Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

4 reviews

tepidgirlsummer's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I forgot how much of a slog it is to get through this one.

I’m in the throes of a Twilight Saga reread. New Moon has always been my least favorite book, but I’d forgotten why. I sort of remembered it being boring, but thought maybe I hadn’t read it with the right perspective the first few times. I have a greater appreciation for emotional nuance than I did in my very early 20s, and several fellow Ratties defended this installment as important to understand the emotional bond between Bella and Jacob in the future books.

But holy moly is this book a snooze fest. It’s probably about 150-200 pages too long. And aging has only made me even more weirded out by how much Stephenie Meyer normalized these extremely codependent and manipulative relationships. Also, there is virtually no plot. I think this one is supposed to be more character-driven, but there’s hardly any character development after the first couple hundred pages.

I liked Twilight more this time around than I did previously. I remember Eclipse being my favorite, so hopefully that reread doesn’t disappoint.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Minor: Classism and Colonisation

phouka's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Animal death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Stalking, Death, and Medical content

ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Racism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: War

merah's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, and Self harm

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Racism, Torture, and Violence