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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2530 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Pages: 768
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 2.3
ISBN: 031606792X
EAN: 9780316067928
ASIN: 031606792X
Publication Date: August 2, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.
Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life-first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse-seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?
The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
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 Why???? August 20, 2008
I am seriously starting to think that Meyer just scrolled through the fan fiction, saw one she liked and voila there was the ending of the supposed "next Harry Potter." This book really is a bad influence on younger kids and I'm only 13. My sister couldn;t even get past the second or third chapter. The writing is so horrible. The things no one wants to read about like Bella walking are described for 10 pages. Then when something actually important comes along like the wedding Meyer uses one word to desribe it. I am truly disappointed by this conclusion and also that it was only 40% off for THIS book.
TRASHY ROMANCE NOVEL August 20, 2008
Not at all appropriate for the pre-teen age group the books initially targeted. In the first hundred pages there are many vivid references to sex--reminds me of a cheesy-grocery-store-romance novel.
Rough Draft to Quickly Conclude Twilight Saga August 20, 2008
It appears that Ms. Meyers overextended herself the past year by trying to produce both "Breaking Dawn" and "The Host." Ms. Meyers had promised a satisfying conclusion to the Twilight Saga. Instead, key story arcs are either (a) trivially/falsely concluded, or (b) left dangling more so than any of the preceding books left us, and the preceding books were suppose to be providing us with "to be resolved in future book" story arcs. I am horribly disappointed in the conclusion provided to the Voltari/Cullen conflict.
 So-so August 20, 2008
I preordered this book, I had read the previous three last summer and even though I am a little older (29) than the target audience I still enjoyed the story. That said, I just shook my head in disbelief a lot during this book. I don't mean to sound cynical, but I just don't understand Bella sometimes. It is like she has no ambition but to be with Edward. The story had promise with the baby and all, but the ending was just too neat and tidy. I would have read this even if I had seen bad reviews on it, just so I knew the author's vision of the end. But to me, well I prefer Jacob. I know Meyer is Mormon and I did get a greater sense of her faith in this book, it showed through more often in some of Bella's choices. Which is fine, I am just saying it was more noticeable.
 For me, a great ending... August 20, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ok, so let's just first state that I can't believe I'm doing this...but seeing as I am completely obsessed, let's stress obsessed, with the Twilight Saga I feel I must with all the haters out there. I just keep reading review after review of Breaking Dawn, and people, let it go.
Spoiler alert.
What I loved about BD:
I was very happy with the ending. I mean, it's a book, so who cares if she gets it all. Duh, it's called escapism. I can understand from a literary viewpoint it was a cop out and may be anticlimactic to some that she got Edward, a baby, immorality, Jacob and all her family (Cullen's included) intact. It was exactly what I wanted for her - all of it. If Edward had died or she left him for Jacob, I would have died and then tossed my books. Everyone is all up in arms about how the books have all been about sacrifice and what she'd do for Edward and their love. But, I am pretty sure she did make one sacrifice, umm, her soul. And she did choose Jacob before she knew he'd still be her BFF. And she did choose to be a vampire before she knew she'd be a mature newborn and not have to leave Charlie.
I thought the wedding and honeymoon were endearing. I was just glad they finally made love. We have been waiting three books for that. I totally disagree with people saying Edward became prissy. I think being a husband and father suits him...his overreacting and devotion are made for that.
I loved, even though I cried reading that part, that Edward loved Bella more than the baby or himself. If he had to choose, it was obvious he'd pick her over the baby. It was gut wrenching to read that he would put her wants for a child above his needs, desires and opinions of marriage. It was just another time Edward showed his undying devotion for Bella and anything to make her happy.
What surprised me about BD:
The gore of the birth and subsequent stabbing in the heart with a venom filled syringe. I had been anticipating the act would be more romantic (but didn't we all), but maybe that's why SM took this route.
Sperm? I am confused on why they have that one body fluid, but whatev.
Renesmee is a crazy name, but who cares. Like the names in Harry Potter aren't crazy.
I was most surprised that I liked Book 2 at all. I mean, enough with Jacob. But, his commentary/viewpoint and chapter titles were great. And I think the shape shifter twist is cooler than werewolves anyway...
I very slightly lost touch with Bella after she became a vampire. It didn't make me put it down or anything, but I just noticed that her story seemed less urgent now. Less dire. She had Edward and immortality - lucky. Her human nature helped me to identity with her, I'm sure SM's point with that. Edward seemed less dangerous and mysterious after her change, but no less devoted. She was now equal to him in a certain aspect and that lessened the star crossed lover edge. But, her lack of catching on kinda always kept me one step from her too - I mean she really believed him when he said he didn't want her anymore, she thought he went to Italy because he felt guilty, she thought he didn't want her to become a vampire for selfish reasons.
The action with the Volturi. I thought the purely mental action at the end was a change from the previous three. Why does every book have to end with some giant fight for conflict. It was suspenseful, shouldn't that be enough? And who cares if she has a power now...didn't anyone else see that coming?
So, in conclusion, who cares that she traded her soul for EVERY single thing she ever wanted. With the ending of the saga, I wanted to be able to always think of them together forever out there somewhere happy and that's what I got. I mean how can we expect a reality based outcome of this saga when one of the main characters is so amazing perfect: physically (the eyes, the muscles, the hair, the smile, the voice), intelligent with two medical degrees, musical, a good dresser, drives a Volvo, good dancer, good cook, polite, fiercely loyal, compassionate, virtuous, completely devoted to her protection, needs and wants both as a human (he saved her multiple times, made sure she ate and slept, watched her sleep, even had sex with her as a human at her request) and vampire....jez, mankind or should I say womankind everywhere is ruined.
That's my two cents. I'm off to reread Twilight now...
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