YA Writers and Readers discussion

If anyone is interested in joining feel free (: we're starting Monday (today 10-29-12) we'll be reading 4 chapters can't wait to discuss :D

i am in!

Hey!! iam soo sorry..i got caught up with my midterm and report submission..i read 4 chaps and then i left it..plus i still didn't get the book...but soon iam going to and i will continue to read...Sorry about the delay..

That's fine I'm only on chapter 11 anyways

It's ok! :)

Thank you guys....^_^

hey...how many chapters did u guys finish..12??

i've read till chapter 11 so far

I am in Chapter 10

Have you caught up

yes.. :)

K great I actually started reading more last night as well how far in r u

I am in chapter 24... :)

What about you?? I will wait for u....

I'm on chapter 17, I could probably catch up by tonight and then we could be on track and start discussing (:

Alright!! Lets do that :))

Ok I've caught up, sorry it took so long I had to go to a hockey game last night that I had totally no idea that I was even going to. Anyways I was thinking that maybe instead of reading on a schedule we can just try to finish it by a certian date. Like Sunday, or Tuesday at the latest?

Good Idea..!! ok cool...Sunday is cool by me ;)
we have been dragging this for soo long :)
Sunday should be fine :))

K great :)

hey i finished it.

Me to. I really liked it but I must say its not an all time favorite book. I mean the relationship between him and Sarah just didn't feel like it developed at all. Like they just met then they started kissing all the sudden he was invited to thanksgiving an then in the next few chapters they were basically saying "I love you."
A relationship that I really like compared to they movie was between John and Henri. They just seemed to communicate more and Henri wanted to develop his powers whereas in the movie he though it was a bad thing and that he shouldn't keep growing his powers. Also in the movie I didn't like the way he died. Of course it's horrible once a person dies but in the book as they say he died with dignity and I just like it way better that way.
Basically I think a lot of stuff was taken from the book and put into the movie. Another thing I didn't like was how some problems seemed to be resolved instantly. Like when they were at the magazine writers house and the Magdorians came. Same with a few other scenes.
Also it was totally unrealistic how Sarah just believed him and also how she wasn't creeped out. In Sam's case I think that since thy gradually eased into the explanation it was better.

Yes I agree with you in many instances...like for the relationship with John & Sarah as you said "kiss" and "i love you". it was blah.... Even i really liked the companionship and friendship between Henri & John, i also loved the training sessions and the vision he sees that should have been shown in the movie as well. I also loved the bond between John & Bernie Kosar and i kinda liked the Legacies John develops. I totally agree with you about how Henri dies in the book with dignity and he fought till end, but in the movie it was BAAAM got shot and he is dead, the whole movie was stupid, book was soo much better....i think they could remake the movie. All in all i kinda liked the book..definitely not my favorite one, but i wouldn't mind reading it again later in the future.

Yeah I just watched the movie yesterday because I wanted to watch it again but it really wasn't good. The first time I watched it it was amazing, but now compared to the book it sucks that and it's been like two years. But I find it common for me to like the book better just because of the description and stuff. Like the Twilight series it's really good book wise but the movies really ruined it for me.

Yes I have seen the movie and I absolutely thought it did not do justice at all! Henri died way too quickly in the book and in my opinion destroyed the rest of the movie. I really do like his relationship with Henri as well!

Same here...even I prefer books to movies, and your right about the Twilight Sagas. Well what can we do...movie did suck and movie did not justify the book. I am with you guys in this one. ;)

yeah like if i see the movie first i'll think it's amazing, but if there's a book that it's based on and i read it after the movie it's way better.

I honestly did think the twilight movies should have included more too, but I think that will never happen, most people would not like to wait 3 years to finish just 1 movie (if they made the movies just like the books it would probably take like 3 movies for one book). So I think overall Twilight was not too bad! :)