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roguebronco's review against another edition
5.0
Enjoyed New Moon as much as I did Twilight. I found it difficult to put the book down and am very eager to start Eclipse.
fantasiesofnightcourt's review against another edition
3.0
I finally finished this book. That makes it sound like it was an awful book that I struggled through, which isn't the case. I began reading New Moon back when I was thirteen and gave up because, well, one it wasn't Harry Potter, and two Bella was too depressed. However, twenty-one year old me can say, yes it is a brilliant book, with flaws of course and I'm happy I've finished it.
Twilight is often seen as a bad vampire book, New Moon being the least favourite of the series. However, I found New Moon to add character to the minor characters in the first book and build a relationship between said characters. It became less of a 'vampire' series, more of a 'epic love story filled with vampires AND werewolves'.
Similar to the first book, it did drag a little at the start. Meyer loves to elongate everything, but it doesn't make it a bad thing. And I agree, I do want to jump into the world of Twilight and be absorbed by it. Looking forward to reading Eclipse.
Twilight is often seen as a bad vampire book, New Moon being the least favourite of the series. However, I found New Moon to add character to the minor characters in the first book and build a relationship between said characters. It became less of a 'vampire' series, more of a 'epic love story filled with vampires AND werewolves'.
Similar to the first book, it did drag a little at the start. Meyer loves to elongate everything, but it doesn't make it a bad thing. And I agree, I do want to jump into the world of Twilight and be absorbed by it. Looking forward to reading Eclipse.
smsaylor's review against another edition
2.0
I would have to agree with Sonya. I did not really enjoy this one. It has put my off in reading the rest of the series. I have been urged by both Sonya and Lauren to read Eclipse, for they say it is better.
niklassdeadinside's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
amgirl22657's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
colleen_posley's review against another edition
2.0
Yeah, I'll admit that I read the whole Twilight series. I'm snarky, but trying to be nice, so: Stephanie Meyer clearly knows the English language and has a vividly (if naively) romantic imagination.
The whole Twilight series was ok. Junk food for the brain at best. As a former 14-year-old girl, I can see how this would appeal to teens: a girl finds a sexy, rich boyfriend then marries him and produces a baby. (I was once convinced that I would marry Joey McIntyre, so all young girls are entitled to some fantasy.) Frankly, the vampire/werewolf stuff sounds like it was thrown in at the last minute to attract horror fans.
About half way through the first book, I decided I hated Bella, if only because she was so reactive to everything - she never initiated an action, only responded to those actions around her. And that theme seemed to carry right through nearly 2,500 pages. I hear her other books (one is Twilight from Edward's point of view {as though I care about what a shiny vampire pedophile thinks) and the other is about aliens, apparently) are quite similar in style to these, so I won't be buying any of her books.
ATTENTION FRIENDS: Please do not buy these "ironically" for me. Nope. Tain't funny, McGee.
The whole Twilight series was ok. Junk food for the brain at best. As a former 14-year-old girl, I can see how this would appeal to teens: a girl finds a sexy, rich boyfriend then marries him and produces a baby. (I was once convinced that I would marry Joey McIntyre, so all young girls are entitled to some fantasy.) Frankly, the vampire/werewolf stuff sounds like it was thrown in at the last minute to attract horror fans.
About half way through the first book, I decided I hated Bella, if only because she was so reactive to everything - she never initiated an action, only responded to those actions around her. And that theme seemed to carry right through nearly 2,500 pages. I hear her other books (one is Twilight from Edward's point of view {as though I care about what a shiny vampire pedophile thinks) and the other is about aliens, apparently) are quite similar in style to these, so I won't be buying any of her books.
ATTENTION FRIENDS: Please do not buy these "ironically" for me. Nope. Tain't funny, McGee.
authorcagray's review against another edition
4.0
I remember liking this less than Twilight the first time I read them, yet somehow this time I saw it as a huge improvement!
Bella is way less annoying in this one... probably because for the bulk of the story, Edward isn't around. Edward is so perfect and the disparity between them is so extreme that Bella has to resort to whining in order to create conflict. But with Edward gone, Bella is around actual peers and equals, so she seems like a normal, relatable person. Not even all that self-centered. I also could sympathize with her unrequited desire for Edward in his absence, as well as her drive to do whatever it took to hear his voice again -- and it was a really interesting device that she *did* hear his voice pleading with her to stay safe whenever she put herself in danger (even though this was never explained. At all.) The tension of their separation really carried the story, I think. It also meant that there necessarily wasn't so much mooning over Edward's perfection, because he wasn't there for her to do so.
But, while I like Bella a lot better when Edward isn't around, she's the POV character, so I identify with her. So even though I think Bella would be much better suited to Jacob, I can't really root for Jacob, because Edward is clearly perfection itself. Jacob is just a moody teenage boy. If I'm identifying with the character who gets one or the other of them, then clearly there's no contest.
And yet (spoiler alert)... as satisfying as Bella's and Edward's reunion is at the end, it becomes *painfully* sappy once the immediate danger passes. Like, take-you-out-of-the-story, can-I-even-bear-to-listen-to-this sappy. Bella immediately reverts to the same weak, whiny, mooning character she was before.
...But I'm still reading on! Something about the emotional experience created by this series, even with all its flaws, still makes it so compulsively readable.
Bella is way less annoying in this one... probably because for the bulk of the story, Edward isn't around. Edward is so perfect and the disparity between them is so extreme that Bella has to resort to whining in order to create conflict. But with Edward gone, Bella is around actual peers and equals, so she seems like a normal, relatable person. Not even all that self-centered. I also could sympathize with her unrequited desire for Edward in his absence, as well as her drive to do whatever it took to hear his voice again -- and it was a really interesting device that she *did* hear his voice pleading with her to stay safe whenever she put herself in danger (even though this was never explained. At all.) The tension of their separation really carried the story, I think. It also meant that there necessarily wasn't so much mooning over Edward's perfection, because he wasn't there for her to do so.
But, while I like Bella a lot better when Edward isn't around, she's the POV character, so I identify with her. So even though I think Bella would be much better suited to Jacob, I can't really root for Jacob, because Edward is clearly perfection itself. Jacob is just a moody teenage boy. If I'm identifying with the character who gets one or the other of them, then clearly there's no contest.
And yet (spoiler alert)... as satisfying as Bella's and Edward's reunion is at the end, it becomes *painfully* sappy once the immediate danger passes. Like, take-you-out-of-the-story, can-I-even-bear-to-listen-to-this sappy. Bella immediately reverts to the same weak, whiny, mooning character she was before.
...But I'm still reading on! Something about the emotional experience created by this series, even with all its flaws, still makes it so compulsively readable.
buckeyebreezey's review against another edition
4.0
Reread...still my favorite of the four.
Reread #1: May 2013
Reread #1: May 2013
ashleyehooker's review against another edition
2.0
I resisted reading these for the longest time but then gave in, mainly to be part of pop culture. This one was not as great but thankfully they are super easy reads.