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 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
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Rating:  3459 reviews
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Reading Level: Young Adult
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Pages: 768
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 2.5
ISBN: 031606792X
EAN: 9780316067928
ASIN: 031606792X
Publication Date: August 2, 2008
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 Absolutely LOVED IT!! August 3, 2008
205 out of 300 found this review helpful
Just finished "Breaking Dawn" and loved the book. (NO SPOILERS in this review). I felt no sense of disappointment in the outcomes of the characters I have grown to know and love over the series. In fact, I was extremely pleased with the outcome, it is exactly what I wanted (and more).
I have read reviews complaining about the writing, and I'm not sure what that's all about. I see no difference in the writing style or language or syntax in this book from the first three books. I found the author's writing to be genuine and amusing.
There also seems to be a lot of disatisfaction about how the stories are resolved. The bottom line is, there is no way to please every rabid fan. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this book... it's entertaining fiction, what it was intended to be all along. It's a suitable ending for the series as told from Bella's perspective.
Don't let the mixed reviews scare you away. The final book stays true to the series with a satisfying conclusion.
A final note: I find it kind of suspicious that not only are there so many 1 star reviews, but that most of the negative reviews got the "most helpful" votes while positive reviews were given the most "not helpful" votes. I realize there are some strong feelings about this series on both sides, but I also know Stephanie Meyer said in an interview that she reads the 1 star reviews on Amazon. HMMM....
Gratitude to a fabulous author. August 4, 2008
147 out of 218 found this review helpful
I was thrilled from beginning to end reading BREAKING DAWN, grateful to Stephenie Meyer for writing such a wonderful saga, and saddened to read the bad reviews from petulant readers.
Ms. Meyer has created complete, rounded, fully-faceted characters, and let us go along as they each matured -- even the adults. I was hoping for a book that brought the saga to a happy ending, because that was the point all along: Bella and Edward had a once-in-an-existence love that could meet and defeat any and all challenges.
For those who carp on small details, I ask this question: When did you decide that vampires, werewolves, Volturi, mind-reading and all the other staples of THE TWILIGHT SAGA were permissible, but a baby and a happy ending was not? Either you hand yourself up to be entertained, or don't bother reading.
One other thought: These are Stephenie Meyers' characters, not yours, no matter how you might identify with them. She fleshed out her dream and shared it with the world. To have any response other than gratitude for being taken on a wild romantic ride is sheer selfishness. For those who would rather be right than be happy, pick at details. For those who want to be satisfied over and over by a fine author, grab BREAKING DAWN and the first three in the TWILIGHT SAGA and have the time of your life.
Buckle up, shut up, and enjoy the ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!! August 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Okay, for all you readers out there...just a little education on young-adult novels. First, the recommended age for the reader is the age of the hero/heroine in the novel. So...in Breaking Dawn, Bella is 18 about to turn 19. Do the math. Don't have your tweens reading this one without you reading it first!!! As a mom myself, this is a no-brainer!!
Second, Stephenie Meyer has followed a well-designed plot, and has left us with a four-volume work WITHOUT any literary gaps. For those of you who don't know what that entails, literary gaps are "holes" in the story and loose ends that aren't wrapped up that are vital to the plot.
Third and last. Reading is for enjoyment. I sure as hell enjoyed these novels. Beats the sappy romance crap that others read, and gave me the mental stimulation (stay with me here) to allow myself to escape into a plausible world where I did enjoy the ride. Thanks Steph.
What is all the fuss about??? August 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I didn't get my book right away and my husband warned me that there was A LOT of negative feedback over Breaking Dawn. I was apprehensive to start the book because I loved the first three so much (Twilight by far my favorite!) that I couldn't bear to be let down. And now...here I am asking...What is all the fuss about???
I LOVED Breaking Dawn. I am a 35 year old woman with a 3 year old daughter of my own. I am not a 15 year old teeny booper who thinks that having sex, getting pregnant, married and not going to college is the ideal life style. I do not think that money grow on trees and we all live happily ever after...but that's why I read books!
I AM glad that Bella got everything. I still love Bella, Edward, Jacob, and the rest of the Cullen Clan. I have even fallen for baby Renesmee. I am glad that Bella was allowed to become a mother even when it wasn't something that she wanted. I think there was an important message that the book DID get across...with Bella marrying Edward...with her having the baby...that sometimes, things that we don't know or think we want can be the most wonderful and powerful and happy things in our lives.
I don't think there was anything wrong with Jacob imprinting on the baby. It was even noted how Bella needed him around while she was pregnant. That desire was because of the baby that was inside her...he hadn't even seen the child and the attraction between the two SOULS was already in existence. I don't see it as pedophilia at all. I think that is just ignorant and juvenile thinking.
I am happy with the way everything worked out. I enjoyed Bella finding out how her power worked. I loved that at the end she was able to show Edward her mind...I thought that talked alot about the bond between them...her strength, her trust, her love. I would have liked to see a fight and the end of the Volruri, but come on...she left us with so many characters and places for furture novels to go that even without Edward and Bella as the main characters, they can pop up all over the place. And we have the future of Renesmee to look forward to, too.
People...it is a fairy tale....it's about werewolves and vampires...things that go bump in the night. It is not meant to be realistic. It is not meant to convey some deep, meaningful message. It is a STORY...meant to entertain and thrill. It did just that for me. I get so wrapped up in Bella and Edward and their lives that I can't put the book down. And now that it's over and I have moved onto my next book, I keep wishing it was still Bella and Edward I was reading about.
I have read many reviews condemning Bella. People don't like her character, say she's weak, boring, etc. I thin she's a great character. Very human and real to life. Even in her vampire form, she's more HUMAN than some people I know. She is down to earth, sarcastic, witty, fragile and weak yet strong and determined. She is so niave and smart at the same time. Her nature is so dualistic, that's why it's so hard for her to choose between Jacob and Edward. But in the end, there is always that ONE that is yours...the one your heart...your mind can't do without and that is her Edward. And I have to admit....that I have read a lot of books in my time, and I have yet to come across a character tha I LOVE as much as Edward. His character is without any flaw, as I see it. He is loving, caring, fierce, determined, cold and calculated, yet one of the warmest characters ever. His tortured mind and heart make you love him all the more.
I can't complain about this book in the least. I will reread it over and over again, as all the other books in the series. I say "Well Done, Ms. Meyer! You can't make everyone happy...so don't try."
Well done!! August 11, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I jush finished this book! It was awesome. It was the perfect fairy tale !I will read it again. I loved it!!!. when It said "The End" that made me sad . I cant wait for Midnight sun. I would love to read forever dawn if she would release it. I want More more more of this! Stephanie please dont stop with this type of writing!!. You are a great story teller. All the haters who over analyize, you need to get a life. Its fiction, there are no vampires!! Raise your girls how you see fit . I hope they dont need a book as role model!!!
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