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readingpisces's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Gender bend version was not as good as the original but still enjoyable.
Young Adult as a genre is not really my thing anymore, hasn't been for a long time. But since the new book is coming out in August and I'll probably be checking that out, I thought I might refresh my memory by reading this one. It was the series that kinda got me into reading.
Young Adult as a genre is not really my thing anymore, hasn't been for a long time. But since the new book is coming out in August and I'll probably be checking that out, I thought I might refresh my memory by reading this one. It was the series that kinda got me into reading.
svillanu's review against another edition
1.0
laughable. I read it for ten minutes and then gave up. Do people actually think this is good?
cala_p's review against another edition
I was iffy starting this but i gave it a shot. Managed to get 10% in before i just couldnt anymore. I cant read without putting the Twilight characters into the spots taken by their gender swapped counterparts. I know theres supposed to be slight changes to the story but what ive read so far was word for word Twilight and i just cant.
While i really like the Twilight series i just cant get into this
While i really like the Twilight series i just cant get into this
lobinha_fototeta's review against another edition
5.0
I love the Twilight Saga, so I loved this book as well.
ritmanbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Esta reinterpretación me ha sorprendido tanto que le he dado una estrella más que a la novela original.
Todos los personajes de Crepúsculo han sido cambiados de género en Vida y Muerte (con alguna excepción puntual, por un tema de coherencia en los hechos de la trama) y he de reconocer que ese cambio de roles me ha gustado. Mucho. La autora ha querido demostrar que Bella es como es, sin importar que sea hombre o mujer, y así lo ha hecho. Beau, el alter ego masculino de Bella, es igual de torpe, desastre y débil que su versión femenina. Personalmente, me ha gustado que haya sido Edythe, el alter ego de Edward, la que haya tenido que salvarle la vida en más de una ocasión.
También ha habido lugar para algunas de las historias de los personajes secundarios y, además, como este libro es autoconclusivo, tiene un final alternativo que no tiene nada que ver con el final de Crepúsculo. Me ha dejado con la boca abierta y aplaudiendo a la autora.
Es una lectura ligera que, en mi opinión, ha mejorado la novela original.
Todos los personajes de Crepúsculo han sido cambiados de género en Vida y Muerte (con alguna excepción puntual, por un tema de coherencia en los hechos de la trama) y he de reconocer que ese cambio de roles me ha gustado. Mucho. La autora ha querido demostrar que Bella es como es, sin importar que sea hombre o mujer, y así lo ha hecho. Beau, el alter ego masculino de Bella, es igual de torpe, desastre y débil que su versión femenina. Personalmente, me ha gustado que haya sido Edythe, el alter ego de Edward, la que haya tenido que salvarle la vida en más de una ocasión.
También ha habido lugar para algunas de las historias de los personajes secundarios y, además, como este libro es autoconclusivo, tiene un final alternativo que no tiene nada que ver con el final de Crepúsculo. Me ha dejado con la boca abierta y aplaudiendo a la autora.
Es una lectura ligera que, en mi opinión, ha mejorado la novela original.
gahvriela's review against another edition
2.0
I had typed out this long review trying to justify a three star rating but you know what? No. The only saving grace is the ending and even then the ending made me mad.
And please don’t think I’m just a hater because I loved this series when I was younger but that’s the problem, I was younger and didn’t know the things I know now. I’ve grown, Meyer hasn’t and it shows.
And please don’t think I’m just a hater because I loved this series when I was younger but that’s the problem, I was younger and didn’t know the things I know now. I’ve grown, Meyer hasn’t and it shows.
sccrethistory's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a surprise.
I was a Twilight fan and I was totally necesary to read the book and I have to say the most important thing I PREFER LIFE AND DEATH MORE THAN TWILIGHT.
Why I prefer more life and death? because of the character, in twilight we had a stalker vampire and a stupid human but in this new book we have a strong vampire and a cutie pie human.
Dear Stephenie Meyer: You should made this before THAT'S BETTER
So I'll give to this book a 8'5/10 and 4 and a half stars
I was a Twilight fan and I was totally necesary to read the book and I have to say the most important thing I PREFER LIFE AND DEATH MORE THAN TWILIGHT.
Why I prefer more life and death? because of the character, in twilight we had a stalker vampire and a stupid human but in this new book we have a strong vampire and a cutie pie human.
Dear Stephenie Meyer: You should made this before THAT'S BETTER
So I'll give to this book a 8'5/10 and 4 and a half stars
jana_of_the_wind's review against another edition
5.0
5/5 stars
Love Edythe. She's just better than Edward in every way. But I also can't stop imagining Beau as Bella. So for me it's Edythe and Bella (not Edythe and Beau).
Love Edythe. She's just better than Edward in every way. But I also can't stop imagining Beau as Bella. So for me it's Edythe and Bella (not Edythe and Beau).
clockworkbook's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 - Rambling thoughts ... I purchased the hardcover version of this originally in 2015 and immediately started reading. I then put it down after about 2 chapters, a DFN-for almost 7 years. Now, it is October 2022, I have this beast of a book, just finished another re-read of Midnight Sun and decided to try again with Life and Death. I alternated between reading and listening to the audiobook. The audiobook worked for me and I enjoyed the audiobook narration far more than my physical reading, which is unusual for me.
The reasons I initially DNF'd Life and Death still apply, I still feel as though it was just a search and replacement of gender, pronoun and names with very little else changed. I didn't get the emotional attachment to the characters, though the audiobook helped. I found the names and spelling of the names caused a disconnect that felt forced and other issues caused the overall story to not flow organically, in my opinion. Additionally, the ending was was definitely jarring.
Life and Death gives a gender-bending take on the story, and if you are giving it a chance, I would recommend the audiobook version. As I wanted the Twilight Saga audiobooks anyway, instead of buying Twilight alone, I purchased the dual edition.
October 2015 - Initial Read attempted/DNF'd after 2 chapters.
The reasons I initially DNF'd Life and Death still apply, I still feel as though it was just a search and replacement of gender, pronoun and names with very little else changed. I didn't get the emotional attachment to the characters, though the audiobook helped. I found the names and spelling of the names caused a disconnect that felt forced and other issues caused the overall story to not flow organically, in my opinion. Additionally, the ending was was definitely jarring.
Life and Death gives a gender-bending take on the story, and if you are giving it a chance, I would recommend the audiobook version. As I wanted the Twilight Saga audiobooks anyway, instead of buying Twilight alone, I purchased the dual edition.
October 2015 - Initial Read attempted/DNF'd after 2 chapters.
hopestar's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know what to think about this book.
When I started this book , I couldn't stop thinking that it was Bella's story not Beau's.
Most of the time the story was exactly the same (that was a bit boring) and at the end when it was finally a totally other story , it felt so ... Unbelievable. But it's still a good story that made you think : What if....? I think that the original Twilight is better.
(I still hope that Stephenie Meyer will publish Midnight sun.)
When I started this book , I couldn't stop thinking that it was Bella's story not Beau's.
Most of the time the story was exactly the same (that was a bit boring) and at the end when it was finally a totally other story , it felt so ... Unbelievable. But it's still a good story that made you think : What if....? I think that the original Twilight is better.
(I still hope that Stephenie Meyer will publish Midnight sun.)