Just finished the book today... I found it mostly boring... It took me forever to read and as a result it postponed the time I got to spend on another book which I would have liked to read more. But I have an obligation to my blog readers to critic New Moon.
Some think that the beginning is SO sad... I do not. I found that the way bella acted was pathetic and was almost overly dramatized. I got what stephenie wanted to portray and where she was going with it but come on. It made the book longer and it bored me. It sadly took up the whole book!!! the only good thing about the first wasted 400 pages is it gave more insight into Jacob sparking an added factor to the twilight series.
Then you have the climax... another disappointmenting climax... if you remember my last blog on twilight then you remember what I thought of the first one. I believed it was skipped. That it truly had no climax. This time I thought that the climax wasn't the type of climax that I as a reader wanted. Look at it from my eyes, thus far the whole book has been complete waste. Nothing but oh Im sad, jacob is so nice, I wanna hear edwards voice. No action. And these books are supposed to be a mix of action and romance. Therefore the Climax should had some sort of action pacted fight or run for there lives before the Vulcari caught them. Instead we got more romance. The most action was Bella running to save Edward, not very much. And that was done to set up the romance to follow. No real action.
Now to the good parts of the book. The book ended farely solid I thought. Good rap up of all the plot line (though that easy to do when the plot line is as dull as this ones was). The best part of this book is it continues the mystery that surrounds this series. The only reason I'm going to continue reading is because I wanna know more about why none of the special powers work on her. What will her power be when she turns? (I know she will have one) I also want to know more about the Vulcari. This books mystery was the only good thing about it.
As for the real issue.... Jacob or Edward... I vote Jacob. Over all I like vampires better, they are so much more refined and I think head on head a vampire would win in a fight. and I had a choice I wouldn't sleep either. But I picked Jacob because, (and I realize that their relationship isn't real) Bella's and Edward's relationship is based soli on obsession and lust. Bella is way to obsessesed with Edward. And dont give me that they are in love crap. The way Bella reacts is nothing but obsession. I think that its due some sort of need for edward and once bella is a vampire she should lose that. If it were my books I would make that happen she looses that he is so pretty feeling she gets, her heart stops not breathing every time they kiss. Futhermore if it were my series I would make her go back to Jacob after she looses interest in Edward it would be a classic enemies fall in love ending(meaning werewolves and vampires being enemys not Bella and Jacob). But thats just me. therefore I like Edward more as a person he reminds me more of myself but I think Jacob is better for Bella. If it were a fair fight and Edward didn't have the stupid vampire pull he has on Bella jacob would obviously win.
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
that there is nothing like a brownie to make you want some milk
Today a question as serious as any was brought up. What is the difference between a cake and a brownie. I understand that there is a fine line but I would like to know where this fine line has been drawn. After the question was brought up by a friend of mine and some brain storming took place. We decided that there are certain factors that one must consider.
1. the vessel it was cooked in. obviously a cake is thicker than a brownie.
2. the ingredients. I was shocked but I found out that some don't consider a brownie to be a brownie unless it has pudding. just like I said adds density and a wetness.
3. the texture. a cake would be more airy, I believe, than the denser brownie. A brownie would also be more moist
4. the frosting or lack there of. I actually do not believe that brownies should have frosting. First of all the denseness of a brownie and the frosting would make a true brownie to heavy and its not traditional.... but maybe this is to trivial.
I looked at this after I wrote this and just add it in as a footnote but note that I was close with the 3 thing.
According to Kevin Weeks: "The critical difference is that brownies are unleavened-- they contain no baking powder or soda. The lacking of leavening, and minimal amounts of flour results in a denser, chewy bar."
1. the vessel it was cooked in. obviously a cake is thicker than a brownie.
2. the ingredients. I was shocked but I found out that some don't consider a brownie to be a brownie unless it has pudding. just like I said adds density and a wetness.
3. the texture. a cake would be more airy, I believe, than the denser brownie. A brownie would also be more moist
4. the frosting or lack there of. I actually do not believe that brownies should have frosting. First of all the denseness of a brownie and the frosting would make a true brownie to heavy and its not traditional.... but maybe this is to trivial.
I looked at this after I wrote this and just add it in as a footnote but note that I was close with the 3 thing.
According to Kevin Weeks: "The critical difference is that brownies are unleavened-- they contain no baking powder or soda. The lacking of leavening, and minimal amounts of flour results in a denser, chewy bar."
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