Edward and Bella can die in a fire

[duosiceprincess]

Seriously, every library I've come across lately is doing a Twilight event. I understand, these books are intensely popular, they are getting young people (at least the ones with ovaries) to read, and that's always a good thing. But man, they suck. It's like, if Laurell K. Hamilton had to write something PG (for some violent content), it would

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[kraven251]

I still hold that they are pretty good, but we covered that, I just hope the movie doesn't butcher it.

[epherial]

Don't forget Catwoman. *duck*

I agree though, these books are utter crap, not even for the writing, but the message they send to young women. I don't know anyone who's had a real, lasting loving relationship who looks at them as anything other than sick. The idea that young women are reading and taking to heart this tripe makes me cry.

[kraven251]

While I know the angle you are coming from, there are some good in there too.

1. Celibacy, pretty much a dead concept in today's society, but waiting until you are married isn't a horrible thing.
2. If you are pregnant, and want to have the child, stick to your guns.
3. Love is something you have to fight for, it just doesn't happen.
4. A good friend is hard to find, cherish them.
5. Defend your family and be unified against all opposition.
6. Push your limits, because you never know what you are capable of unless you try.

You may disagree, but these are just a few of the more positive messages in the series.

[epherial]

Celibacy isn't really my issue. Actually, it's something i tend to support till marriage. It was an ideal i always held to.

The problem I have with the books (I'm lost on the pregnant thing, unless it's in the 4th book?) is thus, She's holding up an ideal for an all consuming, obsessive, selfish love that leaves no room for anything else. The main character is rotten to her friends and so self absorbed I kept wishing everyone would just stop fighting fate and let her die.

Sadly, the things you're seeing aren't the things the average teen girl will see when she reads this, I know, I've asked. Interestingly, I have a cousin who's been in a very serious relationship for a while, just turned 21, and her younger sister who hasn't. The elder agrees with me, the younger wants an Edward in her life...that terrifies me. The relationship itself is not healthy. That puts a shadow on everything, especially when a more normal healthy one is presented and sneered at.

[kraven251]

I do understand what you mean. The big difference is the Edward from the first book, and the Edward from the fourth are vastly different. It doesn't make the scenario in the first book any less damning, but when viewed from the whole, it is softened.

I also have a really nasty habit of seeing the good things in the worst places, often to my own detriment. Also, I wanted to say thank you for presenting your viewpoints positively, rather than a "fuck you, the book blows and you are an idiot," type response.

I do agree with you too, if I had a daughter the last thing I would want is for her to think that was healthy.