|  | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Rating:  2098 reviews
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 608
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0316024961
EAN: 9780316024969
ASIN: 0316024961
Publication Date: May 31, 2008
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Showing reviews 21-25 of 2098
 Impressed despite my apprehension November 5, 2009
M. Ethridge
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So I am one of those people that loves to read.. therefore, I tend to avoid the "hype" books such as the Twilight Series. Add to that I am a woman in my late 20's and I was adamantly against reading these "teeny-bopper" books. Well I was sadly mistaken to believe that because Stephanie Meyers books were being advertised primarily to these young people that it wouldn't be a good read. I was persuaded by a friend of mine that is an avid book reader of great intelligence to read new moon and I was greatly surprised by how much I enjoyed it! I read the book in two days and quickly picked up Eclipse afterward. Meyers writes in a way that draws you in and allows you to feel every emotional aspect of what the character would be feeling. There wasn't a lul in the text or a part I felt I could or wanted to skip over. Do not fall into the stereotype of beliefs that this isnt good writing just because the teenagers love it.. adults love it too.
So the Lion Fell in Love with the Lamb. . . Then the Lion Left November 2, 2009
Lee Marshall (San Diego, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't think it's a spoiler to say that this book is about what happens to Bella, the regular teenage girl protagonist of "Twilight," when Edward, the vampire she loves desperately, leaves her. She is devastated. She is depressed. She is inconsolable. I myself had a couple of very intense relationships a little like this when I was in my twenties, and I could definitely relate to Bella's predicament and how author Stephenie Mayer expresses it. In fact, it was so realistic that I was considering not reading any more when Bella finds a new source of comfort: her friendship with Jacob, the Native American boy she has known from childhood. Obviously, he's not the "perfect" Edward, but Bella begins to suspect that allowing herself some small measure of happiness away from Edward would not be "selling out."
Jacob, who is 2 years younger than Bella, has his own period of painful growth to endure. Both his physical and emotional progress is laid out for the reader (eventually), as he comes to terms with the kind of adult he is becoming and tries to make peace with it.
This book contains some of the history, mythology and philosophy that the first novel lacked, and it finishes with an even better and more suspenseful flourish. Some Romeo and Juliet comparison is included, which may be appropriate, if cliched, for the age of the characters. Fortunately, Bella is modern enough, and sophisticated enough, to handle the comparisons her mind insists on making without getting too sentimental about it.
 Great, great fiction November 1, 2009
J. Condon (CAPE COD MA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Stephenie Meyer has given her readers a great gift in these books. I am afraid this fact is being lost in the hype for the movies. The books evoke strong emotion and they are a great gift to anyone who enjoys this genre, well written, easy read, fun.
 Least Favorite October 31, 2009
J. Kurtz (Princeton, ID USA)
Yes, Edward is noble, trying to do the right thing by leaving Bella to live a life as a human. But surely he should have realized that if he was so intent on not causing her pain that this act would cause her the most excruciating ever? She is in love with him and how can separation ever be a good thing?
The vocabulary was so redundant...safe harbor, my best friend, happy...that it was almost a screaming moment to read another word.
Too much angst to be good.
Edward's point of view would have been a more fascinating story.
It makes me ache. October 30, 2009
Mchale A. Haiman
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love all of the Twilight Saga. New Moon made me ache. It made my heart hurt and I cried. I felt Bella's loss. Stephanie is a terrific writer.
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