The song for this chapter is Vulnerable by Secondhand Serenade (suggested by Ana)
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There was a group of people keeping up with the odd and unusual snacks I would have while reading Twilight, and now you can add tacos to the list for New Moon. In fact, as I move on into chapter 2, my room smells with that delightfully spicy aroma, as I have it still steaming on the plate as I continue munching onwards into Chapter 2.
Before I was so cliff-hangingly left off, Bella had somehow managed to turn a tiny paper cut into an all-out, glass covered wound, a feat only accomplish-able by herself. Every vampire in the room, understandably, tensed at the sight of blood, most of them having to immediately go outside with Jasper as he fought them to get at Bella.
Jasper seems to be the weakest of them all when it comes to being a vegetarian, harder for him to fight against the innate yearning for human blood that the others find easier to resist. Seeing the struggle that even Emmett has when trying to control him, I’m sure any animal would feel at least slightly uncomfortable venturing near their hunting grounds.
I have been intrigued by Carlisle since Twilight, when they visited his office and Bella heard the story of his life. I had completely overlooked the fact that being a doctor, Carlisle would be forced to be around blood many times a day. He has built up a significant amount of resistance to it, so that even when Esme and Alice must leave the room, he is still able to stay and help Bella, like he does with his own patients.
Reading on Edward’s past was rather interesting, as I have been wondering the depths of it since Twilight. It is easy to forget that at one time, Edward was a human, and had real parents who died humans as well. Who were his parents, and what were they before their deaths? How did Edward’s mother seem to know that Carlisle was a vampire? It seems very odd and it leads me to wonder if there is more behind it (or again, I’m reading a bit too deep).
It is also rather interesting to hear Edward’s beliefs on life after death. It seems to speak that he believes himself to be a monster, a soulless creature that is simply there and an abomination of sorts simply through his existence. This extends Edward’s fear for Bella becoming a vampire even further. Not only does he fear for what could happen to her now, but he also believes that it will rob her of her soul. I think I’m beginning to see that there is a bigger picture: Edward, most of all, does not want to be the one responsible for hurting Bella in such a way that is irreversible.
On another note, like Bella, I was beginning to get rather curious as to how Mike Newton kept popping up in conversations with Edward. Mike Newton this. Mike Newton that. Finally, it comes out: Edward sees Mike as a safer, more normal guy than he is; a non-vampire who would be better for Bella than him. Bella, however, puts it all to rest:
“I’d rather die than be with Mike Newton,” I protested. Then, crossing her arms, she continued. “Better yet, I would rather be doused in water, then locked into the trunk with a basket of singing serpents, then run over by a freight train and monster trucks, then passed through a scrap metal machine with eighty-five gears stretching me like taffy; rather than be with Mike Newton.”
Come now Bella. Mike isn’t really that bad, is he? 😀
I will be getting to the next chapter as fast as I possibly can. I know I keep saying that and then spreading days between them, but unfortunately this happens to be the busiest two months of my life so far! I’ll be speeding through some more soon. And, I’ve got some stuff you might like right after August 3 is up…
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124 Responses
hurry up with chapter 3! Im going to cry just reading your blog about it!
I hope you cry for the next chapter, you’ll tell us if you do, right?????
I agree with everyone who says chapter 3 was pivotal to the Twilight Saga. yes it was sad but it made the story and future stories sooo much more!
hahaha your added Bella part was hilarious! so glad you’re already on chapter 3 =D
Uh…Oh…Chapter Three is next.
I suggest you have tissues an arms length away from you at all times while reading that chapter. It’s pivotal to Saga, but still….
passed through a scrap metal machine with eighty-five gears stretching me like taffy
That’s the best thing I’ve heard Bella say in a while =p
It’s not even so much chapter three, it’s what happens in the four pages directly after chapter three that got me… I still get chills just thinking about it.
Yeeeeeeih!!
you picked my song!! XD
I’m so happy!!
Poor Mike.
Are you going to do anything on the outakes and deleted scenes in the books?
Get ready for the water works! Chapter 3 had me crying my little heart out. And i re-read it and i still cryed. It may be differant for you, i know it was for my friend brittany and me; she got mad, i got sad. Any way i think that ‘you are goodbye’ by holly conaln fits perfictly for chapter 3 ‘the end’
I think I beat everyone here. My first time through the series, I was listening to the audiobook. When chapter 3 came along…I chucked my ipod across my room (a tad bit more expensive than the book!). Luckily it’s still alive, what a sturdy little ipod. As much as I hate this chapter, it was bound to happen somewhere in the series.
I’m shocked by how many people said they threw their book. that didn’t happen to me until Eclipse. I was one of the losers who cheated and looked ahead after reading Ch.3 while crying. don’t be a sucker like me! just keep reading, and it’ll get better.
if you decide to reread the books one day, you’ll like New Moon more. its a book you have to read twice to really enjoy.
“And after Bella was finally finished describing her torture, Edward crossed his arms, frowned, and said, ‘But Bella, that’s a normal day for you.'” 😀
I can’t believe people were that angry about Chapter Three. (I was more sad, but i held back the water works.) I doubt that Kaleb is going to have a hissy fit about this and stomp his foot like a three-year-old who didn’t get their way, though. (I’m imaging that in my mind now.. Oh God!)
Chapter Three Kaleb!!! **deep breath** Big, big shocker. the whole series is effected because of the next chapter. Ahh its too depressing!! Im off to find some chocolate….
Love the picture, and the added Mike stuff. As for if Mike’s that bad…you should read some of the stuff the TwilightMoms have thought up about him here: http://twilightmomsforums.freeforums.org/other-creatures-and-witches-in-bd-t5904.html
but only after you read the books.
Get ready for Chapter 3. I did get through the chapter, I was crying most the time though, but after the next four pages I throw the book across the couch. (Hey, I’m not hurting my book) Good luck with it, can’t wait to see what you think.
Oh boy, Chapter three… *deep deep breath*
I wonder how will you react… It’s probably one of the most important happenings in the saga…
” would rather be doused in water, then locked into the trunk with a basket of singing serpents, then run over by a freight train and monster trucks, then passed through a scrap metal machine with eighty-five gears stretching me like taffy” the mental image of this is hysterical. xD
chapter 3… not to give anything away here- but have tissues on hand, Kaleb. Not that you will need them, but I did.
And whatever you do- don’t skip ahead to find out what happens!
On a side note to all the comments about throwing New Moon: No! don’t throw the book-book violence is wrong!
Make sure you have a box of tissues for Chapter Three…
Actually.
Not all the vampires were wanting to eat her. Only 6 pairs of hungry eyes (says at the end of first chapter) but there are 7 vampires.
LOL at your Mike Newton comment.
Wonder what your reaction to chapter 3 will be. ☻
♥M♥
(Team Jacob)
Well, congrats on getting this far- I really enjoy reading your take on things!
And just remember- KEEP READING!!!
This will become clear to you later.
🙂
u should really have tissues at hand for the next chapter. This is no joking matter because the next chapter is…just read it! lol i cant wait to read what u think!
XD rofl…
I love how close everyone comes to ALMOST spoiling the next chapter, and yet nobody actually said what happens.
haha…Mike. I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY can’t wait to see what you think about the next chapter. I’m surprised I survived those 300 pages.
whatever happens keep reading!!! do not stop. i had to force so many of my friends to keep reading, but they figured if i made it through then it must be ok. JUST KEEP READING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow! i can’t wait for to read on. i love your little picture!!!! those are so funny!! keep reading though! and i love learning about edward’s past. it made me see how edward feels and why he believes what he believes and how he sees things. i find it very interseting
OMYGOSH OMYGOSH OMYGOSH…!!!
its gettin gooood.
Okay, KAN, I am sorry to say that after reading the Twilight series i am just now finding out about your site. But i literally stumbled upon it just 2 days ago and, needless to say, your posts are almost just as entertaining and addictive as the books themselves 🙂 hehe
So, keep reading! And enjoy!
Gosh, Marisa! You gave me a mental image of Kaleb in a giant diaper with a bonnet on his head… Poor Kaelb.
Anyway, I’m EXTREMELY excited that you’re reading New Moon now! (!!!!!!!!!!!!) It’s my favorite book in the series, and I really hope you like it. Actually, my avatar on the Lexicon is a quote from New Moon. It’s an intense book, and I loved it. I’ve reread it quite a few times, and I can just connect with Bella’s emotions. When you get there, you’ll know what I’m talking about, and I can comment on it more.
By the way, let’s not kill Bella with your evil plans over there. haha You know I know how your mind works! lol 🙂
I feel like I am running a race.
Right now I am reading New Moon with you, but soon I will pass you, I have to finish Eclipse before Breaking Dawn comes out. lol it just helps the story flow smoother if it is fresh on my mind.
Love this entry!
xoxo
-Brandi-
Gosh your in for it aren’t you. Have tissues ready man I’m serious. But it would be interesting to find out about how elizibeth saw carlisle.
Well, I do think you were going a bit too deep into Edward’s transformation. I don’t think his mother knew Carlisle was a vampire. I just think she meant ‘do what you can as a doctor’. Except he felt so moved by the woman’s love for her son that he took it literally and changed Edward in order to keep him on earth. At least that’s the way I see it. =]
one of my best friend started reading the Twilight series about 3 days ago with taking time to reread Twilight, she finished New Moon in a day and is now happily onto Eclipse. and as the person who posted before me you should definitly have a box (maybe 2) of tissuse when reading New Moon.or maybe that’s just for us people who are slightly obsessed with Edward…. I have only been able to read New Moon completly through onece and I haven’t been able to bring myself to read it all the way through it’s to painful… I didn’t throw my book across the room I was was to numb(as in I couldn’t think or feel anything) to. I think a good song for chapter 3 is Believe by Cher becasue well… read the chapter and then listen to this song and you will find out or maybe it’s just a good New Moon song. this is completly random and really has nothing to do with the Twilight series but do you realize that you’re kind of like the Twilight guy guineia pig the the Twilight obsessed girls are watching (not literally) and commenting about your observations on the series it’s actually kind of funny. 😀
TO ANNIE:
Even though you will probably never read this comment, I did the exact same thing as you. I just cried throughout the book, instead of chucking it at something.
Also, my friend actually read it at school, despite my advising her otherwise. She cried in the middle of lunch. And then my eyes welled up, because I obviously knew what part she was reading, and most of the people who sat with us made fun of us.
So yeah.
Also, to Emmy:
I agree with you. Kaleb is very much like a lab rat, both for us and the other twilight guys. Now they ought to know how it will go over when they announce that they’ll read the series.
gaaaa chap 3 run and hide…. my mom cryed like a baby….my pore pore mom…… well good luck dont throw the book away
I’m so glad to see I wasn’t the only one crying her eyes out over this book! What made it worse is that I was reading it while waiting for my 12-year-old son to complete day surgery on Tues. (just a routine procedure, nothing dramatic) and I had to close the door to the room I was in because I was bawling the whole time. I couldn’t believe how much of Bella’s pain I could identify with (not the same circumstances, obviously) and can totally see why so many people connect with SM’s work.
Interesting how you have all this insight about Edward. I think you got it pretty dead-on. He doesn’t want to be the one to hurt Bella or make her a monster. Yeah, some people think it’s petty. But it’s a pretty big deal, if you look at it from an unbiased, outsider’s view. And yes.. I think the deal with Mike Newton is just that. He’s HUMAN. In Edward’s eyes, Mike can offer so much more to Bella. Your observations are pretty important for the rest of the book, so keep that in mind. Hope that doesn’t spoil anything 🙂
Get tissues. It gets S-A-D. And I give you props to reading Twilight. Congratulations! And YES. Mike IS that bad. He’s HUMAN! Who wants a human? 😛
I just started reading all of your entries and you’re absolutely hilarious I just don’t get how you can spread out your reading so much. When I read these books I absolutely devour them.
I love your posts ! You’re so hilarious! Omggg you’re almost to chapter 3! The most tragic chapter, ever.
You have such interesting, deep thoughts ! It amazes me XD
And the carlisle working at the hospital still impresses me. And edward’s human past still makes me curious.
It never ends.
Amazing song. I’ve been thinking of this song ever since I read Twilight(:
See in this chapter she says masochist(im going to point out every time this happens).
Where can I go to read the entire book without ordering or paying for it??
That part you wrote about Mike reminded me of when Juliet complains about Paris in Romeo and Juliet. A lot, actually.
Mike isn’t really that bad! Actually, she’d be a lot better off with him than Edward or Jacob(not that I don’t love him)….
I love your posts Kaleb! They’re really funny and entertaining! I can’t wait until you’ve read all the books.
And Ally…you can download it..but that would be illegal, right? 😀
LOL!! I love the added diolouge!! I just finished this chapter. I’ll read you next review when I’m done with it 🙂 I hope to finish and get the third book before or during my trip to Cali 🙂 Can’t wait!! I hope the rest is good.
To be fair, it was Edward who knocked her into the glass. I just don’t get why Alice didn’t see it. I mean, most authors would come up with “an author’s convenience”, like maybe Alice wasn’t there and couldn’t contact them. But Bella made the decision to open them… Alice should have seen it then.
oh my goodness. first of all i love ABSOLUTELY ADORE the twilight series.!!! new moon, hmm, chapter 3. im going to need a box of tissues!!!!!!! goodness the agony im in!! like i cant bare it. but i cant stop reading! i finished twilight in 2 days!