you about the new book covers. That&...I agree with you about the new book covers. That's just a ridiculous marketing tool.<br /><br />I disagree about Defining Twilight, though. I reviewed it for my blog, and it's just as good a vocab workbook as any. Plus I'll be really happy when they branch out and start defining other books.<br /><br />~TashiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-9780750349285609632009-09-07T16:04:38.283-04:002009-09-07T16:04:38.283-04:00I would be leery of using a book like Twilight for...I would be leery of using a book like <i>Twilight</i> for vocabulary study when the author can't even get her homophones straight. I remember being rather amused by the reference to "dust moats". Motes, Stephenie... motes!La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-86530565914166096432009-09-07T15:38:54.458-04:002009-09-07T15:38:54.458-04:00I agree with you 150%!
~Lindsay
JABAI agree with you 150%!<br /><br />~Lindsay<br />JABALindsay :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11761405396342044349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-63225520614926299332009-09-07T14:35:31.804-04:002009-09-07T14:35:31.804-04:00I agree that the idea itself is good, just thought...I agree that the idea itself is good, just thought they chose a bad book to do it with. lol. :P<br /><br />~Briana~The Book Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626728583139972447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-66000725991703908732009-09-07T14:32:00.934-04:002009-09-07T14:32:00.934-04:00Like I said to you on MSN I agree with the whole t...Like I said to you on MSN I agree with the whole twilight thing going to far, I mean they are CLASSICS, a little respect would be nice.<br /><br /> But I do think that using normal YA books to get people who are reluctant to learning new words its not necessarily a bad thing, doesn't need to be Twilight or anything. I learned English mostly from reading so, this is a brilliant idea.Natascha De Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518786455521515538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-79200000204843617362009-09-07T14:12:25.571-04:002009-09-07T14:12:25.571-04:00I couldn't agree with you more. I had a fit fo...I couldn't agree with you more. I had a fit for a couple of days over the classics having Bella and Edward's name on them. It doesn't make me want to read them, it makes me want to NEVER pick them up. (unless they have the old cover)<br /><br />I enjoyed the books too, but they weren't the best I've read. I agree that the vocab went way to far. I'm 21 and I think I have a good vocabulary because of all the reading I do. But while reading Twilight I had to continually run to the dictionary to look up a word. It was so frustrating. There is no way teenagers talk like that. I don't know about everyone else, but Belle was kind of always on my nerves. Some of things she did or said I just couldn't picture in my mind.<br /><br />This Twilight has gone to far, putting it on unneccessary things. Hopefully it will end soon, but that's propably like asking for a million dollars. <br /><br />CaseyA Passion For Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272108728427902763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-2971929965352927232009-09-07T14:02:04.542-04:002009-09-07T14:02:04.542-04:00I agree with you but I have to say that if those c...I agree with you but I have to say that if those classics didn't say that on them, I would buy them. The black, white, and red covers are really pretty. =]Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076975818192994337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-62495498430833106032009-09-07T13:41:14.108-04:002009-09-07T13:41:14.108-04:00Things are getting out of hand...it's nauseati...Things are getting out of hand...it's nauseating.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882900249238302285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-36012185552341319262009-09-07T13:28:18.467-04:002009-09-07T13:28:18.467-04:00Is that the first time you've seen that book? ...Is that the first time you've seen that book? LOL. Vania, Shalonda, Kelsey and I were laughing our heads off the other day when we were going through it. The words are ridiculous!Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168957633151126207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-39535588398156451592009-09-07T13:16:09.161-04:002009-09-07T13:16:09.161-04:00could not agree with you more! I had a fit when I ...could not agree with you more! I had a fit when I found out about the classic book covers being re-done! Seriously! They are classics for a reason and will continue to be classics regardless of whether or not they have edward's name on them **rolls eyes** ugh it frustrates me to no end! Like at first the whole twilight phenomenom was kind of cool you know? I have about a dozen posters up and the books and so forth but now the only reason I have them up is because I don't have something else to replace them with! I think twilight has gotten old. lol sorry if this was long but ugh it just frustrates meLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757143067423855476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891180510642096189.post-62574528871358135902009-09-07T13:07:21.727-04:002009-09-07T13:07:21.727-04:00I agree, I think that redoing the covers of classi...I agree, I think that redoing the covers of classics is ridiculous. Honestly, I haven't read either of the two that you've posted, but adding things about Bella and Edward is NOT going to make me want to read them. In fact, it might make me want to read them even less. <br /><br />As for the Defining Twilight book, I'm kind of in the middle. On one hand, I do think it's kind of interesting and possibly a more fun way to learn vocab if you're reluctant to do so. But on the other hand, I agree with the fact that it's kind of going too far.WhatBriReadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529153994628423768noreply@blogger.com