New Moon by Stephenie Meyer – A Review by a guy
I was actually going to write about responses to sneezes over the world and their meanings. I had even started my research at work asking everybody what responses they knew about or had in their country of origin. This was just curiosity and I was very intrigued at how the responses differed. However their is already a fairly large list over on Wikipedia. The majority of responses involve wishes for good health or invoking God in accordance to one’s religion. I did manage to find some additional responses; in Poland Na zdrowko is used instead of Na zdrowie for smaller children although the meaning ([to your] “Health” remains the same. Certain Indians would say “Jai” meaning “Victory” and Sikhs would say “Waheguru” to refer to God.
Instead I am doing a quick review of New Moon. I read New moon pretty quickly after Twilight. It had a faster pace and was an easier read. The continuation was appropriate but New Moon seemed a bit rushed, it was a fairly wide swing and change in circumstances in the story were brought on very quickly. It was easier to identify with the main character Bella in New Moon and this meant I could enjoy the story a bit more. While the first half of the book did again concentrate on Bella’s feelings etc, the resultant plot gave New Moon more of an appeal for me.
I had recently read Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Great Book but with a cramped and rushed ending, did not find the time to review) which mentioned Twilight in comparison. This was not justified for me but New Moon did appease that opinion with its faster pace and more fantasy-esque plots. And yes I am currently reading Eclipse, I’m going to see the Saga through and then hopefully get stuck into Robin Hobb’s new book The Dragon Keeper which I had been putting off till the holidays to enjoy it better.
