A little tale of Twilight and bringing up daughters.
Miss M (familiar to many of you now) loves to read, as I'm sure you've gathered. I've been trying to steer her towards quality, and for a long time she was happy to ignore the horrible mess that is Twilight. Unfortunately the books are very popular, and last week she asked if I'd get them for her, since she'd run out of books, and all her friends have read them. (Stoney has an excellent post on why it's not appropriate reading for young girls.) I was wondering what to do (so, so many issues that I'd have to discuss and that she's honestly still too young for) when the solution appeared all by itself: She saw a book called Diary of a Wimpy Vampire and decided she wanted that instead. I bought it on the spot. Here's the blurb on the back:
Nigel Mullet is just your average, everyday vampire. Transformed at the awkward age of fifteen, he will remain this age forever, being forced to spend eternity coping with acne, a breaking voice, and an ineptitude with girls.
One of the reviews on amazon calls it a cross between Twilight and Adrian Mole, and that is pretty spot-on. I've not finished it yet (Miss M read it in less than a day), but it is very funny. So far my favourite part is this one (partly because of the way it so beautifully sends up the 'And so the lion fell in love with the lamb' line...). Because, of course, he's crushing on a girl:
Why has this forbidden desire taken over my life? Why did I have to fall in love with a mortal? I am the predator stalking over moonlit hillsides, and she is the sheep for whom I burn with desire.
That last bit came out wrong.
See?
Nigel Mullet is just your average, everyday vampire. Transformed at the awkward age of fifteen, he will remain this age forever, being forced to spend eternity coping with acne, a breaking voice, and an ineptitude with girls.
One of the reviews on amazon calls it a cross between Twilight and Adrian Mole, and that is pretty spot-on. I've not finished it yet (Miss M read it in less than a day), but it is very funny. So far my favourite part is this one (partly because of the way it so beautifully sends up the 'And so the lion fell in love with the lamb' line...). Because, of course, he's crushing on a girl:
Why has this forbidden desire taken over my life? Why did I have to fall in love with a mortal? I am the predator stalking over moonlit hillsides, and she is the sheep for whom I burn with desire.
That last bit came out wrong.
See?