The Short (Boring) Second Life of Bree Tanner

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Alright, so I thought this novella was pretty okay. I'm glad I didn't have to pay to read it. SMeyer got to show off the newborn gang's shenanigans and redesign Bella into a regular vamp via Bree. But it's definitely mediocre in terms of writing (which is to be expected) but also in terms of creativity and storytelling. I think SMeyer has lost whatever magical touch she had that let her come up with the story behind Twilight. I'm not saying Twilight was superb writing either, but (IMO) there is something special about it nonetheless.

I'm throwing this out there, I think the reason she isn't finishing Midnight Sun is because she just doesn't have "it" anymore. Call me cynical, but why else is she giving her new book away for free? And I think having her be a producer on the Breaking Dawn movies is a huge, huge mistake. Summit should take a look at the reviews for that book on amazon sometime, and then decide whether they want the author bankrolling it. Also, she didn't even want BD to be made into a movie in the first place.

And I'm not even gonna talk about the 2 movie deal. The second part will be the most boring POS ever put on film, unless they embellish the story drastically, which probably won't fly with the producers, considering one of them is the author. It'll be worse than The Soloist. ;)

Comments

[penelyn.livejournal.com]

She is only listed as producer on the last one, she will definitely have more clout this time. Summit has been working closely with her so far, but the bottom line is if they had felt like ignoring her suggestions and changing the story completely (like what happened to Anne Rice on Queen of the Damned) they could have until this point.

[kerbear514.livejournal.com]

i know she is only listed in this one. but she was one of "silent producers" in the other ones. i have a friend whose boyfriend works on the set of the film so he knows TONS about what is going on. trust me, she has been there doing her thing for all of them.