![]() ![]() ![]() The most devoted readers will no doubt try to make excuses for this botched novel, but Meyer has put a stake through the heart of her own beloved creation." - The Washington Post. It's difficult to imagine teenage girls identifying with 18-year-old Bella's marriage to Edward shortly after her high school graduation, especially when the wedding is followed by an extended soft-focus honeymoon sequence, which is almost immediately followed by Bella's sudden loss of appetite and puking in the bathroom. "This ick factor goes through the roof in Breaking Dawn, which is, frankly, dreadful. For all but enslaved addicts, however, the strongest aftertaste of this series is soap." - The Times (UK). Parts one and three are written, like the three previous books. Although this book concludes the Twilight Saga sequence, those whose thirst is still unsatisfied have the toothsome prospect of Meyer's next novel, Midnight Sun, which will retell events from Edward the vampire's viewpoint. The fourth and final book of the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn is divided into three parts. It is about sexual desire: specifically, sex with a vampire. "Don't be confused by comparisons with Harry Potter in the media coverage of this book and make the mistake of buying it for a 10-year-old. ![]() The conclusion is much thinner, despite its interminable length. "Meyer's first three novels touched on something powerful in their weird refraction of our culture's paradoxical messages about sex and sexuality. ![]()
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