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ichidoll's review against another edition
3.0
Yo sabia a lo que me metía, sabía que no es el mejor libro en el cual gastar mi tiempo y aun así lo leí.
No es muy diferente de la obra original, al inicio me causaron gracia los nombres ya que solo son "cambiados" por su contraparte femenina y algunos son super pasados de tiempo. Solo para poderlos cambiar de sexo.
El ultimo capitulo es como si se tomara el resto de los 3 siguientes libros y se resumiera contando la historia de los demás Cullens y se saborea un poco apresurado y forzado, principalmente al saber que esas historias tuvieron su momento en el trabajo original para ser contadas.
*spoiler*
Al final Beau es convertido y deben fingir un funeral para Charlie y Rene para que no se quedaran sin respuestas sobre donde esta su hijo. Por lo cual el ya no será capaz de verlos nunca.
Sin embargo. Se siente así mismo un tanto forzado simplemente para cerrar ya el libro.
No es muy diferente de la obra original, al inicio me causaron gracia los nombres ya que solo son "cambiados" por su contraparte femenina y algunos son super pasados de tiempo. Solo para poderlos cambiar de sexo.
El ultimo capitulo es como si se tomara el resto de los 3 siguientes libros y se resumiera contando la historia de los demás Cullens y se saborea un poco apresurado y forzado, principalmente al saber que esas historias tuvieron su momento en el trabajo original para ser contadas.
*spoiler*
Al final Beau es convertido y deben fingir un funeral para Charlie y Rene para que no se quedaran sin respuestas sobre donde esta su hijo. Por lo cual el ya no será capaz de verlos nunca.
Sin embargo. Se siente así mismo un tanto forzado simplemente para cerrar ya el libro.
ashction's review against another edition
4.0
Was it still (unintentionally?) sexist? Yes, perhaps even more so. But still, the ending is what makes the story good. Edythe is a bit ridiculous, though I'm sure if I reread Twilight I'd find Edward nearly the same level of ridiculous. It was also so difficult to take the things that were the same and remove them from the impression left behind by Bella and Edward!
For the record, nearly EVERY single character goes through a genderbend, except for Charlie, Renee, and Phil for reasons I don't particularly understand but agree with all the same. Even characters like the school receptionist and the nurse get swapped from female to male, which was a little much, to be honest! And the NAMES, oh my god. They're AWFUL! Some of the more obvious ones were greatly appreciated (like Mckayla (?) and Allen) but others (i.e. EARNEST for Esme, and ARCHIE for Alice???) were just terrible! Surely they're could have been a more subtle name change... Esme could have been Eric! It didn't have to be Earnest! Though I'm aware she was probably trying to fit the time periods of her characters, some leeway certainly could have been given there.
The ending though, that's what gets me the most. Chapter 23 of Twilight is one of the chapters that sticks with me STILL to this very day. I still get emotional when I read it, I still think about it, I still hold a grudge that it didn't transfer over to the movie, etc. So of course, knowing Stephenie rewrote this book, I had to check and see how my favorite chapter fared. Sure enough, it was changed - no longer "The Angel" but rather "The Choice". Before I reached it, I was furious; surely she didn't have to sabotage one of my favorite moments from the entire saga. However, upon reading it and realizing what she had done (and thanks for the brief nod to Edythe/Edward being the angel), I was hooked like it was my first time reading Twilight all over again!
Sure, Twilight is melodramatic, kind of sexist, totally over the top, etc. And sure, this genderbended rewrite is NOT the Midnight Sun that myself and every Twilight fan out there still craves - especially with the creepy deja vu feeling from the chapters she hardly touched other than to change names and pronouns. Regardless of all the bad things, I still love Twilight because it's part of what made me the reader I am. It's lead me to the books I read now, and I can't help but be appreciative of Stephenie's attempt to bring a new chapter into that life. ESPECIALLY when she pulls out an ending I didn't see coming!
All in all, if you're a Twilight fan, or were at some time, you'll definitely appreciate this. If you're not a Twilight fan, don't waste your energy just to post a negative review - there are worse books out there, I promise you that.
For the record, nearly EVERY single character goes through a genderbend, except for Charlie, Renee, and Phil for reasons I don't particularly understand but agree with all the same. Even characters like the school receptionist and the nurse get swapped from female to male, which was a little much, to be honest! And the NAMES, oh my god. They're AWFUL! Some of the more obvious ones were greatly appreciated (like Mckayla (?) and Allen) but others (i.e. EARNEST for Esme, and ARCHIE for Alice???) were just terrible! Surely they're could have been a more subtle name change... Esme could have been Eric! It didn't have to be Earnest! Though I'm aware she was probably trying to fit the time periods of her characters, some leeway certainly could have been given there.
The ending though, that's what gets me the most. Chapter 23 of Twilight is one of the chapters that sticks with me STILL to this very day. I still get emotional when I read it, I still think about it, I still hold a grudge that it didn't transfer over to the movie, etc. So of course, knowing Stephenie rewrote this book, I had to check and see how my favorite chapter fared. Sure enough, it was changed - no longer "The Angel" but rather "The Choice". Before I reached it, I was furious; surely she didn't have to sabotage one of my favorite moments from the entire saga. However, upon reading it and realizing what she had done (and thanks for the brief nod to Edythe/Edward being the angel), I was hooked like it was my first time reading Twilight all over again!
Sure, Twilight is melodramatic, kind of sexist, totally over the top, etc. And sure, this genderbended rewrite is NOT the Midnight Sun that myself and every Twilight fan out there still craves - especially with the creepy deja vu feeling from the chapters she hardly touched other than to change names and pronouns. Regardless of all the bad things, I still love Twilight because it's part of what made me the reader I am. It's lead me to the books I read now, and I can't help but be appreciative of Stephenie's attempt to bring a new chapter into that life. ESPECIALLY when she pulls out an ending I didn't see coming!
All in all, if you're a Twilight fan, or were at some time, you'll definitely appreciate this. If you're not a Twilight fan, don't waste your energy just to post a negative review - there are worse books out there, I promise you that.
vanillasophie's review against another edition
4.0
'Life and Death' was for me a lot better than the original 'Twilight'. Beau was just as foolishly in love with Edythe, as Bella is with Edward, but Beau didn't come off as annoying. I do like Beau better than Bella, even though they are almost the same person. Beau seems a little more careless than Bella, which I did like more.
For me personally, the main issue with the book was the confusing about the names. I did often mix some of the side characters like Alice/Archie and Emmet/Eleanor up.
However, I do think it was very refreshing to read the book from a male perspective. It gave a different twist on the story, which I liked indeed.
For me personally, the main issue with the book was the confusing about the names. I did often mix some of the side characters like Alice/Archie and Emmet/Eleanor up.
However, I do think it was very refreshing to read the book from a male perspective. It gave a different twist on the story, which I liked indeed.
pjustin's review against another edition
1.0
If you really loved the Twilight series like I did (read all of the books at least 4 times), you will be seriously disappointed with this. Don't read it. I was only able to force myself through the first two chapters and I had to quit and re-read Twilight up to that point. It just seemed awkward and forced to me. Sorry.
llfoofaye's review against another edition
4.0
I know people love to hate Twilight but not me! I really loved this. It was so interesting to see it all from the other perspective. It took me a while to stop trying to convert the characters back to their original genders but once I got over doing that it was much easier to read. I liked the small changes that were made and how easily they fit into the story. I really loved the big changes!! ;) but that's all I'll say about that!!
samsbookcase's review against another edition
4.0
For the people that say it's boring because it's mostly things we've already read. This was already known before it even came out. You could have known that.
I absolutely loved reading this book. Twilight will always have a special place in my heart and I didn't expect it to end the way it did but I enjoyed it SO much. I might love Edythe and Beau even more than Edward and Bella?? It was a great book to read.
I absolutely loved reading this book. Twilight will always have a special place in my heart and I didn't expect it to end the way it did but I enjoyed it SO much. I might love Edythe and Beau even more than Edward and Bella?? It was a great book to read.
daumari's review against another edition
1.0
I'm slightly peeved this will count as one and not two for my Goodreads challenge, but it makes sense- they're bound together. Buddyread Life and Death with GRless!Alexandra, and since Goodreads counts all the pages and it's been a while, I figured I'd reread Twilight.
Back when the series debut, I was definitely on the hatefan train- my young adult internet experiences were lurking in those livejournal communities (which dates me, aaah), especially Cleolinda's recaps. . I always like backing up assertions with evidence, though, so I borrowed my college roommate's copies and tore through the series over Fall Break. The characters were easy to hate- Bella's constant negativity and passiveness, Edward's possessiveness would be bad traits in real life.
And yet- as I reread, I recall that I was a pessimistic teenager who figured out would-be career paths by what I didn't like, thriving on snark, and getting sniffy over popular things... like Twilight. Maybe the reason I dislike Bella is that really, actually, Bella is me (and every other ladyteen at some point).
I'm still not convinced Twilight is a Great Work, though- after the meadow sequence, Edward and Bella are so into each other I think I screamed into an update "JUST BONE ALREADY" even though I know it won't happen for another few books because she's breakable.
And on that note, that's one of several things Life and Death fixed, as Beau and Edythe have a straightforward conversation about how she could crush his skull accidentally. Besides being a genderswap, Meyer took the time to do a fresh round of edits because after a decade, you know what mistakes/repetitive phrasing/etc. appeared in your first work. It's not a complete find-and-replace- Charlie and Renee are the same because Meyer thought in the time period, there's no way the courts would give custody to a flightly man vs. the very stable Charlie, and some minor characters aren't swapped (I am not well-versed in Twilore to pick out who they were).
Due to the nature of the flip-and-read-the-other-story binding, there were a couple times in L&D where I looked to see what the original passages said. In a lot of cases, Beau is a little more thoughtful, with longer explanations for why he thinks about his classmates in a certain way, or about Forks. Beau has less of a chip on his shoulder, definitely. I also like Edythe more- while she still watches Beau sleep, she feels less stalky, and more concerned in general with the longterm status of their relationship. I'm not totally convinced the Port Angeles events are a solid genderswap counterpart (instead of girls looking for prom dresses, it's guys getting corsages and... seeing a movie? Instead of attempted sexual assault, the PA gang things Beau is an undercover cop? what), and disappointingly, Beau didn't take ballet lessons (instead, it's that his mom taught at the studio). There definitely could've been more interesting directions to go with this spear version of Bella.
Without spoiling, it'd be impossible for Meyer to continue doing genderswapped versions of the other books, as L&D ends differently. It feels a little more tragic to me, and also has consequences for AU!world.
1.5 stars, but I don't wanna round up to Goodreads' "it was ok" 2. I may understand your sparkly vampire romance novels a little better, but they're still... not... good.
Back when the series debut, I was definitely on the hatefan train- my young adult internet experiences were lurking in those livejournal communities (which dates me, aaah), especially Cleolinda's recaps. . I always like backing up assertions with evidence, though, so I borrowed my college roommate's copies and tore through the series over Fall Break. The characters were easy to hate- Bella's constant negativity and passiveness, Edward's possessiveness would be bad traits in real life.
And yet- as I reread, I recall that I was a pessimistic teenager who figured out would-be career paths by what I didn't like, thriving on snark, and getting sniffy over popular things... like Twilight. Maybe the reason I dislike Bella is that really, actually, Bella is me (and every other ladyteen at some point).
I'm still not convinced Twilight is a Great Work, though- after the meadow sequence, Edward and Bella are so into each other I think I screamed into an update "JUST BONE ALREADY" even though I know it won't happen for another few books because she's breakable.
And on that note, that's one of several things Life and Death fixed, as Beau and Edythe have a straightforward conversation about how she could crush his skull accidentally. Besides being a genderswap, Meyer took the time to do a fresh round of edits because after a decade, you know what mistakes/repetitive phrasing/etc. appeared in your first work. It's not a complete find-and-replace- Charlie and Renee are the same because Meyer thought in the time period, there's no way the courts would give custody to a flightly man vs. the very stable Charlie, and some minor characters aren't swapped (I am not well-versed in Twilore to pick out who they were).
Due to the nature of the flip-and-read-the-other-story binding, there were a couple times in L&D where I looked to see what the original passages said. In a lot of cases, Beau is a little more thoughtful, with longer explanations for why he thinks about his classmates in a certain way, or about Forks. Beau has less of a chip on his shoulder, definitely. I also like Edythe more- while she still watches Beau sleep, she feels less stalky, and more concerned in general with the longterm status of their relationship. I'm not totally convinced the Port Angeles events are a solid genderswap counterpart (instead of girls looking for prom dresses, it's guys getting corsages and... seeing a movie? Instead of attempted sexual assault, the PA gang things Beau is an undercover cop? what), and disappointingly, Beau didn't take ballet lessons (instead, it's that his mom taught at the studio). There definitely could've been more interesting directions to go with this spear version of Bella.
Without spoiling, it'd be impossible for Meyer to continue doing genderswapped versions of the other books, as L&D ends differently. It feels a little more tragic to me, and also has consequences for AU!world.
1.5 stars, but I don't wanna round up to Goodreads' "it was ok" 2. I may understand your sparkly vampire romance novels a little better, but they're still... not... good.
elcanaldevenecia's review against another edition
5.0
I CAN'T BELIEVE MY FAV AUTHOR DID THIS TO ME....
THE ENDING WAS SOOOOOOOO SAD, I COULDN'T HANDLE IT. I HAD TO FIND SOMEONE TO TALK TO AND MOM WAS AVAILABLE SO SHE HEARD ALL MY COMPLAININGS. EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS NOT LISTENING THAT WELL, I COULD FEEL RELIEVE AFTER THAT. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS HORRIFYING BECAUSE STEPHANIE MADE ME BELIEVE IT WAS THE SAME STORY. I'M NOT SAYING IT WAS BAD AT ALL BUT IT DID BRAIN F*CKED ME. I ENJOY IT SO BAD BUT I CRIED SO HARD TOO. POOR CHARLIE AND RENEE THEY DIDN'T DESERVE IT. AND ALSO POOR BEAU'S FRIENDS AND JULES :(
IT WAS A DIFFICULT CHOICE BUT IN BELLA'S STORY WOULD BE ALMOST THE SAME IF JAKE HADN'T TOLD CHARLIE. ANYWAY I LOVE IT SO MUCH !!! <3 BUT I WOULD PREFER THAT BEAU COULD SAY GOODBYE :(
LOVE TWILIGHT SOOOOOO MUCH
THE ENDING WAS SOOOOOOOO SAD, I COULDN'T HANDLE IT. I HAD TO FIND SOMEONE TO TALK TO AND MOM WAS AVAILABLE SO SHE HEARD ALL MY COMPLAININGS. EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS NOT LISTENING THAT WELL, I COULD FEEL RELIEVE AFTER THAT. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS HORRIFYING BECAUSE STEPHANIE MADE ME BELIEVE IT WAS THE SAME STORY. I'M NOT SAYING IT WAS BAD AT ALL BUT IT DID BRAIN F*CKED ME. I ENJOY IT SO BAD BUT I CRIED SO HARD TOO. POOR CHARLIE AND RENEE THEY DIDN'T DESERVE IT. AND ALSO POOR BEAU'S FRIENDS AND JULES :(
IT WAS A DIFFICULT CHOICE BUT IN BELLA'S STORY WOULD BE ALMOST THE SAME IF JAKE HADN'T TOLD CHARLIE. ANYWAY I LOVE IT SO MUCH !!! <3 BUT I WOULD PREFER THAT BEAU COULD SAY GOODBYE :(
LOVE TWILIGHT SOOOOOO MUCH
currents_convulsive's review against another edition
5.0
I'm bi and I simp over buff women that can stop a van with her hands. 5/5