Helpful Score: 5
Like other reviewers, I read this book cover to cover without stopping. With a 500 page book, eye fatigue or personal responsibility usually wins out...but the suspenseful narration makes this too irresistable a page turner.
I'm a pushing 30 mother of two, and not in the target demographic for this book. I also do not care for vampire stories. I've happily made an exception with this young adult title.
It's not perfect however....Bella has the verbal skills of a 35 year old Mensa member grad student...which is lightly acknowledged in the book by her mother and by a brief mention of "advanced classes"...but still completely unbelievable. What was believable was the passionate and immature exchanges between Bella and Edward. I think my main complaint would have to be that the game playing between the two really got on my nerves after a while...and that the character of Bella was more argumentative and sullen than inquisitive and charming. Edwards bi polarish behavior is more easily forgiven, given the nature of what he is. I found myself wishing that Bella came off more clever than bratty. This may very well be that the story is told in first person...and the fact that Bella is modest is well established.
Overall, though...I'm really looking forward to tearing through the next book in the series, and very much looking forward to seeing the big screen adaption. Kudos to the author for a fast paced and original story.
I'm a pushing 30 mother of two, and not in the target demographic for this book. I also do not care for vampire stories. I've happily made an exception with this young adult title.
It's not perfect however....Bella has the verbal skills of a 35 year old Mensa member grad student...which is lightly acknowledged in the book by her mother and by a brief mention of "advanced classes"...but still completely unbelievable. What was believable was the passionate and immature exchanges between Bella and Edward. I think my main complaint would have to be that the game playing between the two really got on my nerves after a while...and that the character of Bella was more argumentative and sullen than inquisitive and charming. Edwards bi polarish behavior is more easily forgiven, given the nature of what he is. I found myself wishing that Bella came off more clever than bratty. This may very well be that the story is told in first person...and the fact that Bella is modest is well established.
Overall, though...I'm really looking forward to tearing through the next book in the series, and very much looking forward to seeing the big screen adaption. Kudos to the author for a fast paced and original story.
