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This book has serious problems, but it certainly achieves its goals of entertaining the female reader with an indulgent fantasy romance. I read all 4 books in 1 night. I was initially embarrassed to have enjoyed them so much but I have to accept that I am also victim of being a girl so here’s me embracing it.

Why it’s good:
1) Stephanie Meyers may secretly be a genius, but from the way the book takes itself so seriously I think she doesn’t even know she’s doing it, and by it I mean she’s got her teeth sunk into the neck of the secret ultimate fantasy of every teenage girl in the universe.

Exhibit A:
Hot, 100-year-old virgin Edward Cullen is what girls secretly long for: a rich (obscenely rich), physically beautiful (poorly written, repetitive descriptions of Edward’s hotness literally accompany every mention of the guy), physically strong (strength emphasized by him saving her life all the time and by the narrator constantly claiming to be clumsy and otherwise even more physically impaired than the average human), morally upright (Bella often swoons and marvels over Edward’s self control and moral compass, ie. his ability to not rape/destroy her even though he easily could and sort of wants to and she loves that he wants to and loves even more that he doesn’t), old fashioned gentleman (super protective and jealous provider who wants to take care of her so she doesn’t need to do anything), respectful (lets Bella do what she wants most of the time even if that means making out with other guys), and obsessed in love with his girl (their declarations of love are over the top and they would literally rather die than live without each other).
This last obsessed love thing is a key element to a good love story. Because I think teenagers most feel this level of single minded infatuation with strangers and girls especially have an egotistical fantasy that they are the Only One for their dream man- that even though he’s a super hot guy he’s a 100 year old virgin because
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I liked everything about this book, but I especially loved the contrast between Jacob as a young man and his life as a 90 (or 93) year old. It’s one of those stories that older people tell that makes young people realize they need to sit down and talk with the elderly people they know, or this type of story is going to be gone forever. Jacob’s story of the circus and falling in love were so moving, but when you see what happens to Jacob as an old man, it is bittersweet. I was expecting the end to be much more of a downer – I thought the ending was very uplifting.
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amazing how kewl this thing is, nice to handle, great features, etc….but can’t wait for the newer one to be delivered (same price so who wouldn’t exchange it??)
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It’s now been 9 months since I bought this as a present from my wife.
Every now and then it seems I am inspired to by a decent present.
I cannot recommend this highly enough.
If your partner likes reading then this is the ultimate item to buy!
Highly recommended!
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This Hoover is a replacement for a larger Hoover vacuum that met it’s demise after 10 years. I love this one. It’s so light and easy to use. I’ve read complaints about the cord not being long enough. I don’t agree with that claim. The cord length is ample for the area I have. If you don’t have this model, BE AWARE,”if you don’t hold onto it as you turn it on, it will take off by itself, then vacuum your whole living room without you.” (Just kidding). It’s great,light, and easy to use. Oh yeah, and you can’t beat the price.
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If you’re looking for advice on a gaming system, I’ll tell you what a teenager told us. If you’re looking to buy for a younger child, say over 5 but younger than 14, then get the Wii. But, if you’re buying for a teenager, then they’re looking into the Xbox. So, there you have it, from the lips of a teen. So, off we went to get the Wii since we old folks could work out with it as well. It has been the best investment! We can use it with the Wii Sports, and the kids get to have a blast with it with the games. It’s so easy to use, the setup is easy (an 8-year-old did ours), and well, it’s just been a marvelous addition to the gametime in this house. A word of caution, however, be SURE you read the directions. There are warnings enclosed that state things like “Don’t play longer than 45 minutes at a time.” The Wii can cause seizures in people so be sure you pay attention to that stuff. Other than that, it’s great. Highly recommend!
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I purchased a Kindle for my wife’s birthday, because she loves to read, espically old books. To my supprise much of the old books she wanted, to Kill a Mockingbrid, could not be found. This did not make me happy. I just spent $500.00 on some thing for her birthday, and the first two books we tried to find could not. Unit work fine, just cannot find the books needed. A little mis-leading.
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