http://booksandwich.com/2008/08/01/new-moon-by-stephenie-meyer/ Book reviews, author interviews and more Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://booksandwich.com/2008/08/01/new-moon-by-stephenie-meyer/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Nathan Lott Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:29:02 +0000 http://booksandwich.com/?p=139#comment-61 Oh I forgot to add one thing, I thought it was interesting that you said the book had three blank chapters. I read it in e-book version on the Amazon Kindle for iPhone and there were no blank chapters. Oh I forgot to add one thing, I thought it was interesting that you said the book had three blank chapters. I read it in e-book version on the Amazon Kindle for iPhone and there were no blank chapters.

]]> http://booksandwich.com/2008/08/01/new-moon-by-stephenie-meyer/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Nathan Lott Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:23:32 +0000 http://booksandwich.com/?p=139#comment-60 I thought the sullen side of Bella was an interesting character shift. She is broken without Edward and was grasping at anything to have him near her again. Edward was playing the role of her conscience basically with the voices. I was hoping it really was Edward speaking to her and his spirit or something was watching her and knowing everything she was doing, but I guess that would have been too over dramatic. The parallels with Romeo and Juliet were interesting as well especially when Meyers references Paris as Jacob. Speaking of Jacob I do disagree with you on that point that he is better for her than Edward. If Bella were to stay with Jacob she could get just as torn up and disfigured as Emily, Sam's fiancee if Jacob were to ever lose his temper. She could easily be killed by Edward too, but I think Edward has been around for over a hundred years and has much more practice controlling himself. I do feel like I wish Edward or Carlisle or Alice would just change Bella so she could stop whining about it. I understand Edward's reluctance to take her soul though. One other comment I had was that I liked the Italy scenes with the Volturri. It really brought the old world vampire mythology from the Anne Rice books like Vampire Lestat and Interview with the Vampire (although this series is more aimed at kids). It is also kind of reminded me of the novel Hannibal, the sequel to Silence of the Lambs, where Hannibal Lecter is curator of art in Florence. I thought the sullen side of Bella was an interesting character shift. She is broken without Edward and was grasping at anything to have him near her again. Edward was playing the role of her conscience basically with the voices. I was hoping it really was Edward speaking to her and his spirit or something was watching her and knowing everything she was doing, but I guess that would have been too over dramatic. The parallels with Romeo and Juliet were interesting as well especially when Meyers references Paris as Jacob. Speaking of Jacob I do disagree with you on that point that he is better for her than Edward. If Bella were to stay with Jacob she could get just as torn up and disfigured as Emily, Sam’s fiancee if Jacob were to ever lose his temper. She could easily be killed by Edward too, but I think Edward has been around for over a hundred years and has much more practice controlling himself. I do feel like I wish Edward or Carlisle or Alice would just change Bella so she could stop whining about it. I understand Edward’s reluctance to take her soul though. One other comment I had was that I liked the Italy scenes with the Volturri. It really brought the old world vampire mythology from the Anne Rice books like Vampire Lestat and Interview with the Vampire (although this series is more aimed at kids). It is also kind of reminded me of the novel Hannibal, the sequel to Silence of the Lambs, where Hannibal Lecter is curator of art in Florence.

]]> http://booksandwich.com/2008/08/01/new-moon-by-stephenie-meyer/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Book Sandwich - Book reviews, author interviews and more! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:43:10 +0000 http://booksandwich.com/?p=139#comment-58 [...] that you go back and start from the beginning. Immerse yourself in Twilight, angst your way through New Moon. Only then will you be able to fully appreciate Eclipse, the third book in a four book [...] [...] that you go back and start from the beginning. Immerse yourself in Twilight, angst your way through New Moon. Only then will you be able to fully appreciate Eclipse, the third book in a four book [...]

]]> http://booksandwich.com/2008/08/01/new-moon-by-stephenie-meyer/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Book Sandwich - Book reviews, author interviews and more! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:16:09 +0000 http://booksandwich.com/?p=139#comment-59 [...] cause no harm. First of all, it is absolutely imperative that you read Twilight, and then go read New Moon , and after that read Eclipse before you crack open Breaking Dawn. This is not a series you can [...] [...] cause no harm. First of all, it is absolutely imperative that you read Twilight, and then go read New Moon , and after that read Eclipse before you crack open Breaking Dawn. This is not a series you can [...]

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