The Song for Twilight is
YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL by THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS
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And thus, the votes are in: nearly 10,000 over the span of two weeks. The votes were very, very close. The number 2 song was within 50 votes of the top. In order after the top song, the next four runners-up are:
2. Time Is Running Out by Muse
3. Lion by Rebecca St. James
4. Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
5. Hero/Heroine by Boys Like Girls
Back in April, the day I first bought this site, I went to sleep literally thinking that I was wasting my time, because nobody would ever read it, much less find my commentary on the books entertaining. Before I woke up the next morning, 4,000 people had already come to prove me wrong. It is hard to describe how great it feels seeing the wonderful reception the Twilight family has extended towards me.
Since April 16th, I have received 750,000 hits, uncountable emails, a mention on Stephenie’s blog, interview and appearance requests, been named the #7 Twilight site in the world, and met countless new friends that I would never have known if not for this site. It is truly unbelievable how fast everything happened and how much everyone has supported me and my (painstakingly slow) read through Stephenie Meyer’s amazing books. I cannot thank all the readers of this site enough for all you have done for me.
I will keep my final thoughts on the book short, so as not to sully the ending with my own commentary. My final review is below, and can also be found in my library later this evening:
I am a guy, and I read Twilight to discover the reason so many girls around the world have fallen in love with the books and a vampire named Edward Cullen. Now that I have finished the first part of the saga, I think I have uncovered some of it, though I have probably only scratched the surface of all that can be taken from this wonderful novel.
With Twilight, Stephenie Meyer has told a story of the changes that can happen to a person when they love someone. At the beginning of the novel, I saw Bella as a girl who abhorred everything about Forks. But by the end, it is her home– and with her is a vampire who cares for her more than he cares for himself.
The character of Edward Cullen was one of the mysteries I originally set out to solve: this person that millions of girls worldwide have fallen in love with, just as Bella did inside of the novel. Like many guys, hearing from girls about how wonderful Edward is made me a bit hesitant to want to read an entire book that seemed, from the outside, as simply a checklist of the things that make him perfect and real guys dismally inadequate. But after I actually opened the book and studied Edward a little closer, I had to ask a few questions: Is Edward idolized so much only because he is a perfectly formed vampire? Would he be thought of so highly if he was still so attractive, and yet selfish and uncaring?
Because of this, I don’t believe girls love Edward only because he is built like a model and is a vampire. I think that the inside counts just as much as his outside appearance. There are many things that us less-than-Hellenisticly-perfect guys can take from the book by watching Edward: the respect he shows towards women, the selflessness of his actions, the level of polite elegance he maintains, the maturity of his judgment, among many others. These are all things that real guys can actually learn from him– and they don’t have to be vampires to do it, either.
The story in Twilight is hopeful and bittersweet in the same breath, which is as close to real life as a description can come. It is a story of love, but most of all it is a story of how true love can break down the strongest of barriers: even barriers that can stand between a human and a vampire.
I’m hoping that now as I move through the rest of the series all of you will continue to read my blogs, and that I can continue to make you laugh with my attempts at wit. I have some very big plans for interesting stuff coming up, and I hope you can stick around to see them unfold. Now…on to New Moon!
(Added 11:59 AM): NOTE: I WILL BE STAYING AT THIS SITE FOR THE REST OF THE TWILIGHT SAGA. There will be no move to newmoonguy.com or anything. However, look forward to some design changes 😀
215 Responses
WOW you so get!!!I cant wait to read what you think after page 73 of new moon!!! Yes I went and got my copy and found the exact page!!!
WOOT WOOT!!! You finished it! I can’t believe it! My eyes are bleeeeeeding…! Eheh, just kidding.
Seriously, I’m super dupper happy you finished it! Like it was me! 😀 It just means you’re part of the Twilight family 🙂
I can’t wait for New Moon! And I have a feeling you won’t be able to read ONLY chapter one… You have been warned.
WE LOVE YOU KALEB!
Congrats Kaleb!
Finally, it’s great to know a guy who have read and shared his thoughts of Twilight to everyone.
Now, off to New Moon!
PS. Brace yourself for this book though. Many more surprises to come!
Congrats Kaleb !!! You finished Twilight and you survived! Now…onto New Moon! But personally, none of the other books top Twilight 😉
We can’t but read your comments on New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, so don’t worry 😉
And you figured out, what we girls love about Edward exactly!
You are really awesome and I can’t wait for you reading the other books 😉
Oh my gosh congrats Kaleb on finishing the best book in the history of the universe! i give you a lot of credit for sticking to it and even more so for finding time to comment on each chapter. you’re an amazing writer and i think you’re hilarious! i cannot wait to hear your thoughts on the most complex book in the series, New Moon.there are a lot of surprises in this book and certainly a lot of emotion…enjoy! i can’t wait to hear your thoughts on an old reamerging character…Keep it UP Kaleb!Good Luck on the rest of the series, i’ll be reading too!
Thank you for starting this brilliant blog. I am awed at your insight. Indeed, guys can learn a lot from Edward’s gentlemanly ways. Looking forward to your thoughts on New Moon.
HAAALLELUJAAAAAH! you finished!
i admire your patience, Kaleb. I would have torn through the book at breakneck speed and then come back to analyze it.
thumbs up, man!
Your final thoughts of Twilight were nicely put together! You’re a GREAT writer! 😀
that was a great way to look at the book! kaleb ur amazing! cant wait for u to read the rest of the books, and keep blogging them here as u go along! There awome to read!
WHOO-HOO FOR KALEB! Im glad your finally finished and I love the way your final thoughts are written. Can’t wait till you read New Moon but until then *starting rally of hih-hip-horrays* congrats on finishing!
Yay!!!! I love you and you blog, Kaleb! Congrats on finally finishing Twilight! 🙂
He Finished! Congrats Kaleb!!! I’m SO excited to hear your thoughts on New Moon!
Yay!!!! You finished! I have been reading this since you were on chapter 2, and have enjoyed every minute of it! I can’t wait to read your take on New Moon!
So my song didn’t win, but it made it in the top 5, and my very close second favorite won, so woo hoo! Anywho, congrats on FINALLY making it through Twilight, and of course you are such a beloved part of the Twilight universe! You did, afterall, make it officially okay for guys to read Twilight. Good work! Plus, you’re hysterical, which is always a plus. And us Twilighters, if you hadn’t already noticed, are a bit crazy and we will comment in the masses on anything Twilight related, even more so if it is good. So, excellent job with Twilight, and get cracking on New Moon. And please, I beg you, at a somewhat faster pace! Love ya, Kaleb, and I can’t wait to hear what you think about Jacob… HA!
It’s been such a pleasure reading your blogs Kaleb. You have to be the coolest Twilight Guy out there! Can’t wait for you to start Newmoon and then on to Eclipse!!
Yes! Woohoo!
I honestly love the song myself, and I’m glad you’re done with the book, now on to New Moon!
Congradulations! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts after the first 3 chapters in New Moon 😀
Woah! Kaleb, fantastic!Honestly, it is so great to see a guy read a book just to figure out why girls like another guy, although come to think of it, it is great to see a guy read a book in general (Isn’t it sad that I say that?). I just wanted to mention, you figured out why we love Edward perfectly (or atleast why I do). I don’t care what he looks like, it is everthing else about him, although it helps that he isn’t hideous. =D I will see you when you start up New Moon.
Congrats on finishing!
I can’t wait till you start reading New Moon.
Congrats Kaleb on finishing Twilight. I, as well as many others, look forward to your thoughts on New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. I really think you will enjoy them. One word of advice, you might have to read New Moon twice to completely enjoy it. I know a lot of ppl hated it at first (myself included) and rushed through it as fast as humanly possible (I won’t say why because I refuse to spoil it for you), but when we all sat down and read it again we ended up appreciating it for the wonderful story it truly is. ^.^
That being said, I look forward to your reviews and commentary of the other 3 books and I really enjoyed your review of the epilogue of Twilight. You are probably one of the only guys in the world to finally understand what the obsession is with Edward. While true that his looks don’t hurt none, that isn’t really why most females are in love with him. I know women ranging from the ages of 11 to 67 that adore Edward because of how caring, understanding, sweet, loving, unselfish, and just plain wonderful he is. His looks are just an added bonus (especially since until the Movie and Rob Pattinson most of us made up our own ideals of what he looked like in our heads). Now I, myself, am married and I absolutely love my husband, but I would be lying if I said that I don’t drive him crazy everyday with Edward. lol. He is trying to be a mini-Kaleb (hehe) and is going to be reading the books (or so he says) so he might understand someday, though knowing him he still won’t get it. Perhaps I should try to get him to your site (maybe pull it up on his comp screen while he’s in the rr or something and leave it there for him to look at) so he might stand a chance at comprehending it someday. lol.
Anyways, Congrats again and thank you. It’s men like you that give women a reason to hope that someday our own boyfriends/husbands might grow up and have a bigger range of emotions (and vocabulary). But shhhh, don’t tell anyone I said that. >.> LMAO.
YAY! YOU FINISHED! Thanks so much for giving us your thoughts on the book. It’s really cool that you did this, instead of just dismissing the book like so many other guys. I can’t wait for what you have to say about the rest of the books in the series! It makes me so happy that you actually enjoyed the book, and took the time to write your thoughts on the chapters. Kudos to you!
Kaleb, I will be with you as you continue your journey through Stephenie Meyer’s world of vampires. It feels like it was just yesterday when you first bought the site and me coming by every day to see if you have any updates. Lo and behold it’s 3 and a half months later and here we are. You’re about to start New Moon and I can’t wait til you do.
p.s. I can’t wait til your book comes out.
Good to see a guy that finally understood why us, girls/women LOVE this book!
good music choice;)
but what did you think about the last part of twilight?:s
when are you going to start with new moon?
Oh Kaleb! I am so happy you finished. I can’t wait for you to start reading New Moon. I have really enjoyed reading what you have to say and I am looking forward to reading your own novel. You are someone who can read into and understand a novel I love, and therefore, I am sure you can also create a novel I could love! Keep it up!
Congratulations on finishing Twilight!! Whoo! You did a wonderful job describing everything you felt while reading each chapter. It was amazing! =D
I just finished reading Eclipse last night! Now, I must wait hungrily for Breaking Dawn. Eck. I hate waiting.
I am also glad that Your Guardian Angel won! That was my top choice because the lyrics fit Twilight so perfectly. And the 2 other songs I voted for was in the top 5 too. Yay
PS. I love the little pic of you fawning over the book at the bottom of your post. 🙂
Kaleb,
Um, you’re awesome. I can’t believe that we finally got here. I agree with everyone else. Do not rush through New Moon, although I don’t think that there is any danger in that.
I can’t wait for Bran Hambric to come out. I think I’m just as excited to read it as I am Breaking Dawn.
Ha ha, I would love to have an advanced copy. 🙂
Congratulations :]
YAY KALEB…you finished reading twilight!!!!…good for you dude…good for you. Thanx so much for all your commentary on the chapters it was hilarious and very insightful…you bloody freakin rule dude…
rock on!!!
Excellent, thank you Kaleb… we are all waiting in anticipation for your thoughts on New Moon, if you can imagine it only gets better from here 🙂 Thank you for all your time and effort… i’d be surprised if you haven’t gotten a marriage request yet 🙂
Yay!!!! You finished it!!! Woo… you thoughts on the book were perfect as always you really get it!!! Now On to New Moon…… Woo!!!!
Hey kaleb
I’m new to ur page. And I have spent yesterday night till just secs ago reading ur responses from chapter 1. I want to to say FINALLY! Lol n I also can’t wait to see ur blog when u start New Moon. Congrads on everything too u have come so far. I look forward to following u down the road of the Twilight Saga.
<3 Alexis
I feel like crying cuz all of your thoughts on twilight(except the funny ones) are beautiful…. I’ll save the crying for rereading New Moon.
Hey kaleb,
I just came across ur site n I’ve spent last night reading everything on ur sight. From chapter 1 through ur last comment about the book. Congrats about finishing. I can’t wait till you start New Moon.
I look forward to following you down the road of the Twilight Saga. I can’t wait to read your reactions! Keep going Kaleb, you’ve come so far.
Congratulations! I’m glad some men can make sense of why we love Edward, and can actually be positive about him instead of being cruel about it. Is it wrong to get teary eyed because of this? xD Get New Moon soon. You’ll love it. Congrats again!
Yeeeeeih! You did it!
congrats you finish the book!
And i love the song for the book is really beautiful!
I wish more guys were like you. You’re not afraid to read a romance like Twilight and then tell us why we love Edward. You’re amazing, Kaleb! You hit the nail on the head with your little wrap up of Twilight. Great job. On to New Moon!
I came here on a whim when the Lexicon told us you had reached Chapter 14. I liked that, and (of course) I HAD TO KNOW what you thought of 13. Then I went back and read all of your chapter posts up to that point. I have been a loyal fan ever since. I love your final thoughts on the story, Edward, and Bella, and I can’t wait to read what you think of New Moon.
Kaleb, you rock!
That was very well written. And I am also very happy “Your Guardian Angel” won! Finnally something i vote for wins. I am looking foward for your views on New Moon. But i will give you one tiny bit of adivce. Don’t throw the book against a wall. Trust me on this and you’ll find out why.
Phew, for a moment, I thought you were going to tell us that you were going to say goodbye and close downt the sight.
You have done a wonderful job and I want to thank you for taking time out of your incredibly packed schedule to write this blog. Seriously I do not know when you sleep!
That said, now that you are on summer break, I hope you can move through NM faster–for your sake as well as ours. As a TwiMom, I look forward to your humor and insight as it lets me find new ways to appreciate and enjoy the books that I have re-read uncountable times since I picked them up in May.
I too look forward to your book’s release. You are a wonderful writer who can be really funny (some of your posts made me laugh so hard I cried!)
You given us all something to look forward to almost every day and we support you.
You are truly Edwardian!
Congrats Kaleb! You are amazing!! I cant wait untill you read New Moon, You’re in for a big suprize. New Moon is the reason why most of the fandom is divided in half ((or thirds…. Lol))
Your posts are always funny and interesting. I do think you are a very good writer, Kaleb. Wish you the best luck with your career, given that you already have anything else that needs to succeed.
Also, my compliments for this blog 🙂
Congratulations! Thank you for really understanding and getting why we fangirls love the series (and Edward), and for not being afraid to admit that you read and like a book classified as “teen vampire romance.”
Most guys wouldn’t, unfortunitaly.
Now, on to New Moon! Just try not to freak out and throw the book out the window or something when you read it. Becasue book violence is wrong.
I’ll be waiting to see which ‘side’ you’ll pick when you’re reading it. Because everyone who reads it seems to pick a side, but nevermind.
And I love the song choice! I’m glad one of the ones I liked won!
😀 haha, someone asked if you have a girlfriend. She’s a very lucky girl, because you can discuss Twilight together and she’ll be able to say crazy Edward loving stuff with getting odd looks from you, lol
okay, long comment over.
Kaleb, i absolutly love your websites, blogs, videos, and your brilliant and funny insight :]] However, I am disappointed at the readers votes for Your Guardian Angel for “The Twilight Song”. Don’t get me wrong, I love RJA and this song, but I always interpreted this song as a guy who would do absoulutly anything for this girl he loves, but the girl does not return his feelings. This, to me, does not decribe Twilight. I voted for, and still think, that Lion is the perfect song for Twilight; not only does it have the Lion imagery as decribed in the book, but in my opinion truly captures how Bella feels for Edward. She’s drawn to his beauty and mystery and his “gentleness melts” her. The song also talks about the lion being an angel, which Bella refers to Edward as when he saves her from James. I just think this song is a more accurate decription of Twilight.
But regardless, your thoughts on the book are right on :]] You never cease to make my day and I’m really looking forward to your thoughts on New Moon!
You have absorbed so much from TWILIGHT…Wait ’til you read NEW MOON…get out the tissues!!!
Great review Kaleb. Thanks for the laughs, keep it up! (I don’t know that song, but now that I listen to it, it’s a great choice!)
That was a very nice review! =)
but i am wondering, have you already read the others? i only ask because i fear the series will be ruined for you since you seem to be so immersed into this world & you haven’t read the others yet. & when Breaking Dawn comes out, if you don’t read it right away, there’s a good chance it’ll get spoiled for you.
i hope that doesn’t happen to you!
anyway, yay for more! 😛
You’ve got a good head on your shoulders, Kaleb.
How soon (or late) should we expect you to post about New Moon?
And what song did you want to win??
Congratulations on finishing Twilight 🙂
Whoooo! congrats! can’t wait for you to start New Moon!