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| New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
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Reading Level: Young Adult
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Pages: 608
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.9
ISBN: 0316160199
EAN: 9780316160193
ASIN: 0316160199
Publication Date: August 21, 2006
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 Mothers: Please, please PLEASE do not buy this book for your daughters! April 2, 2008
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
I am a voracious (but relatively non-critical) reader. I read for the joy of it- so if a book is well written with thoughtfully developed characters then I am satisfied. That being said, it will hardly surprise you that I rarely feel compelled to write a review. This is one exception. I read Ms. Meyer's first book "Twighlight" and enjoyed it. A week or two later I, picked up "New Moon" - and was shocked and dismayed at the stereotypical, self-destructive behavior condoned by this second book.
It was so striking, and so distressing that I actually grabbed pen and paper to jot down some specific examples:
In the first book, Belle is making adult decisions beyond her years. She decides to relocate to another state to live with her father in order to give her newly re-married mother time alone with the new husband. She copes admirably with the challenges of being "the new kid" at school and is not afraid to speak her mind or build friendships on her own terms. She is well read and excels in her studies at school. So far, so good...
In the second book, "New Moon", Bella turns into a completely different character:
* Edward (the romantic interest introduced in the first book) doesn't bring his car to school and automatically assumes he has the right to drive Belle's car. Belle makes no real objection. (Is there some unwritten rule that says when men and women go somewhere the man must drive the car? I certainly do not want my teenage daughter to think it's expected that any boy that she is dating has the right to commandeer her car.)
* Edward leaves Belle "for her own good". (When will we realize that, as women, we are as qualified as men--if not more so--to recognize what is `good' for us? I certainly do not want my teenage daughter to rely on hormone-driven young men to determine what is good for her.)
* After Edward leaves, Belle falls apart. She is alternately semi-hysterical and semi-suicidal. She is depressed, ignoring all other relationships -- clearly identifying girlfriends and friendship as a distant second to `boyfriends'. (First love is always hard --as is the second and third --but how about some perspective? Maybe by promoting a little healthy anger instead normalizing self destructive behavior? I want my daughter to know that if he makes you feel THAT BAD he really, really, REALLY isn't worth it...")
* Because Edward has left her, Bella decides to restore a dilapidated motorcycle because she knows her parents and Edward would disapprove of her driving a motorcycle (I will not even make the correlation between the parents' role and Edward's role as I feel this is obvious). However, instead of taking charge of this project- learning how to repair a motorcycle herself - she brings the bike to a young man who is obviously attracted to her. She trades on his interest for his skill as a mechanic. She does not help with any of the repairs, nor does she take any interest in learning these new skills. (I don't want my daughter to think it's standard operating procedure to rely on male attraction to reach her goals - or that an interest in mechanics is the sole provenance of men)
I could (obviously) go on and on and on...but I won't. There are already 592 reviews of this book - I can only hope that this is one that will be read by both mothers, daughters, and the author.
 Geez guys... Would you really choose a block of ice over a nice, warm caramel macchiato? October 27, 2006
15 out of 22 found this review helpful
I can't decide whether Meyer wants me to hate Bella or not. I find that I have no sympathy for this whiny, self absorbed, shallow, superficial and infantile girl. She is an idiot! Why in the world did she not accept Jacob Black's love? Guys. Listen. I know vampires are... appealing. She goes on and on about his looks in Twilight, we all know what matters most to her. (If she says something about him 'smiling her favorite crooked smile' one more time I shall hurl.) Bleh. Let's review the important factors about both werewolves and vampires: Vampires-cold. Hard as a rock. Did she not say over and over how he felt like a frozen statue? Ugh. Whooo wants to hug that? Vampires can't really kiss you for fear that they might want to suck your blood til you are limp and dead. Sadness. So is she going to go on the rest of her life not being able to *really* kiss Edward? Sounds like an unpleasant existence to me. Werewolves: Warm. Not dead. You can kiss them and they won't want to eat your brains. Did I mention NOT DEAD? They eat food just like me and you. Okay, so she mentions over and over that Jacob's looks pale in comparison to Edward's (not literally of corpse, leave the pallor to the vampires). Who cares??? Is she that superficial? Ugh. How can I like her and relate to her when she is so horrible? She doesn't think of her father, her mother, or her friends. All she thinks of is being with her frozen, statuesque vampire friend who, might I add, she feels she will never live up to in the area of 'beauty'. Did she not fold the only picture of them together so that, when placed in her scrapbook, only Edward showed because she felt she looked 'worse than plain' next to him? Why not choose to be with someone who is more 'real'... alive... and someone you can kiss and look at pictures of without recoiling from your own face beside his. Plus, the werewolves are protectors. They protect the humans. Vampires like to use the humans as play things. Oh sure sure, it's exciting to read about how Edward is sooo strong and could refrain from draining her very life force. Did I mention she is way whiny? And very much a drama queen? Man. All that squeezing of her chest because she 'couldn't breathe' when she would hear Edward's... any of the Cullens'... name? I am sorry. The author has talent because I continue to read! I keep hoping this girl will come to her senses and quit treating Jacob Black the same way Edward treated her!!! Is she so blind? Argh! If the author of this series is trying to evoke strong emotions (such as insanity-oh wait, that's not an emotion) from her readers, she is doing a great job. Argh! Vote for Jacob Black! Long live the protectors! Rawrrrr! Don't get me wrong, I really love Edward. I just feel that it would make more sense for Bella to be with Jacob (and treat him with a little respect) and let Edward do his own thing... which I wouldn't mind reading about at all...
P.S. I really think that Bella should have either died or become a vampire at the end of the first book, and the second book should have been about Alice and her life or Jacob Black and his. I would looove to read about Alice. That's another thing the author is good at, developing other characters besides the main character... so much so that I would rather be reading about their side of things!
Freaking Terrible January 21, 2007
15 out of 24 found this review helpful
This has got to be one of the worst books I've ever had the displeasure of reading. It holds no reference to the classical vampires created by Bram Stoker. Since when do vampires go to school in daylight? Isn't that breaking a completely fundamental rule that makes vampires vampires?
Besides, if Edward and his family freaked out about Bella cutting her hand, wouldn't Eddie be driven mad every single time Bella was on her period? You'd have lots and lots of undead tampons running around, methinks. Vampire-proof your unmentionables, Bella!
In the end, this book sucks, unlike the vampires in the book.
unadulterated loathing June 4, 2007
14 out of 21 found this review helpful
I absolutely despise this book. The main character, Bella, is whiny, overrated, idiotic, annoying, and dramatic. It's unbelievable that so many people like her. I don't understand what the vampire Edward sees in her. The only thing they have in common is that they're both boring. All the vampires in the book are dull and lifeless, and I don't know why a bunch of damned people care about the safetly of Bella. The only good part of the book were the werewolves, and consequently the only group that showed some life. They were exciting where the vamps were boring, passionate where the vampires were indifferent, hot where the vampires were cold. I don't know how Bella could leave Jake for Edward. Overall thos whole series is completely awful, and I don't appreciare Meyer for twisting vampire lore.
Ladies: Don't act like Bella. September 7, 2007
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Maybe I'm being stuffy, maybe I'm out of touch now that I'm an old lady of 28. But I generally like quality young adult fantasies, and I liked the original book a lot.
What got me about this one, like others have mentioned, was Bella's inability to function without her boyfriend, and later without a man in general. Like Charlie told her, she's not the first one to have gone through a break-up or have her heart broken. I wish she would have just sucked it up, gone on with her life, maybe gotten ANGRY with Edward for being such a drama queen. Instead it's wah, wah, wah, I've lost everything. Even though I have a home, two parents who love me, friends who are willing to support me even though I dropped them to be with a guy...none of it means anything because my true wuv, my high school boyfriend of one year, is gone. Boo-friggin' hoo, Bella. Her identity is so wrapped up in her boyfriend that her conscience speaks in his voice. Gag me.
Then, naturally, the only person to pull her out of her depression is another boy, and naturally she can't just tell him she ISN'T INTERESTED before things spin out of control. She thinks she's ready to become a vampire, but she can't break it off with a dude. It just bothered me.
All that aside, I liked the parts where Bella wasn't moping! :)
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