I'm DONE! When can we discuss? :)

Well, the Twilight boards on Facebook and the Stephanie Meyer site have re-opened so the spoilers are all out there... I was wondering though if we should start a new thread just for Breaking Dawn with a spoiler warning?

I'm reading in bits and spurts when I can [y'all should have seen me trying to cook dinner and read at the same time last night!], and I've just started Jacob's section.

I will TRY to behave and NOT read this link until I'm done.... so if you are just dying to talk, I think it would be ok :rolleyes:

I will be done by Saturday, for sure.

ETA: I normally read books like these in less than a day. This is truly a sign that I've got too much going on that I can't get the book read.

NOW!

lol

I'm really glad Jacob now has his rightful place in Bella's life!!

So this book made me rethink being so anti-Team Jacob. He really matured this book! lol.

I'm sorry Renesmee has to be the dumbest name ever. lol. I was hoping that once Bella got over the fire that she'd rethink the name. Carlie was much better as a first name.

This book was much more...adult(?) than the other books, which I found refreshing.

I knew the Volturi would be involved, especially when Bella got pregnant & with the whole thing about the "immortal children" @ the beginning of the book.

I know, I wasn't thrilled with the name either...
I couldn't believe it when Bella got pregnant!!!
Edward completely fell apart in this book!
I love how the "shape shifters" and the vampires are totally connected now!!

A lot of people are pissed about this book, they think there wasn't enough sex and violence....If there was more violence, someone would have died, and I'm really glad none of the important characters did!!

What did they want? Like in depth descriptions of Bella & Edward having sex? I thought there was plenty of sex in the book! Especially once Bella became immortal.

It was nice seeing Edward being human, in this book.

I agree about Reneesme.. icky name. My daughter and I both thought it was funny that Jacob imprinted on her. That definitely leaves the truce in place. I was also in shock when Bella became pregnant.

Interesting perspective from my 14 year old daughter. She did not want Bella to change (although figured she would in this book) because "She's way too young to be making decisions about forever, she's just stupid" I was rather surprised to hear her say that, but it reassured me that my 14 year old is wise beyond her years and is still into making smart choices for herself.

An interesting observation of my own... although everyone who met Reneesme was enamored with her, I didn't feel that for her. I didn't think she was written as very likeable.

I liked that they resolved everything with Charlie too, so Bella didn't have to give up EVERYTHING like she originally thought.

I wasn't really happy with this book, but not becase of the lack of sex and violence. I thought there was too much back pedalling and rationalizing so that everyone, save the Volturri and Irina, got what they wanted.
I figured early on that the only way Bella would be changed would be for some life threatening event to happen so the baby was too easy a plot device so that Bella and Edward get to be immortal but PARENTS TOO! I never warmed to Renesmee, and totally agree that it is a stupid name. Shortening it to Nessie as a cute nickname only reenforced how silly I thought the name was.
I always thought of myself as a Team Edward girl, but through the course of the books I grew to really love Jacob. There were times that I wanted to slap him upside the head but I really loved him. The one great big thing that I did not love was him imprinting on Renesemee. I thought Meyer was throwing a red herring in the story when Bella continued to assume that she was carrying a boy. After reading the scene with Quil and Claire my ick factor started kicking in. I suspected that this was how Meyer would give everyone their happy ending.

All in all, this book didn't work for me. I adore the rest of the series, and I plan on rereading Breaking Dawn to see if my opinion changes. If it doesn't, this book isn't staying on my keeper shelf.

If you end up "not likin' it", you could donate it to my school's library....
:-)

I also wanted to add/ask--did anyone else see a slight Nathanial Hawthorn like parallel with Renesmee and Pearl from the Scarlet Letter? That child just creeped me out!

That is awesome :)

I'm glad i'm not the only one who thought that! I KNEW it was going to happen because she made such a big deal about Jacob finding that girl that he'd imprint with...and then viola, Renesmee comes. I would have rather seen Meyer commit to either Edward or Jacob for Bella, not this whole "now we'll all be family!! yay!"

I still haven't decided how I feel about Renesmee & the whole Bella getting pregnant thing. I never thought Edward would change her, I thought it was going to be Alice, and I didn't think it would be under life-threatening circumstances,. So that whole "twist" was unexpected for me and I rather liked that circumstance.

I squeezed in time here and there [who am I kidding - I totally avoided what all I've needed to do the past 2 nights] and have finished the book.

Better than the last few - I'm actually glad Bella is finally not the helpless female who must always need protection.

The twist at the end with Alice was the only one that threw me... the rest I saw coming.

All in all, though - good crack cocaine for the mind. I'm satisfied.

My little sister (biological, not sorority) went to the midnight release party but our mom had already ordered her a copy on amazon. Poor thing JUST got it in the mail today!! She's trying to finish her summer reading for HS and start the book too!