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Did you check out the "Community Re-Read" over at Eclipsemovie.org?? So much fun...here is the first installment:
Chapter 1: Ultimatum
The word ‘boyfriend’ had me chewing on the inside of my cheek with a familiar tension while I stirred. It wasn’t the right word, not at all. I needed something more expressive of eternal commitment…Edward had another word in mind, and that word was the source of the tension I felt. It put my teeth on edge just to think it to myself…Fiancée
Everything seems to be back to normal in the dreary, rainy town of Forks, Washington. The killings and drama have subsided…for now. Charlie has even stopped wearing his gun strap to work lol. Basically this first chapter gets us up to speed on the prior events that went down in the final chapter of New Moon.
Here is a breakdown of the first chapter:
Charlie has put some rather ridiculous stipulations on a now adult Bella, including Edward’s 7-9:30pm visitation hours. But Alice has become a permanent fixture at the Swan home, since Bella isn’t allowed to go anywhere except school, & work, again she’s an adult…whatever.
Pg. 10 Charlie has decided to let Bella off punishment early for good behavior, but strongly suggests that she not spend all her time with the Cullen’s(where else would I rather be?) Charlie tries to make this stipulation about Bella’s friends from Forks high school, but it’s really about Jacob who has now developed a bout of depression over loosing Bella.
Pg.15 The college application charade has begun. “Congratulations.’ He said before I could read anything. “Your first acceptance.” “We should talk about tuition. I’ve got money saved up.” “I’m not touching your retirement, Dad. I’ve got my college fund.” Charlie frowned. “Some of those places are pretty pricey, Bells. I want to help. You don’t have to go all the way to Alaska just because it’s cheaper.” “I’ve got it covered. Besides, there’s a lot of financial aid out there. It’s easy to get loans.” I hoped my bluff wasn’t too obvious. I hadn’t actually done a lot of research on the subject. “So…” “So what?” “Nothing. I was just wondering what Edward’s plans are for next year?” Three quick raps on the door saved me. Charlie rolled his eyes and I jumped up.
Pg.17(17 coincidence?) Our first description of the scrumptious Edward Cullen. “Time has not made me immune to the perfection of his face, and I was sure that I would never take any aspects of him for granted. My eyes traced over his pale white features: the hard square of his jaw, the softer curve of his full lips-twister up into a smile now, the straight line of his nose, the sharp angle of his cheekbones, the smooth marble span of his forehead-patiently obscured by a tangle or rain-darkened bronze hair. I saved his eyes for last, knowing that when I looked into them I was likely to lose my train of thought. They were wide, warm liquid gold, and framed by a thick fringe of black lashes. Staring into his eyes always made me feel extraordinary…It was a face of any male model in the world would trade his soul for.” Yowza!
Pg.22During Edward’s repetitive nightly visits to the Swan residence, he learns of Bella’s early parole. While toting college applications, Edward is forced to feel the wrath of Chief Swan who is clearly team Jacob at this point, and wants nothing to do with team Edward lol.
During the whole college application process, Bella becomes quite bratty in this chapter(as she does in the entire book IMO) “I snorted and shoved the papers aside…Be serious, Edward. Dartmouth?” “Like I could even get in without some enormous bribe. Or was that part of the loan? The new Cullen wing of the library? Ugh. Why are we even having this discussion again?” “Will you just fill out the application, please, Bella? It won’t hurt to apply.” My jaw flexed. “You know what? I don’t think I will.” I reached for the papers, planning to crumple them into a suitable shape for lobbing at the trashcan, but they were already gone. Sidebar-I’m a Virgo, and like Bella, I do understand the constant need to have things go your way. But our Bella is being beyond stubborn and wants what she wants when she wants it without thinking about the consequences. Perhaps if she took a bit of caution, instead of throwing it to the wind, maybe she wouldn’t have such an unstable, messed up life?
While Bella continues to push for immortality right after graduation, Edward takes this time to show Bella the front page of the local newspaper: DEATH TOLL ON THE RISE, POLICE FEAR GANG ACTIVITY. After reading the paper, Edward explains the recent murders have been committed by a gang of newborns. This doesn’t make things any easier for Bella as she realizes that graduation is a few short weeks away and she will have to say goodbye to everyone human, then begins to get nauseous at the thought.
Pg 26. After Edward brings all the recent killings nearby to Bella’s attention, she suggests that after she is made immortal, that they move to Antarctica…”Penguins, lovely”Lmao.
Pg 27. It’s apparent just how much Bella is missing Jacob Black when Edward absentmindedly makes a not so nice killing-of the-wolves reference. “Alaska then as planned. Only somewhere much more remote than Juneau-somewhere with grizzlies galore.” “Better,” he allowed. “There are polar bears, too. Very fierce. And the wolves get quite large.” My mouth fell open and my breath blew out in a sharp gust. “What’s wrong?” he asked. Before I could recover, the confusion vanished and his whole body seemed to harden. “Oh. Never mind the wolves then, if the idea is offensive to you.” “He was my best friend Edward,” “Of course the idea offends me.”
Pg 28. At this point Bella wants desperately to see Jacob, but Edward is not having it. He tells Bella, that she has done nothing wrong, which is a half truth. Let’s go back to New Moon, the movie theater scene when Mike Newton is sick in the bathroom, and Jacob tries to hold Bella’s hand and she tells him she isn’t into him in that way. She tells him she is damaged goods, and that she basically is using him. Although her actions spoke otherwise, what does Jacob Black say? “I’ve got all the time in the world.” Big mistake my friend. She pulls away from you every time you get close to her. It’s a sad state of affairs. IMO Bella and Jacob are both to blame for the strain on their relationship, but had bonehead Edward had never left…we wouldn’t be having this discussion.
The end of this first chapter closes with Edward giving Bella a stern “no” when it comes to visiting Jacob. He feels it’s too dangerous for her to be around him and the rest of the Quileutes. So let me get this straight, it’s okay for Bella to be around the wolf pack for 3 of the 7 months you were gone, Edward? But now that you are back, they are off limits? Yes we all saw what can happen (Emily) and yes Bella is prone to life threatening idiocy. But I don’t see Jacob ever hurting Bella, physically anyway.
Here are some possible topics:
What is your favorite quote from this chapter of the book? Do you hope to see it word-for-word in the movie?
What detail or scene are you most hoping to see from this chapter in the movie, and why would you be mad if they left it out?
What part of this chapter is just filler and you could you live without seeing on the big screen?
You should check it out every Monday and Friday until the movie comes out! I am and have even posted comments. It is fun to talk Eclipse with other fans!!
The word ‘boyfriend’ had me chewing on the inside of my cheek with a familiar tension while I stirred. It wasn’t the right word, not at all. I needed something more expressive of eternal commitment…Edward had another word in mind, and that word was the source of the tension I felt. It put my teeth on edge just to think it to myself…Fiancée
Everything seems to be back to normal in the dreary, rainy town of Forks, Washington. The killings and drama have subsided…for now. Charlie has even stopped wearing his gun strap to work lol. Basically this first chapter gets us up to speed on the prior events that went down in the final chapter of New Moon.
Here is a breakdown of the first chapter:
Charlie has put some rather ridiculous stipulations on a now adult Bella, including Edward’s 7-9:30pm visitation hours. But Alice has become a permanent fixture at the Swan home, since Bella isn’t allowed to go anywhere except school, & work, again she’s an adult…whatever.
Pg. 10 Charlie has decided to let Bella off punishment early for good behavior, but strongly suggests that she not spend all her time with the Cullen’s(where else would I rather be?) Charlie tries to make this stipulation about Bella’s friends from Forks high school, but it’s really about Jacob who has now developed a bout of depression over loosing Bella.
Pg.15 The college application charade has begun. “Congratulations.’ He said before I could read anything. “Your first acceptance.” “We should talk about tuition. I’ve got money saved up.” “I’m not touching your retirement, Dad. I’ve got my college fund.” Charlie frowned. “Some of those places are pretty pricey, Bells. I want to help. You don’t have to go all the way to Alaska just because it’s cheaper.” “I’ve got it covered. Besides, there’s a lot of financial aid out there. It’s easy to get loans.” I hoped my bluff wasn’t too obvious. I hadn’t actually done a lot of research on the subject. “So…” “So what?” “Nothing. I was just wondering what Edward’s plans are for next year?” Three quick raps on the door saved me. Charlie rolled his eyes and I jumped up.
Pg.17(17 coincidence?) Our first description of the scrumptious Edward Cullen. “Time has not made me immune to the perfection of his face, and I was sure that I would never take any aspects of him for granted. My eyes traced over his pale white features: the hard square of his jaw, the softer curve of his full lips-twister up into a smile now, the straight line of his nose, the sharp angle of his cheekbones, the smooth marble span of his forehead-patiently obscured by a tangle or rain-darkened bronze hair. I saved his eyes for last, knowing that when I looked into them I was likely to lose my train of thought. They were wide, warm liquid gold, and framed by a thick fringe of black lashes. Staring into his eyes always made me feel extraordinary…It was a face of any male model in the world would trade his soul for.” Yowza!
Pg.22During Edward’s repetitive nightly visits to the Swan residence, he learns of Bella’s early parole. While toting college applications, Edward is forced to feel the wrath of Chief Swan who is clearly team Jacob at this point, and wants nothing to do with team Edward lol.
During the whole college application process, Bella becomes quite bratty in this chapter(as she does in the entire book IMO) “I snorted and shoved the papers aside…Be serious, Edward. Dartmouth?” “Like I could even get in without some enormous bribe. Or was that part of the loan? The new Cullen wing of the library? Ugh. Why are we even having this discussion again?” “Will you just fill out the application, please, Bella? It won’t hurt to apply.” My jaw flexed. “You know what? I don’t think I will.” I reached for the papers, planning to crumple them into a suitable shape for lobbing at the trashcan, but they were already gone. Sidebar-I’m a Virgo, and like Bella, I do understand the constant need to have things go your way. But our Bella is being beyond stubborn and wants what she wants when she wants it without thinking about the consequences. Perhaps if she took a bit of caution, instead of throwing it to the wind, maybe she wouldn’t have such an unstable, messed up life?
While Bella continues to push for immortality right after graduation, Edward takes this time to show Bella the front page of the local newspaper: DEATH TOLL ON THE RISE, POLICE FEAR GANG ACTIVITY. After reading the paper, Edward explains the recent murders have been committed by a gang of newborns. This doesn’t make things any easier for Bella as she realizes that graduation is a few short weeks away and she will have to say goodbye to everyone human, then begins to get nauseous at the thought.
Pg 26. After Edward brings all the recent killings nearby to Bella’s attention, she suggests that after she is made immortal, that they move to Antarctica…”Penguins, lovely”Lmao.
Pg 27. It’s apparent just how much Bella is missing Jacob Black when Edward absentmindedly makes a not so nice killing-of the-wolves reference. “Alaska then as planned. Only somewhere much more remote than Juneau-somewhere with grizzlies galore.” “Better,” he allowed. “There are polar bears, too. Very fierce. And the wolves get quite large.” My mouth fell open and my breath blew out in a sharp gust. “What’s wrong?” he asked. Before I could recover, the confusion vanished and his whole body seemed to harden. “Oh. Never mind the wolves then, if the idea is offensive to you.” “He was my best friend Edward,” “Of course the idea offends me.”
Pg 28. At this point Bella wants desperately to see Jacob, but Edward is not having it. He tells Bella, that she has done nothing wrong, which is a half truth. Let’s go back to New Moon, the movie theater scene when Mike Newton is sick in the bathroom, and Jacob tries to hold Bella’s hand and she tells him she isn’t into him in that way. She tells him she is damaged goods, and that she basically is using him. Although her actions spoke otherwise, what does Jacob Black say? “I’ve got all the time in the world.” Big mistake my friend. She pulls away from you every time you get close to her. It’s a sad state of affairs. IMO Bella and Jacob are both to blame for the strain on their relationship, but had bonehead Edward had never left…we wouldn’t be having this discussion.
The end of this first chapter closes with Edward giving Bella a stern “no” when it comes to visiting Jacob. He feels it’s too dangerous for her to be around him and the rest of the Quileutes. So let me get this straight, it’s okay for Bella to be around the wolf pack for 3 of the 7 months you were gone, Edward? But now that you are back, they are off limits? Yes we all saw what can happen (Emily) and yes Bella is prone to life threatening idiocy. But I don’t see Jacob ever hurting Bella, physically anyway.
Here are some possible topics:
What is your favorite quote from this chapter of the book? Do you hope to see it word-for-word in the movie?
What detail or scene are you most hoping to see from this chapter in the movie, and why would you be mad if they left it out?
What part of this chapter is just filler and you could you live without seeing on the big screen?
You should check it out every Monday and Friday until the movie comes out! I am and have even posted comments. It is fun to talk Eclipse with other fans!!
