Nightlight: A Parody by The Harvard LampoonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book was funny and clever. But after a few chapters it just got to be too much. Like a friend who makes jokes nonstop, and at first you think he's so funny, but after a while it's just annoying because you can tell he thinks he's just SO clever.
There was a lot of funny stuff in here, though. I especially liked the parts making fun of the whole Twilight phenomenon, not necessarily the plot. Like at one point where she says something like, "It was nothing like I'd ever experienced, but familiar enough that 3 million girls around the world could relate to it."
There were a lot of great one-liners, but after a while it was exhausting. So, cute, but nothing spectacular. I guess reading someone else's plot is boring after a while. I did, however, like the little twist and the ending. Josh was an awesome character, and I liked how the writers used two different characters to make fun of Edward's two sides.
I'd recommend this book to people who like parodies. I'd never read one, but apparently, I don't like them as much as I thought I would.
funny quotes: "I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me."
"I shuddered and smiled coyly, terrified." (p17). "I looked in the mirror. Staring back was a sallow cheeked girl with long, dark hair, pale skin, and dark eyes. Just kidding! That would be so scary." (p8)"
"I breathed. I exhaled. Then I breathed again."
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If it's anything like New Moan then I'd probably give it a go. I like how the do them, but it'd be one of those books you indulge yourself in rather than read it all in one go.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of New Moan. Maybe I will try it out, reading just a few pages at once. That was funny--when I read too much at once, it got tiring.
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