Full Moon

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Going into this right after Twilight, I was begging and hoping I wouldn't be let down. Twilight surprised me with how much fun I had with it. It was silly and over-the-top and romantic and problematic. All the components for a great book to live-tweet. Which I did. Along with a review. It brought me out of my quarantine funk and gave me something to look forward to, however silly it may be.

Reception for New Moon was more positive than that for its predecessor. Some criticized the middle section's pacing; critics generally, however, argued the novel was more mature in tone, praising the character development and its depiction of human emotion. In the novel's end, Edward never proposed to Bella, but rather walked her in the house to explain everything to Charlie. The film omits this. Even though there is not a lot of action in this book, it still kept me riveted. I appreciated how the menace of the Volturi came off so clearly, even with very little onscreen violence. The contrast between the Cullens and the Volturi was beautifully, clearly rendered. How the Cullens had chosen the connection between them, the capacity to love over the bloodlust, even if it was terribly hard at times. This helped me to see that Edward’s motives were truly good, even if they seemed foolhardy. Once that was clear, and seeing his pain, how leaving Bella had destroyed him, I couldn’t stay mad at him. I love Edward way too much. I also adore the Cullens, especially Alice and Carlisle. a b c d e f g Stephenie Meyer. "The Story Behind the Writing of New Moon". StephenieMeyer.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006 . Retrieved August 15, 2009.Stephenie Meyer answers your questions". Twilight Lexicon. November 17, 2009. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011 . Retrieved June 12, 2011.

Twilight Lexicon» Personal Correspondence #10". Twilight Lexicon. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011 . Retrieved June 12, 2011.Swear words, sexual references, hate speech, discriminatory remarks, threats, or references to violence When Meyer finished writing the book, she wanted a title that referred to a time of day to match Twilight. As it reflected the mood of the sequel, she titled the novel New Moon, "the darkest kind of night, a night with no moon", to refer to the darkest period of Bella's life. [11] Publication and reception [ edit ] Sales [ edit ] However, her life twists once more when Jacob's nature reveals itself and Edward's sister decides to visit.

I will say, that I find it sad and unfortunate that Meyers insists on her characters not only admiring Romeo and Juliet (not the play, but the hormone-addled teenagers who committed suicide rather than take a minute to think it through), but specifically referencing the star-crossed lovers in near direct comparison to her protagonist and the lover-vamp. (Her main character also can be caught reading Jane Austen, but more on that later). Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget; it was a hard line to walk. Really cringing at my younger self.. So apparently now Miss Dumb has crippling depression because her Vampire boyfriend has left her *takes a deep breath* I’m so all she does is sit there for a good four months thinking over how much she loved and adored the person I want to kill her. But then suddenly she had an accident and she heard Light Bulbs' beautifully soothing voice. *vomits*On the one hand, after spending so much of Twilight with Edward at Bella's disposal, I was excited to see what she had to offer without him at her side 24/7. I wanted that character development. Save yourself in this one, for once. However, what I soon came to realize was that we either get an obsessed Bella going on and on about her vampire-boyfriend made of marble or we get a lifeless Bella moping on and on about Edward being gone. . . choose your fighter. Having now reached the end, I must admit that I enjoyed New Moon more than I'd expected. Of course, there are some problems, starting with the fact that Stephenie Meyer can't write to save her life. But by making it a first-person narrative told by the shy, clumsy Bella, she has found an ingenious way to get around that. Bella's endearing klutziness is just a metaphor for her even more serious problems as a writer. As she keeps telling us, every time she walks across a room she wonders if she'll trip over her feet and end up in hospital; similar remarks apply to her ability to string together an eight word declarative sentence. But she's stylistically consistent, and after a while I found myself accepting her. This just happens to be her voice, even though it's not a very good one. Debarros, Anthony; Cadden, Mary; DeRamus, Kristin; Schnaars, Christopher (January 14, 2009). "The top 100 books of 2008". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011 . Retrieved May 31, 2011. This series is not well-written and the characters are not likable and the romance is insta-lovey AT BEST. All they have going for them is being fun. According to Meyer, the story was inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. [17] Cover and title [ edit ]