Breaking Dawn

It might seem redundant to dismiss the fourth and final Twilight novel as escapist fantasy but how else could anyone look at a romance about an ordinary, even clumsy teenager torn between a vampire and a werewolf, both of whom are willing to sacrifice their happiness for hers? Flaws and all, however, Meyers first three novels touched on something powerful in their weird refraction of our cultures paradoxical messages about sex and sexuality. The conclusion is much thinner, despite its interminable length. ... But thats not the main problem. Essentially, everyone gets everything they want, even if their desires necessitate an about-face in characterization or the messy introduction of some back story. Nobody has to renounce anything or suffer more than temporarily in other words, grandeur is out. This isnt about happy endings;