Just finished reading:
The Road
A good book leaves you crying on a greyhound bus, staining the last pages with mascara tears wondering if the person next to you thinks you are an unstable mess. This was a good book. I think it paints a pretty believable landscape of a post-apocalyptic world. Somewhere between Mad Max and the Great Depression. Not sure this will translate well into a movie though....
TwilightBonus: I'll admit the vampire love story concept is sexy and if nothing else this book gives me confidence that writing a hugely successful novel is within my reach-- or anyone with a thesaurus and a GED. Downside: the concept is sexy, the execution is horrible bordering on unreadable. I'm not sure this book deserves any dissection as a fantasy romance trash novel, actually I'm sure it doesn't. But there is something to be said about the sheer number of people reading this ...If you want a frightening look into the female psyche I would start here.
let me offer a random excerpt instead of trying to explain:
Edward (Vampire) to Bella (heroine/rag doll): "If I was too hasty...if for one second I wasn't paying enough attention, I could reach out, meaning to touch your face, and crush your skull by mistake. You don't realize how incredibly breakable you are.
Lesson: Hemorrhaging from the brain is a turn on. Go crack your girlfriend's skull against a wall and tell her you are battling your inner urge to kill her...women like brooding, conflicted men.
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