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jjamieww's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The whole book was mostly Edward wanting to kill Bella, Bella being chill with that (because Edward is pretty), and Edward getting angry at Bella for having no self preservation.
I was surprised with how often Bella describes Edward as having an angelic appearance as well how young Carlisle is (he is tooooo young to have gotten a doctorate).
I think the movie is better
🦌🩸🧛🏻✨⚾️❤️🔥
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
stindex's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
jijina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Car accident
ellaticonstellation's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Bella has a funny mind. She's opinionated, clumsy, and awkward and I love that. I also like that she reads books for fun. Oh, I also love the part where she prepares and cooks in the kitchen a lot of times.
Edward on the other hand is toxic basically. The horrors of the vampire life aren't mentioned that much, it might have been interesting.
Jacob was chill and funny.✨
By the way, didn't Bella even realize that she might have liked or loved Edward because it's part of the vampire stuff? I mean, teenage hormones, I guess? But yeah, I sensed that she had a death wish.
Poor Charlie, he had no idea.
Oh well, thanks, Stephenie❤️
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
idaho98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
lonely_tardigrade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death, Rape, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
doriandelioncourt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
ladybanecourt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Quite honestly, this was a good book. It was written very well and the plot was indeed very interesting. However, although the characters do pique the readers' interest, there was just wayyyy too many problematic scenarios that were posited by the author. I couldn't simply dismiss them off with a wave of a hand.
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, and Gaslighting
Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
2357aya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Gaslighting
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
March 2021:
I read this book once again for my March 2021 challenge of only reading books by women writers for Women's History month! You can read more about my experience here!
I was also just having a Time™ IRL and I needed to wallow in some garbage for a minute.
Update to my previous statement: I also hate this book. I have been personally victimized by this book. I'm pretty sure I have Stockholm Syndrome from this book and Edward with his "long" Yaoi hands.
Someone help me, I shall never be free of Twilight but I keep coming back for more anyway.
August 2020:
I love Twilight. If I had said that in, like, 2014, I would have beat myself up for saying it.
I used to be majorly obsessed with this series, constantly reading and rereading them all through middle school, but I'm pretty sure the last time I read this was about 2012.
Now that I've grown, and I don't treat it as the pinnacle of art and romance, I can truly enjoy it for what it is. Most issues with the actual story I have enough distance on, I can brush them off, but the treatment of the Quileute Native American tribe is truly upsetting. I really think it would have been better, and much less malignant, if Meyer had invented a tribal group to give these fake characteristics to.
And let's not talk about the, um, let's say generously loose plot...
But really, a good time all around. I reread this in order to prep for Midnight Sun - now that I have some FEELINGS about.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault