Meredith's review of Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) by Stephenie Meyer
Meredith's review
rating:
bookshelves:
ya
recommended for:
a masochist and a moron
status:
Read in August, 2008
** spoiler alert **
I cannot describe the depth of my disappointment and disgust.
A baby?
A(nother) pedophil-esque imprint?
THIS IS WHAT WE WAITED FOR??
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
THIS WASN'T AN EPIC NOVEL, IT WAS A CONTAGIOUS RASH.
Everything we came to know (and presumably love) about the characters and the way their stories were told in the first three books completely sh*t the bed in this one. It was impossible to bond with any of the characters in the book, especially Edward, who became no more than a peripheral sperm donor.
Each plot development/"twist" was either so ridiclulous I wanted to scream, or so predictable that I had to groan. For this I rented a hotel room and stayed-up all night?
Oh, and BREAKING DAWN the MAJOR MOTION PICTURE......I just can't wait to see that gruesome Anne-Rice-Mayfair-Witch-Style-DIY-Cesaerean-Section brought to life on the big screen!!
Nah, how about a colonoscopy instead?
FOLLOW-UP:
Now that I've had a few days to calm down from my violent o...more
A baby?
A(nother) pedophil-esque imprint?
THIS IS WHAT WE WAITED FOR??
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
THIS WASN'T AN EPIC NOVEL, IT WAS A CONTAGIOUS RASH.
Everything we came to know (and presumably love) about the characters and the way their stories were told in the first three books completely sh*t the bed in this one. It was impossible to bond with any of the characters in the book, especially Edward, who became no more than a peripheral sperm donor.
Each plot development/"twist" was either so ridiclulous I wanted to scream, or so predictable that I had to groan. For this I rented a hotel room and stayed-up all night?
Oh, and BREAKING DAWN the MAJOR MOTION PICTURE......I just can't wait to see that gruesome Anne-Rice-Mayfair-Witch-Style-DIY-Cesaerean-Section brought to life on the big screen!!
Nah, how about a colonoscopy instead?
FOLLOW-UP:
Now that I've had a few days to calm down from my violent o...more
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Nothing like Edward gnawing away to get the abomination out of Bella's grossly distended belly....NICE!
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I have to disagree! While I thought it was somewhat predictable (ala Rosemary's Baby), I enjoyed the twist. The gruesomeness of the birth did not bother me. After all, these are vampires we are talking about!
Bella was always much too mature for her age. As a matter of fact, throughout the entire series I easily forgot that this was about high school kids. Even Renee made the point that Bella was like a 40 year old. I think Renee was just happy that Bella was out of her hair and she could live her own life with Philip.
The only thing I really hated about it was the baby's very stupid and annoying name.
It made sense to me that Bella would reach out to Rosalie. Edward was, as always, mostly concerned about Bella's welfare and this was an untested turn of events. Of course Edward would want to take the baby from Bella - afer all, nobody had any experience with this type of pregnancy and he feared for her life. Rosalie was the only vampire that Bella could enlist to support her, as not being able to have a child was Rosemary's deepest regret.
Jacob imprinting on the baby was kind of creepy, I'll admit. But this was already introduced with Quil earlier. And Edward, while forever in a 17 year old body, was generations older than Bella, so the theme was prevalent throughout the series.
I also think that a story about vampires and werewolves (or shape shifters) requires a suspension of belief. Bella's ability to shield after becoming a vmapire was not that hard to believe in the context of vampire's special powers.
All in all I loved the whole series and I was pleased that it all worked out for everyone
I'm sorry, just because Stephenie made a point of CONTINUOUSLY POINTING OUT that Bella was way too mature for her age, she really wasn't. She never was all that mature. Think about it, she was angsting about the most moronic things throughout the first three novels.
And about needing to suspend your belief, go ahead and do that, but my imagination can only suspend to an extent. Shoving so much into one little novel was redonculous. SMeyer could have added aliens and some fans would have eaten it up.
Whatever, the book is crap!
