52. Title & Author: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (756 pages)
Genre: Fiction--Adventure & Romance
Completed: 22 August 2008
Summary & Review:
This was the long awaited final volume of the Twilight Saga. Early on in the book Bella and Edward finally get married, but Bella decides to remain human/mortal for a little while to enjoy the...er...physical aspects of their married relationship. While enjoying their honeymoon, Bella realizes she is pregnant. Yep, pregnant, with a half-human/half-vampire baby that almost kills Bella when she delivers it. The only way Edward can save her is to turn her into a vampire. Bella adjusts quickly to the life of an immortal and to the life of a mother. But, this newfound peace doesn't last as the Volturi decide the new hybrid baby is a threat and they come to destory the entire Cullen clan.
Paige had a pretty mixed review about this book, but I know she was happy that at least Bella and Edward got married and that Bella was turned into a vampire. I was glad about that too. It would have been really stupid--and it would have made the whole series kind of pointless--if Bella and Edward didn't get to "ride of into the sunset" as vampires. I would have to say, however, that this was my least favorite book in the series. I thought the action aspect of the plot was a major let down--the story built up your anticipation for a huge, apocalyptic final battle between the Cullens and the Volturi, but...nothing happened. Not only was the action aspect kind of a disappointment, but the relationship between Bella and Edward really took a supporting, rather than starring, role. That relationship and the interaction between those two has been the backbone for this series and has been what has really drawn fans to the saga. To see that relationship play such a minor role in the bulk of the plot was a big change. Also, why where there so many typos? And I'm not even talking about misspelled words; I'm talking about like major grammatical errors. I'm sure that drove Paige, Mrs. Editor, absolutely nuts since it even really bugged me. I guess they must have rushed to get this book out because someone (The publisher? An agent? Meyer herself?) got a little greedy and antsy for the big payday. That's too bad, because the mistakes took away from the overall experience of reading the book.
Rating: 7.5
No comments:
Post a Comment