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 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  562 reviews
Sales Rank: 45
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 2.1
ISBN: 0316068047
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780316068048
ASIN: 0316068047
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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 Slower Starter that gets to good to put down. August 25, 2008
This took a few pages to really get into it. Once she caught me I could not put it down until it was over. I still wanted more. If you are a fan of Stephanie Meyer you will not be disappointed.
 Good but lacking characterization August 25, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a good story. It's definitely an interesting read with moments that leave you wanting to know what's happening next. Some parts are honestly hard to put down.
The challenges are in weak characterization, which is a criticism that has followed Meyers through her Twilight series. While Wanda is more complex and interesting, most of the men are completely one dimensional. The young men are typically violent, yet women are still attracted to them (also a trait in Twilight males). There is a bit of fascination with domineering and violent men in Meyer's worlds.
SPOILER AHEAD!
The whole romance with two guys and the one body with Wanda and Melanie's consciousness in it is a bit cheesy. Meyer seems to be obsessed with love triangles or at least convinced that they are a recipe for a bestseller. To me it's a turnoff. At the end of the book, I'm angry with Wanda for having feelings for Jared. If she really loves Ian that wouldn't/couldn't happen. (Why name another character Jared when you've written four books about a beau named Jacob? I think it was an intentional attempt to make the Twilight audience like Jared. Think it's a coincidence? Her younger brother who we're also supposed to adore is named Jamie, and her uncle, an admirable man, is named Jeb. J=man to marry or love in Meyer's world. 5 books and 5 lovable men with a J-name. Note to the author: please pick another letter for the next book. How's about M? There are a lot of male names that start with M.)
I have a bombshell for love triangle fans: you might as well want to read about Leprechauns, because neither one exists. Their is no such thing as a love triangle. Huh? What? YES. There is such a thing as a lust triangle. If you want a lust triangle, then you're all set. But, no one can love two different people romantically at the same time. Love is about caring about someone more than oneself. One would never want to be cheated on or have one's lover in love with another at the same time. Therefore, it is impossible to love someone and put them through the hell of you lusting after someone else. Love means that you would never do that to the person. If you'd do it to them, you don't love them. If any type of a triangle exists, it ain't love.
Okay, all of the above complaints aside, I still really enjoyed the book. It provides a nice escape. The underground caves are fascinating, and the above-ground society is also interesting. You can't help but care for Wanda.
While the ending might be a bit predictable, it was what I wanted.
 Boo! Hiss! Not worth reading August 24, 2008
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was SOOOOOOOOO disappointed in this book. I had to force myself to finish it, hoping page after boring page it would get better. I loved her Twighlight series, and yes, I am way over the Y.A. age, I am 55. I wish I hadn't rushed to buy this book and instead waited for some of my friends to read (or in this case throw it away before finishing it) to give me their reviews. I have lent this book to 3 people and all have returned it to me unfinished. BORING, BORING, BORING.
 Ok...but gets old August 24, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This story is a good idea.. the whole romance thing.. the 2 people in one body. Kind of reminds me of that movie "The Invasion" with Nicole Kidman except it souls instead of an alien alien....same thing in a way tho. There is a moral in the story, that there is good and bad among every species. No one is perfect.. And the despite what the souls think, they are far from perfect and the whole "we are good, kind, we run and do not fight" stuff got old fast, especially with them taking over the whole world and basically, sucking all personality from the human bodies. I was actually rolling my eyes thru half the book.. I have to say, half of this is lame. Half of it is good. I just scanned over the lame stuff to get to the good. I do not really think this is an adult novel. I see it being more appropriate for the younger crowd. It did pass the time tho.
Over 500 reviews -- what can I add? August 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read and very much enjoyed Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. She gives her characters weaknesses and nobilities that challenge them, while keeping a terrific plot line running. In this latest book, her characters are faced with questions of basic humanity -- what is good and what is evil? Who deserves to live or die? Can we come to understand someone completely "alien" to ourselves so that we turn hate into love? And does that ability show our own true and deepest character strengths and flaws? And at the very heart of this novel is this statement, I believe: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Stephenie is not afraid to show her own faith and principles in her work, making an incredibly compelling story, with terrific characters, while teaching those principles to all of us. More, Stephenie, more!!
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