I'm a little shocked
Just so everyone knows, Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn has been leaked on the internet for the past couple of days. You can actually read the first 2/3 or so from scans, (and I have, because I've never been able to pass up a good spoiler)...
I hate to say this, because I had hope. But I think fans of the Twilight series are going to be really surprised at how... bad... it is.
Let me justify myself:
I genuinely like the first book, Twilight. The second, I mean... I get it, but it's not my favorite... and the third gets a little better, a little more whiny, but better. So yes, I am a fan of the series despite there being some things in them that I just can't take seriously. I may make fun of them, but it's in an affectionate way, rather than the more harsh way that you'd use to make fun of something you don't like/appreciate.
Now in this new book, there are some good points. But overall it really reads like... fanfiction. I'm not going to go into why right now, b/c I don't want to spoil all you with your ~virtue~ still intact, but... maybe you'll see what I mean when you read it. There are also things that I'm pretty sure SMeyer has said can't happen before, or at least it was implied. Over all, it just seems that her world is mighty convenient, but still regrettably underdeveloped.
Anyway, these are my first thoughts on the book. Once I read the ending, I'll go into more detail. And I really hope that all you big fans of the series don't come away disappointed... but my hopes aren't high.
I hate to say this, because I had hope. But I think fans of the Twilight series are going to be really surprised at how... bad... it is.
Let me justify myself:
I genuinely like the first book, Twilight. The second, I mean... I get it, but it's not my favorite... and the third gets a little better, a little more whiny, but better. So yes, I am a fan of the series despite there being some things in them that I just can't take seriously. I may make fun of them, but it's in an affectionate way, rather than the more harsh way that you'd use to make fun of something you don't like/appreciate.
Now in this new book, there are some good points. But overall it really reads like... fanfiction. I'm not going to go into why right now, b/c I don't want to spoil all you with your ~virtue~ still intact, but... maybe you'll see what I mean when you read it. There are also things that I'm pretty sure SMeyer has said can't happen before, or at least it was implied. Over all, it just seems that her world is mighty convenient, but still regrettably underdeveloped.
Anyway, these are my first thoughts on the book. Once I read the ending, I'll go into more detail. And I really hope that all you big fans of the series don't come away disappointed... but my hopes aren't high.