Very Vivid Characters!July 28, 2010 mamaofaprincess(Marple,Pa Usa) I am not a fan of vampires, and werewolves, but after months of "encouragment" to read this story, I fell in love with these characters! This is the 2nd in the series prior to eclipse.
Disappointing SequelJuly 28, 2010 Whoosis(New York, NY) Spoiler Alert: This is really more of a rant than a review for those who haven't read the book.
As a 40-something avid reader who was given Twilight and thought "What the heck, vampires are cool and I loved Harry Potter," I must first say that despite the melodrama I really enjoyed the first book of the series. So much so that I ran out to buy the second and third at one pop. Unfortunately however, I must report that having just plowed through New Moon in a day, I'm left with a bad taste in my mouth and undecided whether to continue with the series.
The novel does pull you along--I'll give it that. It is a page-turner. And I really enjoyed a few parts (the werewolf pack and Volterra sections were respectively fun and chilling). I was also engaged by Jake's character. In general though: New Moon is plagued by clumsy, overwrought writing and a totally transparent plot with no surprises. The main romantic plot-line is so transparent that it leaves one unsympathetic with the characters for being as totally dense as they have to be in order to make the plot work. And the badness builds, to crescendo at the very end: We must trudge through the "revelations" of what we already knew since book one about Edward and Bella's true feelings; are asked to stomach a completely nonsensical epiphany/explanation of Bella's auditory hallucinations throughout the book; and finally, are presented with an artificial plot machination (the refused marriage proposal? HELLO!?!?!)that literally led me to swear out loud (after re-reading it to make sure I hadn't misread something).
Apparently, the author felt she needed to prolong the already tiresome "vampire or no vampire?" plot-line... and did so at the expense of all credibility. I was actually naively hoping she would just resolve that issue, so that we could move on to something more interesting in the next book... but instead it looks like I must wade through two more books of "I will not take your SOUL!" and "My mother wouldn't like it if I got married! But it's my fault that they're all in danger! Wah!" I mean, Really....
Is the third one any better? I already bought it, so I guess I'll try it. But I'm not feeling very hopeful....
uhmazing!July 28, 2010 Lora I loved this book...and the whole lot of twilight saga....it was a nice escape from reality and was a safe sweet love story =) I recommend this to any female out there =)
new moonJuly 27, 2010 N. Neal book in excellent condition but took way too long to receive. I could have just found locally
Melodrama thy name is New MoonJuly 27, 2010 Cyno Horrible Horrible Horrible. First of all, what kind of message is this book portraying to young impressionable girls? That you are nothing without a man? That it is ok to become totally immersed in a man until only he matters? Bella has no personality outside of her obsession with Edward. There is no sense of character (clumsiness does NOT count) for Bella. She is first completely dependent on Edward and then when he leaves her (hallelujah), she becomes completely dependent on Jacob. Bella pretty much hounded Jacob throughout the whole book. She would call and call and then stake out Jacob's house when he was in the throes of his own problems. Um, stalker. But maybe I could understand it if she really did like him, but she is just using Jacob because he's her latest crutch. She doesn't care about his feelings or duties. Then when Edward reenters the picture Bella just blows Jacob off after all he has done for her. Bella is one of the most irresponsible and pathetic characters to come along in literature. She has no sense of self-worth, self-esteem, or pride. She cannot function without a man to cling to. For example, there is a part when Jacob has to leave Bella to her own devices so he can patrol for Victoria and what does she do? Go to the beach and when the loneliness hits she curls into a ball in the sand until Jacob comes back to her. PATHETIC!!! She wouldn't be alone if she hadn't cut her family and friends out of her life. I understand that the concept is supposed to be a consuming love story (ie Romeo and Juliet, I think as readers that was pretty much beaten into our heads), but just comes across as sad obsession. Wow, I really really hate Bella and I really really hated this book.
Oh and I do not buy the explanation that vampires are glittery and perfect because of adaptation and evolution. The whole point of adaptation and evolution is to advance a species so they can grow and thrive. Vampires have to live in the shadows and conceal that which makes them a better hunter because it makes them different. Sorry doesn't pan out and I'm not buying it.
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