Eclipse
category: romance, fantasy, author:Stephenie Meyer
book 3 of Twilightoriginal copyright 2007,
read in October 2010
Agamedes' opinion: 9 out of 10
Okay, I'm just a sucker for a great romance! And by "great" I mean, where the girl is kissing the guy -- so she forgets to breathe... Aaaaaahhhhh shucks :-)I had delayed reading Eclipse for a couple of months. I had the book, just didn't pick it up. The feeling was, How much sap could I handle in one year?
I picked up Eclipse. Started reading... And just could not stop. I finished the book in a day. And enjoyed every minute of it!
About half-way through you realise, there is going to be a big battle, very soon, with vampires, werewolves and one human in the middle...
Another 200 pages of breaking hearts, anguished romantic suffering, despair, guilt and forgiveness -- and the battle is still to come...
More pages of love and (controlled) lust and longing, then one very individual battle... The heroine prepares to sacrifice herself for the cause of good (and the hero is heard to give yet another exasperated sigh at the heroine's silliness -- truly!)... Oh, and the big battle just happened, off-screen...
And all that's left is unresolved heartbreak for the odd member of the romantic triangle. "All"?! The ghastliness of the loser's fate is an entire, heart-wrenching epilogue!
Absolutely brilliant! I am really, really looking forward to reading the final book of Twilight!
Sigh...
The overall Twilight plot has also gained some depth.
Why don't they just stop sighing, get married, get vampired and enjoy life? Now I have a better understanding of why not. Where did all those werewolves come from, just at the right time? Now we know. Is "cuddling" just a euphemism for what is really going on? Well...
This book really hits the deep patches of teenage sexuality. "Don't worry Dad," says our heroine, "I'm still a... [mutter] virgin ... and I [blush] intend to remain that way until ... married." And that's it. Just for those who did not really follow the story...
This is a book for "young adults". I am not "young". (There are those who would say I am not "adult", either, but that's by the bye.) No mixed messages, no forcing adult ideas onto unwilling or too-willing teenagers.
A great book, for all ages. Just be prepared for a lot of heart-wrenching angst and anguish.
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