Yeah I finished it....thank god we can discuss cause no one else I know has finished it. They're on like page 45.
I know its "essentially teen girl fanfic" (hahaha best, most fitting description ever) but I can't help being drawn to it. Its old news now, but I remember the retarded smile and the way I felt about Twilight the first time I read it and it keeps me going. That and the fact that I've forced ALL of my friends to read it and now they're been obsessed...even my most cynical "Miranda" friends....
I digress...........I don't know what to think. Part of me feels that dissatisfaction is a constant when you're reading the last book in ANY series, god knows I HATED the last HP book for that reason alone....then when a few months past I could kind of see more clearly why I disliked it so much for other reasons. But again, I digress, back to Breaking Dawn.
1) Jacob imprinted on Renesmee. WTF? How? She's half vampire. Wouldn't he be unable to stand the smell ofher, as slight as it might be? And seriously, what are the fucking chances? And then after that happened it was like he was a nonentity in the book, since Bella didn't have to really choose. And what about her loving Jake, even if she DID loved Edward more? Wouldn't she have fucked up feelings about that? I felt like it was rushed as shit and too gooey....although the birth scene was fucking awesome. And then what the hell about Jake and the rest not "really" being werewolves....ummm that shoulda been brought up about 3 books ago. It was like she thought that up last minute, etc.
2) THE FIGHT WITH THE VOLTURI. OR LACK THEREOF. What the hell?? I'm used to some massive throwdown at the end of the books, way to bitch out on that one. While I didn't want it to be the bloodbath that "Deathly Hallows" was (seriously, who DIDN'T die in that book?), gimme something, please? I mean she def left the door open for a 5th book (gee didn't see that one coming 21902819 miles away) but still....at least take SOMEONE out, Irina doesnt count. I just...wanted some action, some insane shit to go down. That could have been a 5th book itself, almost.
I really enjoyed Bella getting used to being a vampire though...that part felt like the way I felt reading Twilight the first time...like how amazing it would be if that was really happening to you, as dumb as that might sound....but then she wasn't really Bella anymore....I don't know....
I know there's more to add but I want to hear your thoughts as well...
I agree with basically all of that. Part of me loves the book because I like bullshit happy endings, but...as much as I hated seeing people die in the last few HP books, it was just so much more realistic. No protagonist escapes from these epic showdowns without losing at least a couple loved ones. (Although the epic showdown was actually just a random ass debate that gave Bella a chance to show off her love shield or what the fuck ever.) And yeah, Irina's death counts for shit.
I don't even know I feel about Jacob imprinting on the water horse. I guess my problem with that and the whole book is that it's all just way too perfect and unbelievable. Bella gets the guy, the immortality, BOTH of her families, a majestic cottage in the woods, boatloads of money, a baby that is apparently the most charming and perfect child alive, she doesn't have to actually choose or lose anything or sacrifice a goddamn thing. AND they make this whole big deal in every book about how psycho newborn vampires are and Bella suffers from NONE of that? None? Come on. It would have been more interesting if she turned into this dark newborn who then had to overcome that and learn to be good again but noooo.
Yeah, the Volturi shit should have been saved for another book. The fourth book could have been entirely devoted to marriage, pregnancy, and Bella becoming a crazy newborn, and once that was resolved, they could have moved on to a fifth book in which they dealt with all the Volturi crap.
Did you read The Host? I liked that so much more than all the Twilight books, honestly.
I know its "essentially teen girl fanfic" (hahaha best, most fitting description ever) but I can't help being drawn to it. Its old news now, but I remember the retarded smile and the way I felt about Twilight the first time I read it and it keeps me going. That and the fact that I've forced ALL of my friends to read it and now they're been obsessed...even my most cynical "Miranda" friends....
I digress...........I don't know what to think. Part of me feels that dissatisfaction is a constant when you're reading the last book in ANY series, god knows I HATED the last HP book for that reason alone....then when a few months past I could kind of see more clearly why I disliked it so much for other reasons. But again, I digress, back to Breaking Dawn.
1) Jacob imprinted on Renesmee. WTF? How? She's half vampire. Wouldn't he be unable to stand the smell ofher, as slight as it might be? And seriously, what are the fucking chances? And then after that happened it was like he was a nonentity in the book, since Bella didn't have to really choose. And what about her loving Jake, even if she DID loved Edward more? Wouldn't she have fucked up feelings about that? I felt like it was rushed as shit and too gooey....although the birth scene was fucking awesome. And then what the hell about Jake and the rest not "really" being werewolves....ummm that shoulda been brought up about 3 books ago. It was like she thought that up last minute, etc.
2) THE FIGHT WITH THE VOLTURI. OR LACK THEREOF. What the hell?? I'm used to some massive throwdown at the end of the books, way to bitch out on that one. While I didn't want it to be the bloodbath that "Deathly Hallows" was (seriously, who DIDN'T die in that book?), gimme something, please? I mean she def left the door open for a 5th book (gee didn't see that one coming 21902819 miles away) but still....at least take SOMEONE out, Irina doesnt count. I just...wanted some action, some insane shit to go down. That could have been a 5th book itself, almost.
I really enjoyed Bella getting used to being a vampire though...that part felt like the way I felt reading Twilight the first time...like how amazing it would be if that was really happening to you, as dumb as that might sound....but then she wasn't really Bella anymore....I don't know....
I know there's more to add but I want to hear your thoughts as well...
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I don't even know I feel about Jacob imprinting on the water horse. I guess my problem with that and the whole book is that it's all just way too perfect and unbelievable. Bella gets the guy, the immortality, BOTH of her families, a majestic cottage in the woods, boatloads of money, a baby that is apparently the most charming and perfect child alive, she doesn't have to actually choose or lose anything or sacrifice a goddamn thing. AND they make this whole big deal in every book about how psycho newborn vampires are and Bella suffers from NONE of that? None? Come on. It would have been more interesting if she turned into this dark newborn who then had to overcome that and learn to be good again but noooo.
Yeah, the Volturi shit should have been saved for another book. The fourth book could have been entirely devoted to marriage, pregnancy, and Bella becoming a crazy newborn, and once that was resolved, they could have moved on to a fifth book in which they dealt with all the Volturi crap.
Did you read The Host? I liked that so much more than all the Twilight books, honestly.
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