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| New Moon (Twilight Saga) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: ATOM
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 34
Media: Paperback
Pages: 608
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.6
ISBN: 1904233880
EAN: 9781904233886
ASIN: 1904233880
Publication Date: September 6, 2007
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Not quite as good as Twilight, but still very good. October 12, 2008
After reading Twilight, I found myself completely obsessed with Edward, so when I heard that Edward wasn't in New Moon much, I was quite upset. But I read New Moon anyway, unable to resist, and actually found myself really enjoying it, even though Edward was missing from its pages. I liked getting to know and like Bella more, and was especially fond of Jacob, who is really sweet, warm and likable. I also discovered that it cured my "Edward bug" considerably, which I was glad of (though of course I still love him). I was very happy that I read it.
Really Enjoyable. October 2, 2008
Having read Twilight I was excited about reading 'New Moon'. I couldn't wait to get started. Like Twilight I found this book easy to get into and fast paced in most places, although there was a section of the book I found a bit slow and wanted to get it over with. That section for me was when Alice enters. Also there are parts in the book where Bella seems really immature, but then I have to remind myself that she's only supposed to be a teenager in the book, just a kid.
As I was reading the book I guessed about the whole Jacob thing, it was pretty predictable but I enjoyed it. I did feel sad for Jacob but I really missed Edward the most. It was well worth it though when he made his appearance in the book.
Near the end of this book I was smiling all the way through it, I wanted to scream do it!!! But what and with whom to do it with, is for you to find out. :)
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, it's not as good as Twilight but still very enjoyable.
 Like a giant chocolate cake... September 30, 2008
...in that it may taste good while you're eating it, but, boy howdy, do you feel sick afterwards!
As I've written in a previous review, I was captivated by Twilight, somewhat against my will, I might add. I was fully aware the book was, to put it bluntly, utter garbage, but I enjoyed it none the less. What a shame I decided to pursue the rest of the series.
The plot in a nutshell is this: Edward leaves Bella (for a reason so convoluted and cock-a-mammie I can't even remember it now - something along the lines of 'I'm bad for you, my darling, so me and my whole family are uprooting. Goodbye for ever'. I see.....) and poor Miss Swan must try to get over her undead lover. However, all is not as it seems of course, and we get one geriatric plot device after the other thrown at us. The one positive in the book is Jacob Black - a character later so tragically mangled by Meyer, who was presumably horrified with how much more popular this believable young man was in comparison with one-dimensional necromantic Edward. The relationship between Bella and her own 'personal sun' Jacob is the plus point of this book. Their growing friendship is easily as charming as Bella and Edwards' burgeoning romance.
Unfortunately, this is where the good stuff ends. I am not sure what message Meyer was trying to convey to her fans but I am not sure that it's an especially healthy one. When Edward leaves Bella the result is catastrophic. The poor little petal is left 'catatonic' by his desertion - so catatonic, in fact, that she misses four whole months of her life, which are oh-so-significantly portrayed by pages that are starkly empty except for the name of the month. Swoon. How symbolic! That, or Meyer simply did not (and does not, I dare say) have the talent to adequately portray realistic hysteria. 'The Turn of the Screw' this ain't.
Once hormonal Bella has finally pulled herself together sufficiently to stagger out of the house, she begins throwing herself into life-threatening situations in order to hear Edward's voice. I wish I was joking, but I'm not. Motorcycling, cliff-diving and walking up to a group of potential rapists are all orders the day, so Bella can be hallucinatorily rebuked by her lost love. Please. Is this really what we want to tell teenage girls? Let's face it, teenage girls usually fall fast and hard for numerous suitors throughout their troubled years (no insult intended ladies, please, I'm thinking of you!) and making a teenage break-up into such a horrendous outpouring of grief is downright dangerous. Yes, you may argue that 'this is no ordinary relationship! Edward and Bella are soul-mates!' and you may well be right. But it is a moot point. There should be some realistic and morally uplifting portrayal of feelings without resorting to suicidal chest-beating, and this book face-plants in its own self-pity. Even delightfully amber-eyed Edward is not so appealing on a second reading. There isn't much he can do, apart from look pretty and robustly rescue his club-footed princess.He's a cross between an Alexander McQueen model and someone from a real-ale commercial.
This book is a shameful continuation of the pleasing Twilight, and along with boring Eclipse and emetic Breaking Dawn, is best avoided.
 Fabulous! Fabulous! Fabulous! September 23, 2008
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I found this book more compelling than the first which was astonishing because I was thoroughly gripped by that one! I was never bored for one moment, each page was enjoyable and I was always excited to get to the next page, rare for a book to do this for me!
I love the characters too, they are built and described in such a way that you can't help but like them. The love affair between Edward and Bella reminds me what young first love was like and that is sweet in itself.
A great book and I am now half way through Eclipse!!!
 don't buy this for your own sake! September 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok I admit this book is slightly better than the last one because we don't have to read Bellas declerations of undying love every 10 pages, nor does she faint upon seeing edward etc..... and granted there is a lot more action what with edward away but still the book lacks any real substance whatsoever and inherits the appalling chracter design of it's predeccessor (twilight),a fact made only more apparant by the sheer patheticness of Bella whose role in this book seems to be consigned to forcing her brain to create delusions of hearing Edwards voice and hallucinations about him, I mean seriously the girl is abosolutely, totally and completely pathetic. Not only this but the relationship between the two is anything but normal I mean which couple you know of could hear dozens of tourists being torn apart by vampires still be in love with one and then worry that perhaps it's wrong for them to be happy (um well that is a teeny bit obivous...) all in all bella seems to be nothing more than a rather spolit (and pathetic) stereotypical american schoolgirl and Edward in this as in any of the books seems to be a cross between a stalker and a boyfriend. To be honest the book was so bad I couldnt even finish reading it and gave it back to the shop so I could spene dmy money on something more worthwhile.
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