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New Moon (book)

The second book in the "Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer.

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Depressing, But Still Good

Jul 20, 2010

by electricsuicide
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The second Twilight book is much darker than the first, and 75% of the book is actually very depressing, if a bit melodramatic. In some ways, this is very much the biggest chance the author took with the series, and it shows. From a writing standpoint, New Moon is probably the biggest departure from the Twilight formula. You'll either love it or hate it, but I'd say if you're over a certain age you're much less likely to enjoy it.

Give it a shot if you liked the original Twilight though.

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Disaster

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review by zoeosity. July 13, 2010

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Not worth your time.

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Quick Tip by vampire_eyez. October 12, 2010

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my least favorite of the entire twilight saga. I really learn to dislike both Bella and Jacob in this book. and thats a dislike that leaves a bad tasted in my mouth for the rest of the books.

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Just horrible.

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Quick Tip by SheilaDeeth. October 01, 2010

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This one didn't feel as good as the first--too many people making bad decisions. But fewer longing looks into beautiful eyes.

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New Moon is a fantasy-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer, and is the second book in the Twilight series. According to Meyer, the book is about losing true love. The title refers to the darkest phase of the lunar cycle, indicating that New Moon is about the darkest time of the protagonist Bella's life. The book was originally released in hardcover in 2006, following the successful publishing of Meyer's debut novel Twilight. A film adaptation was released on November 20, 2009.

Upon its publication in the United States, New Moon moved quickly to the top of bestseller lists, becoming one of the most anticipated books of the year. It peaked at #1 on both the New York Times Best Seller list and USA Today's Top 150 Bestsellers, and was the biggest selling children's paperback of 2008 with over 5.3 million copies sold.

New Moon has been translated into many diverse languages, including Czech, Thai, Russian, Norwegian and Arabic.

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