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New Moon | 
| Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: ATOM
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Rating:  2096 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: Film tie-in edition
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 190565460X
EAN: 9781905654604
ASIN: 190565460X
Publication Date: October 27, 2009 (New: Last 30 Days)
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I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. 'Shoot,' I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. 'No!' Edward roared ...Dazed and disoriented, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm - and into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires. For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of an evil vampire but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realise their troubles may just be beginning ...Passionate, riveting and deeply moving, NEW MOON, the compelling sequel to TWILIGHT, irresistibly combines romance and suspense with a supernatural twist.
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 One of the Worst supernatural romances ever written November 22, 2009
Amanda Pike (Bellmore, NY)
I can't even express into words how strong my distaste for the entire Twilight Saga truly is. In my personal opinion Twilight is prefabricated, poorly written, shallow, demographic-forcing tripe. When I was a fourteen-year-old girl I was very obsessed with the vampire anti-hero Lestat from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. And though Lestat had many relationship issues he was still a better defined and more well conceived character than that of Edward Cullen.
Edward and Bella are poorly thought out, two dimensional shells. This was a deliberate effort by the author so that every young reader could imagine themselves as the main characters but in the process she made them so superficial that the characters lacked any quality of definition. They did not feel like real people.
Not only is Twilight poorly written but it also hinders upon actual mythology. The notion of vampires glittering in the sun is laughable at best. It brings to mind the recollection of such toys as the My Little Pony dolls. The logic behind vampires sparkling in the sunlight is non-existent. A vampire burning in the sun has been a staple of Gothic fiction for many years. There are real diseases and disorders in the world that make sunlight harmful to certain individuals. Scientifically it's more plausible to be harmed by sunlight than to 'naturally' sparkle in it.
Another flaw in the mythos of Twilight is the definition of werewolf. I cannot tell you how many times I have come across Twilight fans who insist the characters who can turn into wolves are not werewolves. They say that these characters are shape-shifters. A shape shifter by traditional definition can take on multiple forms, not just one. Many Twilight fans also argue that within the mythos of the books a true werewolf only changes on the full moon and that's why Jacob and company are not actually werewolves. The parapsychology student in me winces at this. In many traditional werewolf folklore out of Germany and France there are werewolves that most certainly can change at will, are aware in their wolf form, and are not bound by the phase of the moon. The very word werewolf means man-wolf. It does not mean part man and part wolf. It comes from the notion of a man INTO a wolf. Most classic werewolf stories (before The Wolf-Man movie) had the werewolf changing from a person into an actual wolf.
The very first werewolf legend can be traced back to the Greek myth of King Lycaon. According to legend King Lycaon served human flesh at a feast for Zeus (the king of the Gods). Zeus was so offended that he punished Lycaon by turning him into a wolf. Only his eyes remained human. This myth is where the terms Lycanthrope, Lycanthropy and the more modern Lycan come from. I guess it's safe to say Stephenie Meyer does not do her research in regard to the occult before writing these stories.
Not only is Twilight poorly written and intellectually insulting to occultists (amateur and professional alike) but it also promotes very unhealthy relationships. Edward Cullen is abusive, stalkerish and obsessive. Edward has also had moments of physically harming Bella. Bella is equally so but that does not make it okay, nor does it make the relationship healthy. At one point Edward disables Bella's mode of transportation and has her kidnapped as a means to 'protect' her. If he was not a vampire this would be viewed as highly abusive of the character. There is a fine line between being chivalrous and sexist. Edward Cullen crossed that line miles ago. This sets a very unhealthy ideal of what defines romantic relationship for the young readers of Twilight. I am not saying not to read Twilight nor am I saying to burn the books. I am simply saying that it needs to be looked at in context for what it truly is and that there are far higher quality reads out there. If you want a chivalrous character who is NOT sexist, seek The Dresden Files novels by Jim Butcher. The hero, a wizard named Harry Dresden, is very chivalrous without being sexist.
Bella is what modern writers call A Mary Sue. In fiction writing and role playing games Mary Sue characters are strongly frowned upon. A Mary Sue is a character of shallow quality who is nearly flawless. The character is so perfect that even her so-called flaws are endearing.
I have run online text based role playing games since 1999 and I can tell you there are plot points in Twilight I would not have allowed in my game. A major one would be when Bella and Edward finally had their daughter toward the end of the book series the child aged extremely fast and by age seven or so she was involved with her mother's werewolf ex-boyfriend. To me this is disgusting. I would never have allowed this in my online role playing game. She might have developed with supernatural speed but she still has only had only seven-years-life experience and I feel that is certainly not enough time to be in a romantic relationship with a grown man. That was disturbing to me. Supernatural speed aging does not give her enough life experience for that sort of relationship. That was simply not right.
In short Twilight is not what I would consider a good read even for those who truly love supernatural romances. See out the likes of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Twilight is not worth the time. There are higher quality works of fiction out there.
 Absolutely wonderful November 22, 2009
Cindy Taylor (Augusta, GA)
I had already read this book when I bought it but I wanted it in hardcover because I tend to be a little rough on books and the one I borrowed from a friend was softcover. The day I recieved it in the mail I couldn't help but read it again and it was just as good as the first time (the movie comming out this month probably helped my enthusiasm somewhat as well). The whole twilight series is wonderful and I would highly recommed any one of the them to everyone regardless of age or preference. I will say though that book 2 begins to get a little racy towards the end so I would recommed parents read the book first before passing it along to younger children (but be warned they are going to want to keep reading and in book 3 and 4 the sexuality esculates).
Awful. Worse than the first. November 21, 2009
Ella L. Hibbard (Seattle, WA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book starts out like this: "I was ninety-nine point nine percent sure that this was a dream." As soon as I read that line, I knew that it was stupid, but didn't stop myself from reading it anyway. The book was terrible. The plot was predictable (OMG IS BELLA GOING TO PICK JACOB OR EDWARD?!) and the characters seemed even more drab than they did in the first book. The first book I didn't enjoy really either; but I decided to give it another shot; if New Moon is THIS popular, than there must be something redeeming about the series, right?
Wrong.
It is so poorly written, my dog could write using more imagination. The plot is SOOO dull at this point, that I'm really having a hard time understanding what all the hub-bub is about. It's a vampire that falls in love with a human, big whoop.
Overall, I give this book one star, only because I can't give it zero. I did the cowardly thing and only read half of it; but I couldn't help but put it aside, otherwise I would have ended up doing something drastic like committing suicide with a machete. I'm concerned that illiterate twits like Meyer is allowed to publish her rubbish, when there are so many better writers out there.
I'm embarrassed to admit I read it! November 21, 2009
K. Lord (Philadelphia PA)
After hearing all my friends go on about the series I borrowed "Twilight" from a friend and read through it pretty quickly thankfully, because if I'd been paying attention to what I'd read I wouldn't have decided to read this book.
The writing can best be described as crap! It's all a jumble of simple sentences that attract people that have no grasp of true literature! And Stephenie Meyer tries to justify her simple sentences that lack depth by throwing big words in to make her sound well educated! Um a sentence that is a line long shouldn't use the word much, three freaking times!!!
Bella has nothing to offer at all, she's a clumsy little whiney brat, that pretty much needs a man to do everything for her! Screw being an independent woman! She has no redeeming qualities, if it was Meyer's goal to make the main character difficult to relate to and easily unlikeable she succeeded!
And Edward is like the complete opposite of a real vampire! Vampires don't freaking sparkle in the sunlight, they BURN!!!! The sparkling bit makes the story unrealistic even for a fiction! He's like a freaking pedophile, why would a girl get turned on by some guy creeping in her window and watching her sleep at night! The way Meyer's describes him is unbelievable, he's just too perfect!!! Everything about him seems to be just great, he doesn't even have bad breath! It's unrealistic!!! Vampires are sexual creatures and Edward is like the 100 year old sparkly virgin! And comparing them to Romeo and Juliet is a serious insult to Shakespeare! Forbidden Love?! I mean really if you want a vampire/human forbidden love story go watch Buffy you'll at least get something real!
And Jacob you can't even hate him! I actually felt bad for this kid because he's a victim of this book! Bella leads him on throughout most of it, and it makes you wanna shake him and say please find someone better! This character could have been decent if someone with a brain was writing this novel!
All in all, this entire series is overrated and poorly written! It encourages teenage girls to change their way of thinking to "I am nothing unless I have a man!" Well that's just a shot to your self-esteem! If you're uneducated in grammar and vampire mythology this is the book for you!
Why did I waste my time? November 19, 2009
CherawGirl (Greensboro, NC)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I like vampire stories and I wanted to see the Twilight movie so I read Twilight wanting to know the story before seeing the movie. I barely finished it it was so poorly written and boring. I kinda liked the movie though.
So now New Moon is being released as a movie and same thing....wanted to read it first. I checked it out from the library (thank goodness I didn't actually pay money for it!). I could not finish it. It was horrible. I mean come on people, 100 pages (that's as far as I made it) of first discord between E and B, then E leaves and depression for Bella. Yeah, that is really something I care to read. NOT!
The bandwagon for this series reminds of the one created around the movie Titanic - it wasn't really that good of a movie either but the fanfare around it raked in the millions.
Maybe the majority of young adults haven't had enough reading experience to recognize a good read vs. a crappy one.
I'm sure the author is laughing all the way to bank why really good writer's can't even get an agent/publisher.
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