SM Update: Haiti, Book Recommendation, and ‘Dear John’
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January 27, 2010
Hope your new years have all started off right. A few unrelated things:
- I’ve been very impressed with the world in general and the Twilight fansites in specific in the support and love everyone is giving Haiti. It’s amazing to see how Twilight fans have come together to help. You are wonderful people. At this point, I think it’s important for all of us to remember that the situation in Haiti is not going to be cured overnight, so… keep up the good work, and let’s all keep the Haitians in our thoughts and prayers.
- A new book recommendation: I recently read and adored The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. It was one of those books that feel absolutely perfect and satisfying, and when you finish it you sit around wishing that you could find another book just like it.
- I realized that there was an egregious oversight on my music recommendation page. How have I never listed Metric? That’s crazy. Anyway, Fantasies was one of the best albums of 2009.
- Finally, a movie recommendation: Dear John comes out Friday the fifth of February. Thanks to my cool friend Wyck (who many of you have seen in various Twilight Saga interviews, as he is one of the producers on our movies, and who is a producer on Dear John) I got to see this one early. I will confess, I cried. Also, I discovered Channing Tatum, who I’ve somehow missed until now. Likey. Lots. Amanda Seyfried is entrancing as always, and the chemistry (chemistry is always the crux of a movie for me) between them is lovely. Though the chemistry between Channing Tatum and Richard Jenkins (who plays his father) was my favorite part.
Have a great week!
Steph
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Source: StephenieMeyer.com
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January 27th, 2010 at 8:03 PM
I am so happy that a lot of twilight fans are helping those people in Haiti. Good job guys!! And I LOVE “Dear John”!!! I read the book and fell in lvoe with it. I can’t wait to see the movie!!!!
January 27th, 2010 at 8:05 PM
I just finished the “dear john” book a couple of weeks ago (i only read it because i’d seen the previews), and i’m hoping the movie is better!
January 27th, 2010 at 8:06 PM
i’ve been wanting to see dear john since i saw the preview before new moon! lol glad steph likes it!
January 27th, 2010 at 8:14 PM
I’m excited to see Dear John, but I know i’ll cry. a lot. I’ve read the book several times and I start bawling EVERYTIME.
January 27th, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Dear John does look like it will be really good. I love her comment about Channing Tatum, haha.
January 27th, 2010 at 10:16 PM
I’m freaking obsessed with Dear John! So. good. :]]]
January 28th, 2010 at 1:34 AM
Metric is amazing. I actually have combat baby in my head right now. Ha(:
January 28th, 2010 at 3:13 AM
I WANNA SEE DEAR JOHN
I just hope it doesn’t suck…
hopefully it’s as good as the Notebook…
January 28th, 2010 at 4:43 AM
Oh, yay, she recommended Dear John. She’s awesome
January 28th, 2010 at 7:36 AM
Ugh! I thought Dear John was only surface material. I didn’t like it at all. I didn’t think the character had any meat to them.
January 28th, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Im in the process of reading dear john now. The book is okay so far. not the greatest thing ever, however i still have about 100 pages left. Hopefully the movie will add more character depth
January 28th, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Oh, Stephenie. Charming as always. I’ll definitely check out Dear John (both the book and the movie) and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
And my StuCo group in school is trying to get supplies for Haiti, so that’s cool. I love how everyone is helping out.
And Metric’s “Help I’m Alive” is hypnotizing and lovely.
(Haha, Torie. :P)
January 28th, 2010 at 10:36 AM
I’m so excited to see Dear John, though from reading the book I know I will cry buckets! But what Nicholas Sparks book/movie adaptation doesn’t incite the waterworks? Great recommendation, Stephenie!
January 28th, 2010 at 11:21 AM
yessssss metric!<3
January 28th, 2010 at 12:36 PM
I was already planning on going to watch dear john. I read the book and loved it. Can’t wait!
January 28th, 2010 at 1:18 PM
Oh, God! I already know Dear John is depressing! I read the book! I like happy endings, dammit!!
January 28th, 2010 at 11:14 PM
That book is amazing I loved it…I so can’t wait till the movie comes out…I want it to be february 5th already!
January 28th, 2010 at 11:23 PM
You know what? Everything connects back to Twilight! For example, Channing Tatum connects back to TWilight because 1.) He is in Dear John, which is produced by Summit 2.) Melissa Rosenberg recommended him as Riley in Eclipse and 3.) He was Step Up, which Melissa wrote!
Amanda Seyfried:
She presented with Rob during the Oscars last year.
Name anything, and I’ll connect it back to Twilight hahahah WORLD DOMINATION YET AGAIN! lol
Back to the subject….
Dear John looks amaxing! I’ve been DYING to see it….the Notebook is one of my favorite movies! And I think I’m gonna readthe books to Dear John and the Notebook
January 29th, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Cannot wait to see the movie!! I am in love with the song used for the trailer..(”set the fire to the third bar”)..
I have to admit I screamed when I saw “from the producers of the twilight saga” (lol!!)
It looks like such a cute story and I am such a hopless romantic..so yeah def. will catch this movie!