Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Chapter Three (in which Edward rescues Bella from crunchy vehicular destruction, then promptly becomes fussy)

Ah, Chapter Three... what a blissfully short chapter. Comparatively, that is-- it's still 14 pages, which, for anything by Stephenie Meyer, is 14 pages too long. If we're feeling generous enough to take content into account, though, it's only 13 3/4 pages too long. Only one thing at all happens in this chapter, and it doesn't need 14 pages devoted to it. Here's the proof...

CHAPTER SUMMARY-- Bella shows up to school. The parking lot is icy, and an out-of-control van almost crushes her. However, Edward saves her, and when she questions how he got to her so quickly from across the parking lot, he insists that he was standing right next to her. She says that's bollocks (oh, if only she actually said it was bollocks), he gets defensive, and they spent the rest of the chapter trying (yes, trying) to argue in a very fussy, passive-aggressive manner.

NOTABLE NOTES--
1. That is seriously all that happens in this chapter. Oh, except Bella goes to the hospital and meets Edward's sexy doctor father, but that's all really just a background for her and Edward's little spat.
2. According to the last sentence of the chapter, Bella takes some Tylenol and dreams about Edward for the first time. I don't find that notable in the least, but the direction of the book thus far means that it probably is, so there you go.
3. Judging by her extensive and mostly nonsensical description of the car accident, Stephenie Meyer failed Physics class at least once during school, probably because she spent too much time writing bad poetry and daydreaming of men who sparkle.

QUOTE WORTH REPEATING-- 'If I was being honest with myself, I knew I was eager to get to school because I would see Edward Cullen. And that was very, very stupid.' (Pg 54)

BETTER QUOTE-- 'Twilight is like soccer... they run around for two hours, nobody scores, and its billion fans insist that YOU just don't get it.' --some guy named Brett Earlich

1 comment:

C.M. Brice said...

Ah yes, the chapter that should have been exciting then proved to be just as namby-pamby as the rest. Your versions are much more interesting, dear Spork.