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Breaking Dawn? Breaking Down.

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Breaking Dawn. Where to start, where to start. The book had been hyped forever over the internet, and I took Breaking Dawn on holiday. There was hype, and I knew that books with massive hype by raging fan bases never usually live up to their quotas [and also, following the last insults to literature, I wasn't expecting Shakespeare], but this book overdid itself unimpressively. Meyer pulls out all the stops to create a plot line with a lot of bumps and jolts. I had trouble keeping up.

I was annoyed with the twisted rules that were bent further in this fantasy. Yes, it's a fantasy, but you have to live by the rules of the fantasy. Meyer did not. Vampires having babies? This was not a surprise - I knew the plot of 'Forever Dawn', a sequel Meyer wrote privately which was never published, where roughly the same happened, and when I saw the title it was clear what would happen.  But really, being dead for 109 years does not affect your fertility? Incredible. And having no blood does not hinder Edward's sex life in any way. Although blood is essential to sexual intercourse. Hm.

The plot twisted along on its rather unsurfaced road, making little stops at unnecessary places on the way (was Edward asking Jacob to have sex with Bella really necessary to the plot?). But all in all it was the ending that capped the lot.

Did anyone ever really believe that Alice and Jasper had left? Did anyone ever really believe that Bella wouldn't get what she wanted, and, in the words of one Amazon reviewer, 'run away with the cake and eat it too'? After reading 100+ pages of intense battle preparation, are we supposed to be content with Alice popping back with a Brazilian kid and the Volturi apologizing and then going home to Italy? I wanted carnage - Cullens with guts splayed on the wall, Volturi decaptitating Edward, and instead there is a 'dramatic' talky-talky between two sides of ravenous vampires, with one newborn (Bella) and a pack of werewolves?

The whole saga was ended with a neat little bow where the vampires all live happily ever after, and no loose strands at all in which the reader can dream the story on. It was too ... nitpicked and neatly finished. Of course all the good people live happily. Renesmee and Jacob: immortal together. Edward and Bella: bangin' all night long. Everyone else: aw, they're all forever young.

Jacob. Renesmee. What the flip went on there? Meyer glances at her computer; Hell! Jacob's still without a happy ending ... what to do, what to do ... right, make him fall in love with Bella's mutant baby. That makes it cool. Because, this is Twilight. No one can be unhappy! And suddenly an innocent kid getting basically betrothed to Jacob becomes passionate, sweet, even, to Twilighters. I mean, what!? Can't one person in Twilight end up being the least bit sad or is everyone insanely happy constantly?!

Also, where was the blabber about sacrifice, love and hatred, and choices we saw in Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse? Yes we have sacrifice - but for all the wrong reasons to save a hybrid baby. The choices Bella made in Eclipse become completely redundant here - between Edward, love and sterility and Jacob, who could give her a family. Bella finally gets everything she wants without bending even a little or making any sacrifices - an accurate portrayal of life to give to teenage girls?

Every book is the same underwritten waste - Meyer uses the thesaurus over and over and over. Cold, icy, glassy, marble ... Twilighters call it genius. I call it reptition. Every book is predictable. Full of useless lines.

Sexism and Racism. Perhaps it wasn't intended, but it's true. The book is much more sexist than the others, a creeping theme seeping in at the sides. Bella is completely dependent on Edward - more so than in the other books - for her life and love, and also her financial situation. She is completely dependent on the Cullens for money, and doesn't seem to mind at all. Edward is completely in control of Bella's sexuality and her sex life - causing her to beg and cry to make love to him, her own husband. I know Edward is protecting her, but it is so sexist.
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Also, Bella's plans for college go out the window once her baby arrives. I know again, a baby is a big deal, but perhaps she shouldn't have had it in the first place? Education is important, and it makes it seem okay to ditch college for a kid and a husband. Bella was very static without Edward in the previous books, but more so here, I think. Also, the anti-abortion and no sex before marriage messages were very strong here too. Meyer is practically writing that marrying and having a kid at 18 is okay, when in today's society it isn't the fairytale in Breaking Dawn. I mean, is this some sort of fairy land where Mormon values are rewarded? Remember: don't worry if your husband hurts you during sex; if it feels good, keep doing it!

And they do so. Even after they put their baby daughter to bed, Edward and Bella are doing it all day, all night, every night. I mean, is this an accurate message to send to young teenagers? Marriage is doing it with your hubby all the time. Pro-create! Have kids even if it kills you! Oppose contraception! No sex before a ring is on your finger, girls! I mean, somewhere, someone has been brainwashed into these morals because Eddie Poo and Bell Bell have done them.

OK, racism. Subtle. You need to look closely to see this. White vampire ... white girl ... who chooses white vampire over brown werewolf. Laurent - eeevil vampire, is described as 'olive skinned'. The Amazonian vampires in Breaking Dawn are described as unruly and 'wild'. Jacob's dialogue in the first few books was intelligent, but inside his head he speaks simply. He abandons his education for Renesmee - what is Meyer trying to say about Native Americans here?

The fact that Meyer has compared her books to the Merchant of Venice is a travesty. The fact that Meyer has bashed Wuthering Heights, when it is a thousand times superior to Twilight is a shameful insult to the Bronte sisters.

When you're over fifteen years old, Twilighters, you'll understand.
My review of BD. Don't read it, take advice from someone who's been there.
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smartygirl518's avatar
This is so true in many ways, but still are opinions, but I share pretty much all of them with you. But, one thing is is not everyone ends up happy, I mean think of Leah Clearwater, I mean does Sam move on or is it Leah or do they both move on or do they not. I think Stephanie Meyer needs to expand her vocabulary or not use rhe same words over and over again. All the books wre okay up to this, which really should have been called Breaking Down. I do like the series, but would have made some major changes in this book.