Eclipse (Spanish Edition) Reviews

• Vacuous

  
  By A15EG131XDRXUW on 2007-12-26
  This book and its companions came highly recommended by several people. In addition to the books being on the New York Times best sellers list I figured I was in for a treat. Imagine my surprise when I found them to be the worst books I have ever read! I have absolutely no idea why these books are so popular. Eclipse was particularly awful, the worst of the three by far.
  
  Generally, the writing is simplistic and uninteresting. The characters are scarcely more than stick figures. The "heroine" is whiny, weak, and illogical. The plot is predictable and resembles an old fashion "bodice ripper". There is very little character or plot development.
  
  Specifically, there is no real reason ever given why Edward falls so deeply in love with Bella other than her blood is exceptionally aromatic. There is no reason for Bella to be in love with Edward other than he is really really good looking. How shallow and boring! I do not buy into or care about their relationship at all. Bella is a very forgettable and boring character. I kept wishing the bad guy/gal would rip out her throat. I grew tired of the "clumsy girl in distress" plot line.
  
  These books could have been really good, but the author has little skill and even less imagination.
  
  I came hungry for a feast, but came away with little more than a Twinkie.
  
  
  
  

• Tedious

  
  By A1WD6EUMO1DDV7 on 2008-01-01
  Bella Swan has to be the most tedious character ever created. I did enjoy book one-but this series is one note, and that note has gotten OLD. I'm surprised girls relate to someone who does nothing on her own, allows herself to be babysat, is in a foul mood most of the time, and has no identity except in relation to two guys. The endless hand wringing and self flagellation wore me out. I trudged through this one, but that's it for me.
  
  

• Worth the wait!

  
  By A2BZ7MYTSNYMEW on 2007-12-26
  Eclispse, the much anticipated (maybe by just me of course) sequel in the Twilight Saga, was worth the wait. The story picks up where the last one left off..Edward has returned to Forks, Washington to his true love, Bella Swan. Bella is close to graduating, and becoming the one thing that she desires...a vampire. Edward is struggling daily to make her reconsider her decision and keep her "humanity", believing that she should have the choice, which is one that he never did. Meanwhile, Jacob Black, Bella's best friend (who happens to be a werewolf) is struggling with his the knowledge that Bella wants to be a vampire, and that he is hopelessly in love with her. While all of these issues are at the forefront of the novel, there are other underlying problems like Bella's clumsiness; a secret society of vampires who want her to become immortal; a suspected serial killer, who may potentially be a newly turned vampire killing in Seattle; an old arch enemy whose sole desire is Bella's death; an uneasy alliance between the werewolves and the vampires; and Bella's pending acceptances to colleges. And finally what makes this novel so endearing and enjoyable is that underneath it all, there is a simple story of young love and sacrifice.
  
  In my opinion, what I found to be most compelling about the story is Meyer's ability to make Jacob Black appear to potentially be better for Bella than Edward! Of course, Edward has stated on more than one occassion that "Bella's happiness is the most important thing to him whether that means being with him or not", but for the first time I really started to consider what life would be if Bella was with Jacob instead of Edward? Afterall, she would not have to give up "anything", while becoming a vampire she would. Perhaps this love triangle was just what Meyer intended. When we were introduced to Jacob in the first book, it appeared that he would be in the same league as Mike, a character mentioned, but not critical to the storyline. However, when we were reintroduced to him in Book 2, and we saw him rescue Bella from heartbreak, we knew that he was a force to be reckoned with. Now he is such a strong character, that my heart simply went out to him in the final chapter, and I found myself liking him more than Edward. (It even made me think of Buffy, Spike and Angel...on some level, because in the end, you really weren't sure which guy is best, especially since they are so willing to sacrifice their happiness for hers).
  
  What I also like about Meyer's series is that although I am well in my 30's, I really enjoyed this well written and clean story. Although I read other paranormal romances, full of sex and violence, this is one that I could give a young reader and not feel bad about. There are definately undertones and hints eluding to sex, but it isn't so overwhelming in the story that it becomes the story (a la Laurell Hamilton), and nothing else. This is a story that even without the sex was good and enjoyable.
  
  I can't wait until the next one comes out, and I definately can not wait to see what happens to Bella, Jacob or Edward.
  
  

• It keeps getting worse...

  
  By AE2P1OEC8CF9F on 2008-01-04
  This series already started out INCREDIBLY cheesy. I have never understood the huge fanbase these books have developed. I chose to read this book only because I don't like to not finish a series; however, within the first chapter of this novel, I was rolling my eyes at the awful cheesiness of this novel. Bella is obsessed with Edward, and not in a kind of healthy loving relationship way either. Basically, this book sets unrealistic standards for girls everywhere. Jacob is the only believable character in the ENTIRE novel, and then he ends up being the one who can never win.
  
  If Stephanie Meyer wants this series to be truly successful, then she needs to cut the cheese and start aiming the series at an older audience. She's already headed in that direction anyway. Perhaps it will give her a chance to actually make up for the awfulness of the rest of the series.
  
  

• Um...

  
  By A1YLRH8OGZ4IL7 on 2008-01-12
  I just find these books insulting to vampires, werewolves and humans everywhere. The vampires are creepy, the werewolves are written like villians and the humans look like petty teenagers. Um-NO! We teenagers have minds of our own. We aren't flocks of geese that act and look alike. Humans in these books sound like children that can't think for themselves. And the only human that isn't characterized as a petty teenager is going to die to become something perfect because being human isn't enough for her. Excuse me, WHAT'S SO WRONG WITH BEING FLAWED AND HUMAN, BELLA? Some role model you are for girls. Fall in love and commit suiside if that guy is stupid enough to leave you. Be a selfish whimp like Bella. That will get you far in life.
  
  
• Disappointed
  By A2HC1IFIHC7687 on 2007-12-23
  I couldn't wait to get this book, driving to the bookstore the moment they opened. I had read the first 2 books and LOVED them so much, that I read them in one week!!!!
  So, I had great expectations for this book and I would say that it was a page turner as well, until the last couple hundred pages. The storyline was so disappointing in the end. The author developed Bella into a fickle and hypocritical girl who ultimately betrays Edward (the person she is supposed to love)and takes her character to this girl who is loose with her affections and betraying everyone! I really feel like the storyline did not have to go this way. It would have been better to have Bella be torn between her friendship and her love, but to ultimately have Bella become a "floosy" (for lack of a better word) betrayer of love...........it was heartbreaking and disappointing.
  I was such an advocator of these novels - telling everyone I knew that these books were about the best love story I had ever read......but I just have some honest issues with the way Bella's character ended up as this less than noble girl who violates trust and hurts everyone around her. It was unnecessary because the story was wonderful without that painful development. It was so upsetting to me to have invested so much time and heart into reading this series and to be so disappointed. I was yelling at the book in the end. There's nothing like blazing through 600 pages and feeling disappointed in the end.............I wish I would have never read book 3 and I will not be reading book 4 (I read that it will be out in late 2008). I really don't care to read anymore about Bella and Jacob. Edward and Bella were the best part of the books. Jacob was better left as a friend. The whole part of Bella making out wiht Jacob made me really upset with the author - so very unnecessary.
  No book 4 for me. :(
  
  
• I'll keep reading, but . . . .
  By A1XLUML5H003Q3 on 2008-04-30
  . . . I really don't like Bella. I don't want to say that if you're a writer, your protagonist necessarily has to be a role model, but I feel that these books send a horrible message to the young girls that they're being marketed at. Bella doesn't seem to have any redeeming attributes at all.
  She is portrayed as weak, co-dependent, and frankly unstable. Edward leaves and she enters a fugue state until he comes back? She can't function without Edward? She'd rather die than live without him? Her life has no meaning if he's not in it? What the hell?
  This book particularly infuriated me, what with the whole Edward and Alice keeping her hostage and forbidding her to see Jacob, because it's not safe, she might get hurt, she doesn't know any better. The Cullens treat her like some kind of mentally handicapped porcelain doll . . . and Bella lets them!
  I'm definitely in the Pro-Jacob column. He's ten times the man Edward is, in the sense that he treats Bella like a person, rather than a possession. He lets her make her own decisions, lets her have fun, and lets her be real.
  I'm torn on who I want her to end up with. I would like Jacob to be happy, and I'd love to see him one-up Edward, but he deserves way better than Bella. Let her go off with Edward, they're both freaks.
  While I'm definitely looking forward to the next book, I have a feeling I'm not going to like how this turns out.
  
  
• sigh
  By A1PLXBH1YGXZ5Y on 2008-01-06
  i loved the 1st book and the second was okay in the end i thought. but the third was too complicated with jacob i think it should have just been left as a friendship and nothing more. also the epiloge was not much of an epiloge and left lost to be desired
  
  
• Utterly intriguing
  By A7O1GYN3Q59DC on 2008-01-01
  I picked up the first book "Twilight" on a whim. I was so taken by the book that I had read 300 pages in the first night. I could not get the book off of my mind. The love that Edward and Bella is so intense! I decided that I could not stop there so I got the next two books. I finished them all within a week and I am breathless for the next. I would say that the first was best...it really did make my heart race at certain moments. The second book was devasting I could hardly stand Bella's pain. The 3rd was good because it had Edward in it the whole time and I love Edward so much. My only problem with these books is that I want to know EXACTLY why Bella's mind cannot be touched by the vampires...WHY does she possess this power? and why such the strong connection with Edward...more so then soulmates...and if she is supposed to be with Jacob why did he not imprint with her? Mabye it will all be explained in the next book..believe me I can hardly wait! I am also excited about the movie! I hope they dont completely ruin the book, but I don't think anyone could be as beautiful as my dear Edward.
  
  
• Amazed and Awed - again!
  By A1ECEPOGAV7H9W on 2008-04-16
  Wow. I continued to be amazed an awed by Stephenie Meyers writing. After reading Eclipse, I decided I needed my own, hard-bound copies of all of the series and I am anxiously awaiting Breaking Dawn. I've read a lot of the reviews of this book and the entire series. I share the feelings about Jacob that a lot of other readers do - I don't really like him or his interactions with Bella. But every character in a book can't be your favorite - where's the fun in that. I find it hilarious that other Amazon reviewers are worried about the bad example that it will set for teen girls that Edward is so controlling and Bella seems to have no other life than wanting to be a vampire. I don't think a normal teen girl would have to worry that her vampire boyfriend is preventing her from going to see a werewolf friend because her boyfriend's vampire sister had a vision. You should not think that it creates feelings of dependency in teen girls because no teen girl will ever have to deal with a vampire boyfriend who has conflicting feelings of killing her, protecting her and being able to love her without killing her accidentally. And this boyfriend by his very vampire nature is inescapably appealing besides being totally in love with her. Folks, it's a work of fiction. Enjoy it for what it is - a wonderful read with action and a romance that leaves you breathless.
  
  
• was there an editor?
  By A2480F6E2X1GDB on 2008-05-05
  Because if there were, they should be shot for their blatant disregard for standard grammar and form. Not to mention all of the redundant and unnecessary information peeking in between the actual moments of story.
  
  The things is, I would still recommend these books because the plot and characters are very intriguing. Her prose, however, is just... not good. If you like a good story and you enjoy reading big books in one sitting, you'll enjoy it as much as I did, even as you occasionally cringe...
  
  
• Complete disappointment
  By A3TYSLM656NGI6 on 2008-09-22
  I tried this series on the recommendation of others who have read it. I'm completely disappointed.
  
  I can see the appeal, most definitely, but Bella has to be one of the most immature 18 year olds I've read about. Edward, for me, is about as flat a character as a pancake, and even after reading three of the books, I still can't see or understand the attraction between these two. Bella is willing to give up her soul to eternal damnation for Edward based upon his smile, his eyes and his marble-hard body, and because he can cause her heart to skitter? Maybe I'm too much of a realist, which may explain why, when I read this series, I'm in a perpetual state of eyeroll. It may also explain why I constantly want to hit Bella upside the head.
  
  I understand that the author's studied literature, which forms the basis for many of the characterizations and material we read in this series, but honestly, there's no depth to the characters or the story. It's page upon page of endless, immature, emotional torture, all told from Bella's perspective as a girl blinded by what, in her mind, she calls love. And I'm disappointed in Charlie for his indifference to Bella. He seems more like a plot device rather than a concerned father, placed within the stories simply because a father figure was needed to round them out.
  
  Jacob is the only character who shows depth (and realistic thinking and emotion), and while his actions toward the end of the book made me do a major "huh?", he's become the sole reason I intend to finish reading the series. In short, that's a lot of money I've spent in favor of one, single, solitary character. What a waste of time and dollars.
  
  
• LOVED IT!!!
  By A1KT0B2F15QSOF on 2007-12-22
  I loved this book! The only disappointment was we didn't get to imagine the wedding described. I was wondering if you were going to make another book. Would definitely want to pick that one up. I'm curious about Bella when she turns.
  
  
• WONDERFUL!
  By A9AYXINOMQS8F on 2007-12-23
  This book was great, it showed that Bella will stick to her decision of becoming a vampire, even with the hardships that come with becoming one. I could not stop reading this book it was AWESOME!
  
  
• WOW! Can't Wait For the Fourth Book!
  By A14YSDUQI9AOXP on 2007-12-31
  I own all 3 books from the Twilight series and I LOVE THEM! I can't get enough. They were amazing and I couldn't put them down. I wish I was Bella because I would totally choose Edward! He's such a dream. The last book, Eclipse, leaves you wanting more. Such a great series I can't say enough about the books!
  
  
• Bella- Edward- Jacob
  By A24CAMESNK0HID on 2008-01-16
  Although I really liked this book I have to say that I was pretty disappointed in the way Bella acted. In the first two books I always liked her character very much but in 'eclipse' she seems to have a complete lack of judgment throughout the book. Especially about her relationship! I just really didn't like what happened to her character- she is supposed to be so understanding and always supposed to be thinking about everyone's feelings but all she does is hurt everyone and acts like a horrible person. I hope she turns into her old self again in the next book...
  
  
• good but have read better.
  By A3JYAPO496COOF on 2008-02-24
  Over all the Twilight series is a great read, I did enjoy them, Twilight being my favorite. But I found Eclipse to be the weakest in the series. Bella is totally focused on becoming a vampire and is letting her life pass her by and all the experiences that go with it, she just doesn't care about it, all she wants is for Edward to turn her into a vampire, she can't stand the fact that she's "older" then him and continues to do so. Bella, your boyfriend is about a century older then you, you will never be older then him.
  
  Edward and Alice both tell her to enjoy being a human while she can that once she's been turned, that's it, there are no more first experiences for her as a human. And they're right of course but she doesn't want to hear it, instead continues her whining until Edward agrees to under the condition that she marry him. No marriage, no turning, Bella agrees to it.
  
  I like this author and am looking forward to "Breaking Dawn", but I think Bella needs to grow up some and experience the world for a few years before turning herself into a vampire. I know I would if vampires were real.
  
  
• Eclipse
  By AQTFIAIL7T5RS on 2008-04-07
  Es un libro excelente que te mantiene en la trama durante todo el tiempo, no puedes dejar de leerlo!
  
  
• one of the best books ever!
  By A339JKVZRETMC7 on 2008-05-02
  i loved this books!!... I'm about to finish eclipse, and i'm waiting for the fourth book to arrive and the movie to come out!! i think this book is awesome! i have a lot of friends that are reading it, and they also love it! even boys!
  i trully recomend this book! :D
  
  
• Exquisitely Crafted
  By A10571R04S83PB on 2008-09-11
  This was my favorite book in the series, with Twilight as a close second. As a reader, you are really brought into the story and get to experience all of the confusion and angst as it happens. I loved the dialogue, how there was humor and commonality between the Edward and Jacob characters. It seemed very authentic to me. The story was crafted with care and the emotional impact of this book made if very difficult to put down. It was the perfect balance of emotion and suspense.
  
  
• Trilogia
  By A3TAIF6A7QI6C0 on 2007-12-21
  Leer los dos primeros libros dejan con ganas de mas. Es por eso que no se puede dejar a un lado "eclipse"
  
  
• Amazing
  By A2WJNJ745R8B31 on 2008-01-02
  I love the twilight series! they are exciting, thrilling, romantic and all around great. As a young teenager i can reccomand it to anyone from ages 12 and up! All my friends and even their parents love them!
  i cant wait for the next book. i highly recommend
  
  
• I loved Eclipse
  By A1KG3TE6KZUNCR on 2008-01-03
  I loved Eclipse so much! I like how Meyer portrayed the choice between staying human and turning into a vampire by Bella having to decided between two loves, it just made it all the more real! ( well, as real as you can get if the two loves are a vampire and a werewolf....)
  Some people are saying that Meyer turned Bella into a damsel in distress, a fickle women, by her constant dithering about Jacob, and Victoria this, Volturi that.... and I have to admit that I want her to have A LITTLE more backbone in the fourth book, but really, put yourself in Bella's position! You'd be freaked out too!
  I have to say that the first book was my favourite, but this is a close secound, though I wish that Edward had more funny lines, or more of a lighter personality. I want Bella to be able to act around Edward as she does Jacob, all carefree and younger. But I guess that just defines their characters more. Ah well.
  Well, I loved this book, and can't wait till the fourth!!!
  
  
• Now Hold On You Haters!
  By A2CJKIGF2JLYCR on 2008-01-05
  This book is about choices to be sure, who will Bella choose? Her best friend/newly found love, or Edward (so-called love of her life)? Okay so Bella is only human after all, and I was beginning to wonder where her heart was anyhow! Who wouldn't fall for Jacob, I mean he's completely perfect for her in every way...aside from the fact that she loves Edward more. I think the whole love triangle is just the right amount of drama for this installment, and Edward deserves the competition and self-doubt as a sort of penance for his impulsively stupid behavior in the New Moon. This book is just as great as the rest of them, and I'm anxiously anticipating the 4th and final installment, "Breaking Dawn". I give this series thus far an A+!
  
  
• Un viaje paranormal dentro de una atmósfera excitante y romántica
  By A3Q5E0GNOVB4SS on 2008-01-10
  En este tercer libro de "Twilight series", Bella se enfrenta a la incertidumbre al tener que escoger entre dos criaturas nada normales a quienes quiere con locura: Jacob (su mejor amigo y hombre lobo) representa su ancla; es su refugio y quién le mantiene la cordura, mientras que Edward (su novio vampiro) es quien quien la hace levitar y le arrebata el aliento de sus ser.
  
  Aparte del inoportuno, aunque adorable triángulo amoroso que se complica en este libro, Stephenie Meyer, también nos envuelve en la trama del suspenso introduciendo nuevos conflictos que le derán un giro interesante a la historia, y a la vez, nos transporta a un retrospectivo viaje a través del tiempo, en el cual se aprecia de dónde proviene la escencia de cada personaje, y por qué cada cual es cómo es; incluyendo la mítica descendencia de los licántropos, la apática personalidad de Rosalie, y al misterioso e intimidante Jasper. Conocerás a todos los personajes, y te enamorarás de cada uno de ellos sin importar lo odiosos que los hayas considerado previamente.
  
  En general, "Eclipse" te dejará pidiendo más "Twilight". La considero la más interesante y emotiva de las tres novelas, aunque a las tres les otorgo 5 estrellas, dentro de cada respectivo trama en que se desarrollan. Por lo que exhorto a todo el que sea amante de novelas vampíricas, a que lean esta formidable serie.
  
  
• Bella we all learned to love becomes a Hochiy
  By A21ET1VAYFUWUW on 2008-01-20
  (thes is a spoieler) ok it was great for the frist couple hundred pages tell Jecobe apppeared insted of being the sweet jecobe that we liked in book 1 he munepulates bell so that she well kiss him after SHEES EGAJED with edwared!!! Mayer shood of made a assen for a cherecter so that he would of made jecobe in so much pain when he frist broke bella's arm!!
  or kill him for that she meesed up!!
  agin its all great tell the end when she whiens in front of Edwared for the loss of jecobe!!
  
  
• Eclipse is great
  By A2VSEQXDLZLG4D on 2008-01-25
  Loved this whole trilogy, now I'm impatiently waiting for the 4th book to come out this fall. I'm almost 30, it may be rated for teens but it is mature enough for the adult reader. Truly a great series in the making, I read the 3 books in 1 weekend which is very abnormal for me to read so much in a short time, but I just couldn't set them down.
  
  
• It's growing on me
  By A1X4QXXCJMR01Y on 2008-02-06
  I just finished Eclipse last night and I think I really liked it. I really enjoyed the struggle Bella had between Jacod and Edward, it would have been boring if she had just thrown Jacob to the side and only focused on Edward. However, I think Edward was way too mature with how he handled the situation. The endless blame and guilt that both he and Bella experience is a little much sometimes. Although Edward seems to be the one Bella is meant for, I like Jacob more as a character and as a partner for her. Overall, I am really looking forward to the next book.
  
  
• Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
  By A2M52KIJVZ15DS on 2008-03-02
  I love all three books but I'm going seriously insane waiting for Brekaing Dawn. I either need some kind of closure or for the books to keep going, LOL
  
  
• EXCELENT!! I'M REALLY HAPPY!!!
  By A4NHY3SNB6851 on 2008-03-10
  I read Stephenie Meyer's books, Twilight and New Moon the last year, and I was disappointed because I thought that I was not going to read the remainder of the book and then someone told me that it would be in Amazon.com and fortunately I found the third book of the saga. Delivery time was minimal, the package arrived in excellent condition and I am very happy and grateful. The book Eclipse is everything that I expected and more. Thanks!!!
  
  

• New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
• Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
• Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
• Luna Nueva (New Moon) (Twilight Saga, Book 2) (Paperback) (Twilight Saga)
• Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3)