books 2008: Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer

[supercheesegirl]

OK, I hate to say it, but this one was really good. Partly because I'm totally rooting for Jacob, and he gets some action in this one (you choose the WARM guy, dummy, not the cold one! The whole point of sleeping with a dude is to have someone to warm your feet on in the night!). I still think Bella's in a stupid rush--why do anything eternal right away? she could be HAPPY with Jacob--but I'm really hooked in to the story now.

This book also contained the usual horrific examples of writing: everything happens "suddenly" or "quickly"; no one ever "said" anything because they "mumbled" or "gasped" or "demanded" it instead; Jacob's skin (and fur) are still unavoidably russet, and Edward's eyes are unavoidably topaz. Also, this book made me realize that Edward's always chuckling about something. What the hell? If any dude chuckled at me the way Edward's always chuckling at Bella, I'd freakin' punch him. Chucklehead. This book also contained the most laughably fake and poorly written "news story" I have ever seen in my life. Meyer obviously never learned anything about journalism in college, nor, apparently, even ever read a newspaper in her life.

I know the fourth book is going to be disappointing, but now I'm psyched to read it.

::edit:: I just beat last year's book total. I read 128 books in 2007, and I'm at 129 for 2008 with almost another full month to go! Score!

Comments

[grass-stained.livejournal.com]

Hehe I did enjoy Eclipse as well ("enjoy" relative to the other books). I thought the action scene at the end was really well done! It's just too bad she can't figure out her pacing for the rest of the book.

Have fun with Breaking Dawn! And congrats on beating your book total. :)

[sleepyworm.livejournal.com]

argh! spoilerized!

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

Come on, you didn't see that coming, that Bella would kiss Jacob? It's been brewing since the first book!

[sleepyworm.livejournal.com]

kissing Jacob is very different from sleeping with him!

I'm in book two right now, where she is cozying up to Jacob so that he'll fix her bike...and then he'll give her "riding lessons", wink wink.

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

Well, I... didn't mean it like that. Don't worry, it's not what it sounded like. I don't think poor Bella will EVER have sex. (Also, you know me and my cold feet. It's no wonder I'm rooting for Jacob.)

[sleepyworm.livejournal.com]

whereas with my squeamishness about animal hair, I would tend to prefer the cleanliness of the Cullen household.

[deadwinter.livejournal.com]

I chuckled suddenly upon reading this.

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

That's good, but you would have gotten more points if you'd added some color, like if you'd thrown back your head while chuckling to reveal your gleaming white teeth.

[deadwinter.livejournal.com]

You're absolutely right. Where can I hide my blushing, russet shame?