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[charliesmum]

So I'm reading the Twilight books because...I don't know why, exactly. Curiousity, amusement, something.

Anyway, I thought New Moon was marginally better than Twilight, and Eclipse is better than that first two simply because in Eclipse we actually get back stories. Badly executed stories that are shoehorned clumsily into the plot, but stories nonetheless.

So, yes, better than the first two but still full of eye-rolling moments.

The first major eye-rolling was Roselie's back story. She was from a well-off family during the Great Depression. Her father was still rich because he, get this, worked at a bank. A bank. Because banks were so stable during the Great Depression, apparently. Research is for wimps, I guess.

Then there's the bit I just read. This nearly broke my brain.

Jacob declares his love for Bella, says he doesn't expect her to feel the same way, then forces a kiss on her, and feels no remorse, even though she goes 'totally limp, just waiting for it to be over' and breaks her hand (because all of the sudden he's rock-solid.) hitting him for attacking her. And he actually says something along the lines of 'you know you wanted it.'

And then her dad, when told that Jacob forced a kiss on Bella making her so angry she broke her hand defending herself, says 'good for you, son.' Worst. Cop. Ever.

I do appreciate the fact she's actually pondering how hard it will be to leave her real family. Finally some logical emotion. I still really don't get what Edward and Bella see in each other.

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[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

But he was a bank president. His bank could have let go thousands of employees, but unless the bank completely folded, his job was safe. Regular bank employees weren't so lucky.

[dorei.livejournal.com]

His bank DID completely fold -- Chelsea Bank & Trust closed its doors on December 23, 1930. Not sure why you think bankers would necessarily keep their money in their own bank. They invest it. Apparently, my great-grandpa was a smart guy and didn't speculate in the market. That's how he weathered the storm.

[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

That still puts him in a small minority.

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the guy in the book though was just some middle-management guy. Roselie's fiance was the son of the bank owner that her dad worked for.

Might not have been bad if she had made Roselie's dad like your Great Grandfather (and good for him, by the way!) because the way she wrote it was very hand-wavy - Roselie has to have been wealthy, I'll just say her dad was a banker. I Didn't get the sense she thought about it much at all.And don't get me started on WHY Rosalie became a vampiere...