tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140390903011627762.post2157067168322401991..comments2024-01-12T04:14:44.031-06:00Comments on Amanda (AnotherBookJunkie): Review: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, by Stephenie MeyerAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14212211603783929630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140390903011627762.post-11818159632657710532010-06-22T08:57:05.570-05:002010-06-22T08:57:05.570-05:00i should say straight away that i am not a twiligh...i should say straight away that i am not a twilight fan. i did enjoy the first movie, which prompted me to read all 4 books (well, skim them) - but thought the characters were overly simplistic, the writing juvenile, and bella in particular was way too fragile for my taste.<br /><br />however, like you, i was interested in the idea of the violent raging newborn, so i picked up bree tanner at the grocery store a couple weeks ago and flipped through the beginning and end chapters. i didn't read the whole thing but i read enough to say that i completely agree with you. first of all, i wish we could have seen the changing process for bree. bella's change was so safe - there was never any fear that she'd lash out and kill someone as a newborn. she knew exactly what she was getting into, and was more or less the exact same person as soon as the change was finished. <br /><br />bree, on the other hand, was changed against her will, probably before she had any idea vampires even existed. what was she like before? what were her first thoughts after? did she regret the loss of her human life, or could she only think about blood? the concept of the blood thirsty newborn was very intriguing to me, and it's basically the only reason i bothered to even look at the book. but, stephanie meyer apparently wasn't too interested in exploring that darkness in any depth.<br /><br />oh well.xtina@moydrookreadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00978859869043341221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140390903011627762.post-85696912105566307572010-06-21T23:21:02.138-05:002010-06-21T23:21:02.138-05:00I haven't been overly excited about this book ...I haven't been overly excited about this book either and now I am sure it won't make it very high on my tbr list. Thanks for a good review. Shari myneuroticbookaffair.blogspot.comSharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13412494506961728481noreply@blogger.com