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An ending, but not a good one.November 21, 2008 Super Tash(High River, Ab, Canada) I just finished reading the whole series in a week, and while I loved the first three books, I am disappointed with the fourth one. I think perhaps if the third book had ended with the wedding, that would have been a better end to the series. The whole pregnancy thing is just silly. Part of the beauty about Bella having to make a choice was seeing how the characters deal with the things that they have to give up. Then, all of a sudden, vampires can have children with humans. Dumb, dumb, dumb. Then Jacob imprints on Renesme. Dumb, dumb, dumb. This book just seems to be about making everybody happy and giving them what they want. Its about as deep as a Harlequin romance. Perhaps it also reflects the authors religious beliefs regarding the eternal family. The charm of Bella's humanity, how easy it is to identify with her is lost in this book. Disappointing.
VERY VERY DISAPPOINTING! my reason: EDWARD!or rather, LACK OF EDWARD!November 20, 2008 Sidra_CRAZY HP FAN(Toronto, ON) I am Very Much disappointed with this book..it was tooo much of a sweet and smooth ending..yes v wanted happy ending but with sum intense drama...and with sum intense edward scenes..event hough there was edward in the book in a lot many scenes it wasn't the edward..the powerful the energetic the dominant vampirish edward v knew..he was reduced to nothign but a tortured husband with his head bent with guilt and regret in front of his wife..thats all that he was...and that is not wht edward is..he is a dominant character when he is in the scene his presense is felt..bella...ok i hav no comments abt her how could she sidetrack edward like this goignt o rose? our edward is not SO heartless she luvs him she knew he wont ever do anything she doesn't want..she shud've talked to him let him take decision for their life rather than hiding behind rosalie...\r \r ok and finally..even though bella edward havign a baby before bella's changed to vampire was a very very sweet ending however i dont think it was handled too well the story's abt edward bella thats wht we wanted to see in the whole story yet the story continuously revolved around bella's obsession with the baby.. bella's mind continously revolved around the baby..and the baby..ok i luv babies...andi am NOT sayign she shudnt hav shown the love for the baby yes she shudve....but...all there was was her and her baby...edward was justthere to...i dunno..just there to sit by her watch her tearfully..she took all decisions herself she kept rosalie with her for everything hwo cud she do this to edward she luvs the baby BECUZ it's edwards baby then y not give him sum right in such a important phase ???? yes edward was goign to kill the baby but that was his defensive reflexive response to save bella...she convinced himt o change her she cudnt convince himt o keep the baby? he luvd the baby didnt he it was HIS baby for God's sake..ofcourse eventually he wud've agreed..& seriously this baby...well i can just say i wasnt given that much scenes to prepare ourselves to love this baby as much as i luv edward.. the baby (I AM VERY SORRY TO SAY AND NO OFFENSE TO ANY BABY FANS) was more liek a monster!!..with all the torture bella went thru with the baby with all the torture edward went thru helplessly watchign bella tortured was not a gud way of making us bond with their baby..yes the baby dar wasnt at fault..there cudve been sum other way..well i guess if edward was there by her side helping her rather than rosalie if they both were sitting together plannign names for THEIR baby (oh and i wanted EDWARD TO NAME THE BABY! OR WELL EDWARD BELLA TOGETHER!) if v wudve seen happy scenes like these instead of those intensely depressive ones prebirth of the baby then i wudve been happy for the baby inspite of the pain it unintentionally caused bella..... yet i did not get any time to actually luv the baby cuz the whole time i was crying and cringing to see edward so helpless EDWARD IS PERFECT HE CAN NOT BE HELPLESS!! he CAN NOT ASK JACOB BLACK TO KILL HIM!! noo thats not our edward..sorry guys im a CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY EDWARD fans which is y his presence his character i just cant see him so much sidelined to merely a HELPLESS HUSBAND who bella wants just to sleeep around with! honestly u guys no matter how much u liked the book u gotta agree with me here ppl all she did with him was sleep with him..she did not give him any right to name the kid to decide wht to do with the kid how everythign wud go NUTHING! i think the whoel let down for me was just how much importancce she was giving to the baby OVER EDWARD...she was hdiing behind rosalie..this act of hers made edward luk liek a crazy a dangerous MONSTER..yes he is dangerous but onyl when he has to be this was bella v were talking abt..yes he was talking abt drugging her and then aborting but hey did she give it a shot? did v read how she give it a shock? all she did was run over to rose...she SHUD HAV TALKED TO HIM!
the edward in breaking dawn was NOT THE EDWARD V LUVED! i say it again and again becuz its becuz of edward i LUV twilight..:(:(
Excellent ending to an addictive seriesNovember 19, 2008 A. Trovato(Toronto, ON Canada) I was very pleased with how this whole series ended. If you are going to read Twilight you need to continue through to the end of the series and Breaking Dawn gave me exactly what I wanted.
An easy and entertaining read for sure!!
Not bad for fictionNovember 18, 2008 Anon E. Mous(Ontario, Canada) I haven't read all of the comments to see if I am the oldest one to leave one, but at 50 yrs old, I just might be. My son gave me the first book for my birthday because he knows I read a lot, and read vampire stuff. He probably heard kids talking at school and thought it would be a good choice for me. At first I wasn't sure if I would finish it or not when I found out the characters were still in high school because most of the books I read have characters in their mid-twenties and up. Well, I finished the book in 1.5 days and had all 4 of them read within a week. Regardless of the age of the characters, I liked how the stories blended together and how the vampire/werewolf characteristics were portrayed...even if different from the general vampire perceptions.
I have to admit that I rolled my eyes a few times over how Bella reacted to stuff, but not sure if I match what others thought. Firstly, Bella gives the impression of low self-esteem when starting high school. I got the distinct impression that she isn't an attractive girl at all, but Edwards comments about "what others are thinking" gave me the clue that she may not have been a "plain jane". This perception of being outside what is popular or attractive is probably as accurate for todays kids as it was when I was in high school, but disturbing all the same.
I also found the obsession Bella has with only being with Edward to the exclusion of all else gave the wrong impression as well. Unfortunately there may be young girls that identify with this (I do remember my high school days), and I agree that it is not a healthy way of having a relationship. But considering this is fiction, balance it out with how unusual Edward is. Vampires are known for their "mesmerizing" personalities and that the heroine usually lost focus for everything around her (there are some dominant males around that can still do this). Having Edward as a boyfriend that your other friends avoid (again very possible), but whose siblings don't mix well with the local crowd gives the sense of separation. All of these things combined create an environment for Bella to have a very narrow field of focus.
To bring the book down because Bella doesn't aim for a career and college, and only wants to be with Edward isn't fair either. Out of 4 grown daughters (married, etc) 3 went to college and only 2 finished. One married while still in high school, one shortly afterwards, and one cut her college career short specifically because the boyfriend wanted her home (he was afraid to lose her). All of them are still married with kids. We told all of them to aim for a career and college/university education...just like Charlie does with Bella....but I also know from experience that an opinion is only that...an opinion, which can be accepted or ignored to suit the situation and the ending the person wants to achieve. Heck, even Edward wants her to go off to college for the experience!
There were great parts in the books and parts that were a little young for this 50 year old, but a good story anyway. I love happy endings and if you can manage to remember that it is just fiction...it is a good read.
A Great Ending to the Series!October 17, 2008 Music Lover(Edmonton, AB CANADA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just recently I heard of Stephanie Meyer's 'Twilight' Saga. I bought the books and had them all read in 6 days and am now reading them again. While the first book, 'Twilight,' is my absolute favorite in the series, 'Breaking Dawn' did not disappoint.
*SPOILERS!*
Yes, it was a little weird that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee, and the question that Edward asked of Jacob was odd, and Jacob transforming in front of Charlie with Charlie taking it on a 'need to know' basis couldn't have happened, BUT this book still moved me and was a perfect ending to the series.
Jacob imprinting made his whole presence make sense. He irritated me in book 2 and I just couldn't wait for Edward to get back. But now, knowing that he was there for Renesmee, it's all explained. Is it creepy? Yes, in a way, but no different than Paul imprinting on Claire. Renesmee will grow up and her and Jacob will be companions.
Renesmee was a great addition to the plot and I don't think that Bella's maternal instinct was far off. Yes, Stephanie Meyer is a mom, so does it make her a feminist since she's a woman and *gasp!* Bella's a woman, too! It's the same thing with music. People are afraid when a band or musician changes - well, people in books change, too. Did they want Bella to abort the baby? Because that probably would have brought up way more mixed reviews about the novel.
Bella had Edward's baby and I think that's why she wanted to keep it - it wasn't because she wanted to torture herself, but having something growing inside of you is hard to let go of. And Edward fathering the child - give it a rest! So what if "vampires can't father children" - it's a fantasy novel!
While there are so many other things I'd like to comment on, I won't because I thought it was a great book. I loved the ending and how Bella could let Edward into her mind. I loved that Bella came out as the "queen" in the end. She grew up so much in all 4 books and it's nice to see that she has it all now, so to speak.
I still want more of this vampire world, but I'll have to read Stephanie Meyer's other books now. Definitely a great author! I'm rereading the series now and it just gets better and better.
