Twilight Series: New Moon, due November 2009

[AlphaFrog]

I'm working up the nerve to read New Moon a second time. Meyers said on her website that it's best to read it a second time, because the first time, you spend the first 3/4 of the book waiting for Edward to come back and miss the relationship that's building between Jacob and Bella. The reason I said "working up the nerve" is that I'm generally a reader that gets really into the story, and Meyers does a really good job of making the reader feel what the character feels - so that book really was heartbreaking to me. At least the movie is over in one 2-hour shot (instead of being depressed for 300 pages), and as people have said, the first 3/4 of the book will probably take 30 min and the rest of the movie will take place with them chasing down Edward and in Italy.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I'm working up the nerve to read New Moon a second time. Meyers said on her website that it's best to read it a second time, because the first time, you spend the first 3/4 of the book waiting for Edward to come back and miss the relationship that's building between Jacob and Bella. The reason I said "working up the nerve" is that I'm generally a reader that gets really into the story, and Meyers does a really good job of making the reader feel what the character feels - so that book really was heartbreaking to me. At least the movie is over in one 2-hour shot (instead of being depressed for 300 pages), and as people have said, the first 3/4 of the book will probably take 30 min and the rest of the movie will take place with them chasing down Edward and in Italy.

I think she's probably right. I read this book first since it was the only one available in the airport bookstore. I LOVE Jacob because of this book and never really cared that much for Edward. Reading it without the info from Book 1 really helps, but maybe reading it after knowing that everythng works out for Bella and Edward will work too.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

maybe reading it after knowing that everythng works out for Bella and Edward will work too.

I think the "how" it works out is more important in my case than just knowing THAT it works out...I knew it would work out, because Breaking Dawn was already out when I read New Moon.