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Review: Eclipse « Book Addiction — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:55:42 +0000

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By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:13:02 +0000

You said it all…I think your review and mine are almost verbatim, except I usually put my two cents worth in for parents of 11 year olds (like me) who need advice on whether they should let their child read it. Sophmoric writing, ludicrous plot development, endless whining and drams, etc. I don’t have THAT high of expectations from a teenage vampire book, but please at least give me my money’s worth! It makes me annoyed that I feel the personal need to see the series through. I haven’t read the last book yet (I need a break from the idiocy), but I need to so I can move on.

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:25:13 +0000

You just summed up exactly how I felt about this series!

By: Memory

Memory — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:48:18 +0000

You know, I thought Twilight was really very engaging and at least a fun read, but I become less and less a fan of the series with every book.

I felt the same way. I’ve heard that Meyer originally envisioned the series as a duology at the absolute most, but her publisher asked her to stretch it out into a quadrology. Maybe that has something to do with the declining quality.

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:02:26 +0000

For what it is worth, while I was never what you would call a fan of this series, I was so frustrated with Meyer’s formula (“have nothing happen except that Bella moon over Edward for the first 400 pages and he in turn is both overbearing and creepy… then suddenly have a big battle”), along with the lack of plot, character growth (how is Bella in Eclipse any different from Bella in Twilight?), or decent writing that I resoundingly vowed to not read the final book in the series because I couldn’t see how after about 1500 pages with essentially nothing having happened that anything ever would. Also, this book really sealed the deal in terms of me forever disliking Bella, so there was that too.

That being said, I did read the wikipedia summary of Breaking Dawn, and that actually makes Eclipse sound like a good book. Some wonders may never cease…

By: Ladytink_534

Ladytink_534 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:14:26 +0000

I can’t really remember what happened in this one either to tell the truth… I think they start blending together after a little while.

By: Jeane

Jeane — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:05:17 +0000

I find it pretty telling when I read a book and a week later can’t remember a thing about it. Some of them just don’t stick. Even if they’re enjoyable during the read.

By: Natasha @ Maw Books

Natasha @ Maw Books — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:57:11 +0000

The part that I remember from this book was the tent scene! At least Edward was back.