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Um. I just got Twilight less than 12 hours ago and finished it... talk about addicting.

"What I found so intriguing was the Jane Austenesque quality to the books"

Thank you for insulting Jane Austen.

Jacob's line about Edward being 'in' Bella made me laugh, just because it's lolz but also because I can imagine a bunch of TwiMoms turning red and having to explain that to their girls, lol.

But yes, I agree wholeheartedly. Breaking Dawn is fanfic. Not even good fanfic. And the funny thing is, I wasn't even really disappointed. I expected it.

*SPOILER*

Very inconsistent. I assumed that the cup with the straw contained the smell a bit, but I guess skin doesn't contain the smell... so I don't know. Didn't the baby have some type of metal bottle or something? If so that might be the reason behind that.

The comment by Edward about not choosing a clear cup for Bella did crack me up! But the whole still human Bella drinking blood completely grossed me out.

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Still working my way through it.......but I have to say, the" Jacob" chapters were entirely too long and boring. I'll admit, I even skipped ahead to the end of "book two" because I just couldnt' take it any more.... I know Stephenie Meyer loves the character of Jacob and I understand why she had him narrate that section (Bella was in no shape to do it herself) but damn it was boring....

I think the main reason was that during this section we had NO contact with the outside world. Everything that happened was pure fantasy land, and for me, the vampires in the human world with their quirks and preferences are what makes this interesting. We didn't hear about Charlie or Renee or any of her friends. Now that I'm in the third book it's picking up again.

Oh no..I didn't skip over it...well, I did...I skipped to the last chapter of Jacob's book, and then went back and read everything leading up to it. And I know she was only pregnant for 20 days or so, but those were 20 LONG days....

Yeah I thought it was all sort of rushed and ended abruptly.. I mean even the wedding was so short and I really didn't get a mental picture of it, she didn't even describe what she looked like or what Edward wore or anything! so disappointing Still love the series though!

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No they explained how Bella got pregnant. I would find exactly where in the book that was, but I don't have it with me (my grandmother is reading the series too, and I dropped it off to her today). It was the whole incubus/succubus thing. There's a whole part about how they knew it was possible but it just never occurred to them. Also, Bella reads about this kind of thing in Twilight after she talks to Jacob about the old legends. When she was researching vampires....

I was mildly irritated with the beginning of the book. Well, from when she wound up pregnant to when the Renesme was born. I kind of wanted to throw the book against a wall, but hoped it would improve and I wouldn't want to punch Stephenie Meyer in the face for writing a cop out last book when I was done. I didn't.

I love that the book is seething with sex, but not in an outward 'yeah Bella and Edward went at it all night' way. I love that she danced around it and left it to your imagination (and me, I have a very dirty imagination lol). And God, I laughed out loud when Bella realized she was covered in feathers and Edward admitted to biting several of them.

As for Renesme and Edward being against her from the beginning, I think it was only because he knew what this half-breed could possibly do to Bella. It was his love for her that he instinctively wanted to protect Bella. But once Renesme was born, he couldn't help but love her. You could tell the bond was there, but there wasn't a whole lot about it because he was so busy preparing for war, so to speak.

Jacob imprinting on Renesme? If he were a real person I MIGHT have had the same reaction as Bella. I kind of wanted to punch him. I was like are you KIDDING me?

I was marginally disappointed there was no big fight, though I wasn't completely expecting it to actually happen. And I will admit, I shed a little tear when Bella was saying goodbye to Renesme.

Overall, I think the ending was a little rushed, even though it was clear that Stephenie Meyer wanted to tie the series up in a nice little bow. I feel there could have been a bit more closure on all fronts.... and I hated that so many of the points in the book weren't as clear as they could have been. I mean, I'm old enough that I obviously understood it (how sad for me, at my age, if I didnt!) but I think certain things could have been articulated better.

I don't know that I'd go as far as to say I loved it, but I definitely didn't hate it. Nor did I love it as much as I loved Twilight.

This afternoon, I tried to start The Golden Compass series, but I just can't get the Cullens out of my imagination lol I'll have to wait a bit before I start anything else.

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Updated On: 8/5/08 at 10:04 PM

Spoilers...

Finished today. I was not impressed. I liked the chapter AFTER Bella changed, but found the whole Burning chapter to be boring as hell. How long can she describe indescribable pain? The end was better than most of it, I guess. They introduced TOO many characters too fast, but some did intrigue me. I knew there would be no fighting when they were talking about it too much in the lead in. And while she said it's over, she really left it open for the possibility of sequels. You know the Volturi will not give up.

Really stupid book...lol.

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I'll admit, I thought...damn...this will not translate well to the screen!

Well, Midnight Sun will be Twilight from Edward's POV. I don't know if she will be writing more, but she could. Not saying she SHOULD.

Yes, I about pissed myself when Edward called Jacob "son."

And yeah, the cast should run while they can. I don't know HOW they will make the 4th movie. It will have to be mostly CG. Bella would almost need to be played by two actresses. They would need 4 or 5 kids to play the kid in the span of weeks. I want to see the Amazons with their stretched limbs. Actually, I don't know how they will make the second movie when Jacob is supposed to be 6'6" or something. Are they gonna stretch the kid? He looks like a baby.

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I think as of right now the cast has just signed on for two more... And I hope it stays that way.

I really think that Robby Patz could've eventually had an interesting career if he had stayed away from these films. He didn't need the help... and now he'll forever be Edward Cullen and the tweens will ruin the rest for him. Oh well.

Anyway! I also had a major fit of lolz, thinking back to when SMeyer had Bella's garter on her ANKLE at the wedding, because having it on her thigh would've been un-mormonly. ..But then like 200 pages later Ed went on to rip open Bella's uterus with his TEETH. Hahaha.