Eclipse (spoilers)

I finished Eclipse last night, and I re-read the last 80 pages again this morning.  Suffice it to say, I loved it.  Of course.

Things I loved:

• Jacob. I'm still with Edward all the way, but I have to respect Jacob for trying. Dude, I love him. I just love Edward more. Sorry, kid.
• The werewolf-vampire alliance 
• Finding out more about Jasper and Rosalie. I am so impressed at the depth of all their stories, and how different they all are. I loved Rosalie's descriptions of herself as totally vain, and how she's unapologetic. I love everything about Jasper.
• Alice. Enough said. I love her.
• Edward, of course

Things I did not like:

• Bella's continued reluctance to marry Edward.  I meant to talk about this in the last entry about New Moon, but I forgot.  WTF, Bella?  I understand that she doesn't have the best outlook on marriage, especially very young marriage, after her mother's experience.  I get it.   But she's more than willing to become a vampire to be with Edward, and I'm pretty sure that her parents wouldn't approve of THAT.  So why does she care so much that they'll be upset about her getting married at 18?  They'll get over it, eventually.  She goes on and on about how Edward is her life (and I love that, really I do), but then why does she have to stomp all over him by refusing to just get married?  It makes me hate her, but I can't because Edward loves her so much.

My favorite scene by far was the night in the tent, when Jacob and Edward managed to talk without killing each other.   I love their dynamic, and I loved reading their conversation.  I laughed out loud when Edward was being driven crazy by Jacob's thoughts while he was warming Bella up.  God, I love them both.

It's a close call, but I think if I had to choose, I'd still put New Moon as my favorite at this point.  Eclipse had a better plot and much more action, since so much had already been established by the first two books, but New Moon just... shook me.   I hated that Edward wasn't in it, but I think the fact that it was still so good without him makes it my favorite.

What did you all think?  

I'm almost afraid to start Breaking Dawn today because I don't want the series to be over, but I know that I won't be able to help it.  

Comments

[Janssen]

I just restarted Twilight last night and I'm loving it - I'd forgotten how rude Edward was to her initially.

That scene in the tent is the BEST. . . oh man, I just cracked up so many times. Poor Jacob. You knew he'd never really get Bella, but he makes one heck of an effort.

[Viviane]

You know, that same thing really bothered me as well! I mean, why make such a big deal out of marriage if you want to spend the rest of eternity together anyway, why care what others think? I felt bad for Edward, I mean, it would totally make me second-guess how much the other person really loves me, if they are being so persistent about not wanting to get married.
Anyway, I won't be able to read your next Twilight post, please make sure you mention spoiler or something in the title again so I don't read it by accident. :)

[ccr in MA]

Well, it may be selfish, but I want you to read Breaking Dawn to find out what you think of it! I think you're going to love it, but after what you said here, there are a couple of things I'm interested in your take on.

It does suck to finish a great series, though. Truly.

[nancypearlwannabe]

You are hilarious with these posts. I can't wait for you to finish Breaking Dawn so I can read your thoughts because OH MY GOD so many things.

[Erin]

I just finished Eclipse last night. I adore Jacob, and truth be told, I really don't like the way Edward treats Bella sometimes. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I just don't buy it sometimes. So, I'm glad she's reluctant to marry him.

I know, I know. I must now be taken out and shot for voicing anti-Edward opinions.

[Audrey]

I feel the same way about Bella's reluctance to marry Edward. Seriously, WTF? Isn't committing yourself to be a vampire with him even MORE of a committment than marriage? So what is the big deal?

I know I can tell you this and you'll understand -- I read Twilight as my Blogger Book Exchange book, and now it is somewhere else in the country being read by someone else. I won't have it back for a few months. That is the ONLY reason I'm not re-reading it right now. And I'm not positive I'm going to make it to the end of this round of the book exchange without picking up another copy to read again. It's going to be difficult.