NOTES/THOUGHTS/REACTIONS:
You know, reading this I still find it hard to believe that this is Jacob Black. The character that Meyer has presented us in this book is nothing like he is New Moon, and frankly not even really like he is in Eclipse. Okay, yeah. Jacob has a temper. But I never saw him as this ultra violent, willing to step on whoever to get revenge guy that Meyer is presenting us with in this part. I don't know why I'm so surprised though. Meyer is Team Edward therefore she is obviously doing her best to make sure we root for Edward even though in this book I frankly hate both of them. Read on to find out why.
We start off with angsty Jacob leaving the pack to go off and fight the Cullens. There's lots of pointless filler as Meyer needlessly delays him by taking the time to have him talk with Billy. She also takes some time to try and explain where this sister came from (oh and he actually has not one but TWO sisters who apparently were briefly mentioned in Chapter six, I was wrong about that evidently sorry, of Twilight but the fact that I didn't remember this kind of says a lot). I do sort of see the character part but I still don't buy it because hello, they never call or write their FATHER and BROTHER? Plua, now I'm curious about what exactly happened to Jacob's mom that makes her death so painful. Is it ever mentioned? Did she even die? Or did she leave? This is major character stuff that Meyer is basically ignoring in favor of the intrepid love triangle/romance that she's so focused on. It's very annoying.
More angsty description as Meyer goes into pointless filler about how Jacob leaves and drives off in his motercycle (speeding dangerously as everyone seems to do in this series and he also magically never gets caught). Then he finally arrives at the Cullens and we are treated to angsty Jacob planning his mode of attack. Really? Then big angsty reveal of Bella being pregnant and obviously sick due to that pregnancy. I want to take a moment and point out this:
This was wrong. I knew how Bella felt about almost everything-her thoughts were so obvious; it was like they were printed on her forehead.
From Breaking Dawn, Chapter 9
First, lots of editing needed here. All that needs to be written is I knew how Bella felt about everything. That add on stuff is redundant and frankly the whole statement doesn't really ring true. I mean I never really got the impression that Bella was that easy to read. Plus I never got the impression that he was so in tune with her needs what with all his actions in Eclipse. I mean what happened to Bella being a "private mind" or whatever?
After big angsty reveal of pregnant Bella, Edward takes Jacob outside and what follows is yet another meant to be sweet but is actually disturbing moment brought to us by Meyer. For starters we have this that Jacob says after Edward explains that Bella wants to keep the baby (yet another attempt by Meyer to make us believe she's utterly selfless):
"Did you ever notice that she's exactly as strong as a normal one hundred and ten pound human girl? How stupid are you vamps? Hold her down and knock her out with drugs."
From Breaking Dawn, Chapter 9
First, there's once again a lot of redundancy going on here. Just say she's a normal human. We don't need to be told her weight or that she's female. It's a stupid way to say it. Second, wow. I thought Jacob was supposed to be the one who cared about Bella? Now all of a sudden he's "who cares what she thinks, just do it anyway!" even worse is Edward admits to wanting to but Bella managed to get Roselie, Emmett and Esme on her side so there's a stand off in the family now. I'm sorry, I thought these two men were supposed to be IN LOVE with Bella? If they are in love with her wouldn't they, I don't know, RESPECT HER WISHES?
But wait! It gets more disgusting. Edward is literally freaking out about Bella dying and in that freak out he comes up with a plan. He tells Jacob, okay, she wants a kid so badly she can have one. Just not this kid. He wants Jacob to convince her to get rid of the baby and then after they get rid of it, he will let Jacob have sex with her to so they can have a normal kid. Jacob finds this disturbing, yet tempting and after admitting it's wrong AGREES TO IT!
HOW CAN TWIHARDS STILL LIKE THIS SERIES? Edward, without Bella's permission mind you, literally is offering her body for Jacob to use like Bella's some sort of freaking breeding horse. Even worse is that Jacob, the guy who is supposed to be her friend and one she trusts, agrees to it (oh, and he's more offended on HIS behalf then on HERS). This...just...god, everytime I think this series can't disgust me more. It does. The end chapter ends with Jacob agreeing, I'm off to find good books now.
WORD LIST: rescind,
GENERAL ANNOYANCES: how can people LIKE AND APPROVE of this sexist crap?!
'Small and distractingly feminine'-So she's distracting because she's a female? Well, how mean of her?
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