Edward/Bella

I never thought this would turn into an all consuming reading project but these books are some of the most creatively innovative pieces of literature to hit our era. Meyer somehow managed to take the timeless classics of Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet, and Wuthering Heights and turn them full circle, emulating timeless struggles of love, temptation, jealousy, sacrifice, and family. Edward and Bella leap off the pages into your conscious and little else in daily life can be accomplished until you force yourself to reach a point that enables you to tear your eyes from the all consuming 1900's sophisticated ramblings of Edward, directed most of the time to Bella. I'm almost tempted to forget I'm are reading about vampires... yes interesting. However, it's brilliantly weird the way the human struggles and frailties mirror so beautifully off Edward. There are four books in the series and having devoured the first three Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse, well over 1600 pages, I'm tempted to only read one chapter at a time in book four, Breaking Dawn, to somehow slowly linger the ending to this saga...won't happen. Happy reading.

February

This is the official first month of the book club. We have decided to read the Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer, a New York Times bestseller, and came wholeheartedly recommended by a mom with her bjorn clad two week old baby in tow chosing a new read in the Target book aisle. Pick it up for 8.88 there or Sam's Club or even Walmart... of course the typical Barnes and Nobles will do just fine as well. Comment back on anything that stirs you. No, we haven't seen the movie.