Ok, I just finished Breaking Dawn, the 4th and final installment of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga. I have a lot to say about this book and the series as a whole, but I don't want to write any spoilers here. I can say that I was pretty disappointed. The book is split up into three sections, and after I was finished with the second section I was really pissed off and didn't really want to read the rest. The story gets SO RIDICULOUS. I did come back and finish it, but it felt kind of like a chore. There was hardly any sexual tension in this book, and without that to distract me, I had to focus on how much the characters sucked. The only character that doesn't such AS MUCH is Jacob, and that is mostly because he is hot and tan and buff. I don't think they are bad people, but none of them have any real wants or goals for themselves. They are all about serving others exclusively and that is something I do not like. All of the romance was gone by the time this book started, and it was replaced by half-assed backstory with a ton of build up and way anti-climactic conclusions. Also, the writing style actually tried to be something more than just story telling in this book. It ended up sounding really pretentious and annoying, and it was like 'you are here to tell me this story and NOTHING MORE. just tell the story so I can be done.' I feel like this story had a lot of potential to have a really cool ending, but I was just really disappointed.
(I will still see all of the movies.)
Don't worry Rosie, hollywood will fix this story and make it more palatable. I will also see the movies.
Posted by: santina | June 16, 2009 at 09:58 AM
I couldnt even get through the first novel thats how babdly I thought her writing was - but i did like the movie :)
Posted by: val | July 17, 2009 at 07:57 AM