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Thoughts I Had While Reading Through Twilight: Eclipse

"The fluctuation of diction throughout the book is annoying."

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Thoughts I Had While Reading Through Twilight: Eclipse
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After reading the first two books of the saga, I decided to place post-it tabs in each area of the third book that I either disagreed with, found obnoxious or had some sort of problem with. With the Twilight Saga, I already have an issue with the main plot. I do, however, enjoy the subplots and background stories for the supporting characters. My post-it flags are listed down below.

1. "... If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too."

Why was this not an addition to the story? That would have been so much more interesting than the last book.

2. "Quil's not getting any older."

I'm getting mixed messages about the lifespan of the spirit shifters in this story. One source says they're mortal whereas another says they're immortal, which one is it?

3. Edward's vocabulary.

I don't care when you were born, if you were from the early 1900's or even before that. Your diction and vocabulary adapt to the current time if you attempt to fit in with the general public.

4. "... paroxysms of giggles."

The fluctuation in the level of diction is awkward. See number six for another example.

5. "You look kind of green..."

Never in my life have I seen someone look green, no matter how sick they've been.

6. "Thigh bone" and "extricated" on the same page.

Again with the fluxation in diction and vocabulary, how hard would it have been to write "femur" instead?

7. The time jump from Bella speaking on the phone with her mother, to after final exams in a mere paragraph without a page break.


Normally if there's a large time jump, it's indicated by a design that breaks the paragraphs. It was rather confusing to read the time jump without the indication.

8. Bella's obnoxious desire to be changed.

I get it, to some extent, but she is so annoying with her pleas to be changed. She doesn't give it a break, she doesn't spend the time to think about it. Realistically, people think about large life changes for a long time before they decide what they want to do.

9. Bella's frequent fluxation in intellect.

I remember in the first book, it was noted that Bella was intelligent. Through New Moon and Eclipse, Bella's intelligence fluctuates frequently. One minute she's struggling to understand basic theories and concepts in school, but then she connects dots similar to a criminal investigator.

10. Dialogue not being tagged.

I understand that dialogue does not always need to be tagged. In fact, when it is tagged all of the time, it gets annoying. However, the way Meyers' tags dialogue doesn't make sense, and I'm not sure how it wasn't caught when the drafts were being revised.

11. THE SHAKESPEAREAN REFERENCES.

I get it, sometimes Shakespearean references can work well in literature. Meyers goes overboard with the references, however, and a lot of the time it doesn't make sense.

12. "... snuggling with Michelangelo's 'David'..."

... What?

13. "Listen to your heart fly."

I don't know about you but when I'm laying in bed, I certainly can't hear my own heart beat.

14. Bella is so greedy.

I mean, she really is so greedy.

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