"Option three: Edward loved me. The bond forged between us was not one that could be broken by absence, distance, or time. And no matter how much more special or beautiful or brilliant or perfect than me he might be, he was as irreversibly altered as I was. As I would always belong to him, so would he always be mine."
~Bella Swan, New Moon, Chapter 24, p.527
~Bella Swan, New Moon, Chapter 24, p.527
So, I did it.
I read New Moon.
I know, I know.
I'm getting more and more sucked into this whole Twilight business.
AND I read it before the movie.
Now I'll be annoyed with the movie.
Oh well.
It's done.
But I must say Stephenie Meyer's writing got a little better... or maybe I just got used to her style. I'm not sure which. The first half of the book was a little slow, and I found myself peeking every so often at a random page toward the end of the book, just to see if I could quickly see any words (or names) that would give me an idea of what was going to be happening. I know, I'm awful! I don't normally do that, but I guess I was just anxious for the story.
Normally, I'm a really slow reader, but this time there were several times that I found myself having read an entire page in, like, four seconds. Then, realizing that I missed a few lines here and there between dialogue and being the detailed person that I am, I had to go back and re-read. I think her writing was insignificant enough to me that I was just fueled by knowing the story. When I re-read that which I'd skimmed over, I found that I hadn't missed much. Just a gesture or a thought here and there.
New Moon's obvious parallel to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a little hokey to me. We're just waiting for them to play out history's greatest romantic tragedy. Okay, so a lot of the book is hokey. I mean please. This is all about vampires and werewolfs and their "deep" relationships with humans. But that aside, keeping the Romeo and Juliet theme throughout the book helps Stephenie Meyer build some much needed serious tension for the climax because the reader can see the tragedy just waiting to happen.
Despite any and all hokey-ness, I'm still a girl and I still love Edward! I'm definitely TEAM EDWARD. I just am. He's great. He's 110 years old or something, which means he's had a lot of time to develop into the "perfect" boyfriend for Bella. He does say a lot of things "perfectly" and does a lot of "perfect" things. (sigh) A girl can dream, right? Even if he IS a vampire.
Yes, I did stay up until 1am last night reading.
Yes, I AM going to see the movie.
Yes, I will read the next book in the saga,
but I've GOT to read something else first!
Oh, and Happy Halloween!
I read New Moon.
I know, I know.
I'm getting more and more sucked into this whole Twilight business.
AND I read it before the movie.
Now I'll be annoyed with the movie.
Oh well.
It's done.
But I must say Stephenie Meyer's writing got a little better... or maybe I just got used to her style. I'm not sure which. The first half of the book was a little slow, and I found myself peeking every so often at a random page toward the end of the book, just to see if I could quickly see any words (or names) that would give me an idea of what was going to be happening. I know, I'm awful! I don't normally do that, but I guess I was just anxious for the story.
Normally, I'm a really slow reader, but this time there were several times that I found myself having read an entire page in, like, four seconds. Then, realizing that I missed a few lines here and there between dialogue and being the detailed person that I am, I had to go back and re-read. I think her writing was insignificant enough to me that I was just fueled by knowing the story. When I re-read that which I'd skimmed over, I found that I hadn't missed much. Just a gesture or a thought here and there.
New Moon's obvious parallel to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a little hokey to me. We're just waiting for them to play out history's greatest romantic tragedy. Okay, so a lot of the book is hokey. I mean please. This is all about vampires and werewolfs and their "deep" relationships with humans. But that aside, keeping the Romeo and Juliet theme throughout the book helps Stephenie Meyer build some much needed serious tension for the climax because the reader can see the tragedy just waiting to happen.
Despite any and all hokey-ness, I'm still a girl and I still love Edward! I'm definitely TEAM EDWARD. I just am. He's great. He's 110 years old or something, which means he's had a lot of time to develop into the "perfect" boyfriend for Bella. He does say a lot of things "perfectly" and does a lot of "perfect" things. (sigh) A girl can dream, right? Even if he IS a vampire.
Yes, I did stay up until 1am last night reading.
Yes, I AM going to see the movie.
Yes, I will read the next book in the saga,
but I've GOT to read something else first!
Oh, and Happy Halloween!
3 comments:
I think her writing improves with each book. Except she still seems to use the same "thesaurus" words over and over. I liked the books because they were such an easy read. But I was definitely ready to read something a little more adult-like. I like to have some books to chew on, that make me think and contemplate new and old ideas. If you haven't read "The Shack" it is a quick and easy read, with some thought provoking ideas.
I'm glad I'm not the only one losing sleep over books. I've stayed up twice this week well past midnight. Love to see you...soon?
I've loved them too, I'm not ashamed to say. I do have my book club with Holly to make me stretch just a bit. Come join! You'll love it! I like Edward too, just wait till you read book 3 I have it if you want to borrow it, when you're ready that is. Not sure how your Romeo and Juliet comparison will play out in book 3 but I guess you'll have to read for yourself. he he
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