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 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
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Rating:  1159 reviews
Sales Rank: 2
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 2
ISBN: 0316160202
EAN: 9780316160209
ASIN: 0316160202
Publication Date: August 7, 2007
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 LIKE IT, BUT I DO WONDER...... January 3, 2009
So I just finished reading the this one tonight. I have to say that I liked this one overall. Can't wait to read the 4rth one.
For me, I won't leave a review over-analyzing the book because I know I'm too old to be reading young adult books. But for entertainment purposes, it is fun to read about the story between Bella and Edward.
Of course she tends to overreact too much and undermine herself so much that it makes me want to slap the hell out of her. But I do have to remember that her character is only 18 and has no experience with being an adult. This is how most teenagers act when they fall in love; willing to sacrifice everything and everyone they know for love.
I really don't get the concept of why she fought so hard to not want to marry Edward. That's confusing because if she was just going to let herself be turned into a vampire, then she should be able to get married. Sure, I think she should put the vampire thing on hold because she is too young to know what she wants out of life. I've always wondered if Bella wanted children or not. It was never mentioned in this book or the previous.
But anyway, if she wants to be a vampire so bad, then Stephenie honey, you're just going to have her turned into one! People can tend to lose interest in blank suspense after reading over 1700 pages of this Series so far!(Twilight and New Moon included)
Anyway, those are some things I do think about, but as of now, I'm taking the series for what it is; entertainment for young adults. Besides, I have imagination so I don't bore myself too much with trying to make logic out of a story that was never meant to be logical.
Anyway, love ya Stephenie and I hope by the time I get the 4rth book in the mail, you will have some resolve in Bella's situation when it comes to being human or being a vampire.
 Awesome! January 3, 2009
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This series is really good. I don't usually like this type of story but these books get you from page one and you just want to keep reading! I recommend these to anyone that enjoys reading even a little bit.
Excellent book. A must read saga January 2, 2009
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is a great book following the story of Edward and Bella. I coundn't stop reading it. Wonderful fantasy.
Extraordinaire January 2, 2009
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is amazing. This third book is all about choosing. Wolf girl or vampire girl. I can't help but be frustrated for Edward because he knows Bella love both Jacob and himself. A must read. I absolutely love this book. Stephanie Meyers is incredible.
 Realy 3.5, and I Hope Book Four Sews it Together January 1, 2009
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ordinarily, the sequels are less impressive than the original - but surprisingly Stephenie Meyer has avoided that predominate trait of sequels by infusing greater emphasis on story line and character development.
The thinly veneered characters of the first two books increasingly become thoroughly depicted people. The century- or centuries-old vampires have a lot to tell about who they were and from where they came, and in this novel we lean a great deal about Jasper and Alice. Also, we have a great Indian folk lore given to us about the relationship between the tribe, werewolves and even vampires - and how vampires actually are the cause for werewolves in their own special way.
When Meyer works on these fantastic stories, she reaches out and hits the chord that made Harry Potter so incredibly popular with readers of the same age. But, unlike Potter, this book is chock full of a girl torn between two lovers: Edward versus Jacob; vampire versus werewolf; mature versus newborn; cold versus warm; never human versus occasionally human; and . . . First her heart is for Edward, then Jacob, then Edward, then Jacob and. . . The back and forth is as thrilling as a tennis match involving Michael Chang on red clay. The back and forth seems endless until the end when she chooses . . . But does she really? It looks like book four will give the definitive answer.
But, many readers could care less about protagonist Bella Swan's choice for a mate. The lure of the novels is more about the intrigue of the science fiction. The comradery Bella creates among the predominately male world of werewolves and more affirmative-action-oriented vampires is inspiring. They have a helluva rumble against a pack of renegade newborns, and don't be surprised that good triumphs over evil.
The greatest issue delivered in these books is that the classic adult predisposition of employing instilled prejudice makes Jacob and Edward, as well as their respective monsters, grotesquely wrong about their depiction of the "other monster" as the quintessential evil of Bella's or our world. But 18-year old Bella knows better than they - even the multi-century old leaders of the respective packs.
A few things make me ask simple questions which I believe will be answered in book four, but which should have been more addressed in book three. Why was Bella's mother really not able to attend her only child's only high school graduation? And, why didn't her father show more emotion about this parental irresponsibility? And, let us be fair, why wasn't Bella more perturbed? Heck, anyone who has had a teenage daughter can tell you they can deliver hissy fits about much simpler things in life - MUCH simpler.
Albeit holes exist in the story and some even in the characters, this is fun stuff. It is a great solstice from more adult lterature.
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