Breaking Dawn review, part I: Meyer broke her own rules.

So, just in case you couldn't tell from my capsule reaction last night, I deem Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer the worst book in a horrible series. I have two major reasons for calling Breaking Dawn the turd of the series.

( Details + spoilers. )

Breaking Dawn review, part II: Why it deserves serious criticism

Part I is here.

Okay, I've argued that Breaking Dawn is structurally flawed, for which I loathe it deeply. More serious, however, is its thematic bankruptcy, for which I find it philosophically objectionable. To all those twits who read this review and criticize me for taking a mere teen romance too seriously, let me tell you something: 

( Why feminist analysis of pop culture is useful )

 

 

Breaking Dawn review, part III: Bella turns into a baby-breeding 'bot.

Part I is here. Part II is here.

All right, I've fired my first salvo: to wit, Breaking Dawn breaks rules of good fiction by being inconsistent with the logic established in earlier books. Now my second reason for despising Breaking Dawn shall be detailed here. As I mentioned earlier, I find Breaking Dawn "philosophically objectionable." 

( Oh look...more spoilers, not to mention a well-reasoned argument impervious to twits! )

 

 

Meanwhile 6: Schlocky Horror Show

Pippilotta reads bad vampire fiction! Anneka gets naked! Good times for all! [This is one with the dolls in it!]