Breaking Dawn (2008)

by Stephenie Meyer

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Series: Twilight Saga (4)

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Although eighteen-year-old Bella joins the dark but seductive world of the immortals by marrying Edward the vampire, her connection to the powerful werewolf Jacob remains unsevered.

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Bella has grown up! I enjoyed the different story telling from other perspectives. I liked this book the best of the series, "saga." Nice ending. However, the basic principle of this story, Bella getting pregnant by a vampire is sooooo highly unlikely. I mean, his heart doesn't even beat, let alone any other bodily functions that would cause pregnancy. Any way, it is fiction and it was entertaining. (

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beckykb6 | Apr 13, 2022 |

Interesting conclusion to the series! (

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KatKinney | Mar 3, 2022 |

the only thing i remember about reading this book is thinking they were about to kill absolutely everyone in that battle and then being disappointed when that didn't happen. I wanted a total party kill, complete bloodbath.

mutantpudding | Jan 30, 2022 |

Enjoyed the audiobook as a re-read. (

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And so the pabulum slips down, spoonful by spoonful, with every now and then a neat idea, an unspoken hint of untold perversity, an almost subliminal flash of something nasty.

added by Shortride | editLondon Review of Books, Jenny Turner (Mar 26, 2009)

Over 754 pages, the answers come almost too easily, but not quickly.

added by Shortride | editThe New York Times Book Review, Julie Just (Aug 17, 2008)

Certain elements of BREAKING DAWN are perplexing, even off-putting --- particularly the scenes of sex, pregnancy and childbirth.

But it's nearly impossible to please everyone --- especially when so much of the series' drama has relied on the tension of Bella's choice between two very different but desirable lovers. Readers who are able, eventually, to gain some perspective will find much to redeem BREAKING DAWN, particularly its new insights into Jacob's inner life as well as its neat resolution to several of the series' pressing conflicts and its realistic (or at least as realistic as a vampire romance can get) portrayal of the complexities and joys of married life.

added by Shortride | editTeenreads.com, Norah Piehl

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Stephenie Meyer	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Hachmeister, Sylke	Übersetzer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kadushin, Ilyana	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Pallarés Sanmiguel, José Miguel	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sánchez Raya, María Jesús	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Walters, Matt	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Eclipse (2 of 2) (Japanese Bunko Ed.) by Stephenie Meyer

Twilight / New Moon / Eclipse / Breaking Dawn / The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

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Canonical title

Breaking Dawn

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Original publication date

2008-08-02

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Important places

Forks, Washington, USA

Important events

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012 | IMDb)

Awards and honors

Books with Bite: Teen Read Week 2008 (1 | Vampires)

British Book Award (2009)

British Book Award (2009 | The Children's Book of the Year, 2009)

Wyoming Soaring Eagle Nominee (2010 | 2nd Runner-up 2010)

Children's Choice Book Award (2009.4 | Book of the Year, Teens, 2009)

Epigraph

Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age. The child is grown, and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.
Edna St. Vincent Millay (Book 1: Bella)

And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.
>William Shakespeare "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Act III, Scene i (Book Two: Jacob)

Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrumpting your judgment.
>Orson Scott Card "Empire" (Book Three: Bella)

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my ninja/agent, Jodi Reamer.
Thank you for keeping me off the ledge.

And thanks also to my favorite band,
the very aptly named Muse,
for providing a saga's worth of inspiration.

First words

I'd had more than my fair share of near-death experiences; it wasn't something you ever really got used to.

Quotations

The days were not long enough for me to get my fill of adoring my daughter; the nights did not have enough hours to satisfy my need for Edward.

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English

Canonical DDC/MDS

813.6

Canonical LCC

PZ7.M5717515

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