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Especially given that 4 of the 5 Cullen “children” attending high school are living in partnered adult relationships.
Never mind that fact that if I’d been alive for decades, not to mention a century, the last thing I’d want to do would be to sit through high school over and over again. But even just reading Midnight Sun, it’s absolutely clear that don’t fit in.
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Of course, I do blame the movie version a bit for this, because before seeing the movie, it maybe wasn’t quite as startling in my head how white and nonhuman they all look. The idea that the Cullens could actually attend human high school and blend in somehow is utterly nonsensical. Going to hide in Phoenix because the bad guy would assume Bella isn’t stupid enough to hide in Phoenix is… stupid. The Cullens always seeming to pick up Bella and carry her instead of trusting her to walk on her own two feet is all sorts of awkward, and really funny to visualize. And while I was entertained at first, I got a little weary after a while.Įverything that’s ridiculous and/or annoying about the original is still ridiculous/annoying here. I felt like I was reading this book non-stop, and it still took me all week to finish. So let’s get on with my reactions to this book. Living inside Edward’s head must be exhausting! You read that correctly: If you’re looking just at word count, which is a better measure for comparison, Midnight Sun is TWICE as long as Twilight, even though it’s telling the same exact story. The length wasn’t something I decided to do 14 years later the story always demanded this. Third, he’s lived a lot longer than Bella and thus has a bunch of flashbacks. It was obvious from the beginning that Edward’s version would be quite a bit longer. The word count gives you a better picture: Twilight is around 119,000 words Midnight Sun is about 240,000. The reason Midnight Sun is a hundred pages longer than Twilight is because the font is much, much smaller.
From an interview on Amazon, the author explains: Does it work? Well, yes, but you have to decided for yourself whether you actually want to need to hear it all.įirst, be aware of the length. This is the long promised and often-leaked book that Stephenie Meyer wrote, retelling the events of Twilight from Edward’s tortured and brooding perspective. Despite my better instincts, they’ve always managed to just suck me in completely.
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While my tastes and opinions related to the Twilight series have changed substantially over the years, I can’t deny that no matter how ridiculous the plotting and the writing, there’s something weirdly compelling and readable about these books. I mean, hey, I compulsively read the Twilight series (multiple times) way back when, attended a midnight release party for Breaking Dawn, saw all the movies… I may even have had a T-shirt and calendar, but I’ll never admit it. Midnight Sun - the Twilight retelling we either needed or didn’t need, depending on who you ask. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger? As we learn more fascinating details about Edward’s past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life.
Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward’s eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. At last, readers can experience Edward’s version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun. But until now, fans have heard only Bella’s side of the story. When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born.