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Here is an excellent review of the 'Twilight' series I found:
http://psa.blastmagazine.com/2008/08...in-a-good-way/

I completely agree with the author that not only are they quite horribly written books; they also set a terrible example for the impressionable teen girls reading them.

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First and foremost, the books present a female heroine who can hardly take a step without needing some boy to rescue her. In fact, the books represent sexist views in almost every way-from the fact that Bella gives up her ambitions and plans for college to get married to Edward, the fact that she is portrayed as a modern Eve, begging the noble, moral gentleman for sex while he desires to preserve their virtue, the fact that their relationship is dangerously unhealthy, and finally to the fact that nearly every single female character in the book is a hopelessly negative caricature.
Does anyone here agree??
- August 26th, 2009, 10:42 am
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First of all I have to say that I liked that books against my own wishes. I finally got so curious I bought Twilight at a discount store and read it in 3 hours. I had went through the rest of the series by the end of four days. The style of writing was not incredibly but the characters were written in depth and were ingaging in the emotional frailty.

Now that being said, I think that this twilight thing is way out of control and I agree that Bella is not a role model in way shape or form. I do not want either of my daughters to emulate a girl who is so completely insecure, frail, and unable to take care of herself emotionally. She is so needy and dependent on others to fulfill her emotionally that I think she is absolutely the wrong kind of girl for young girls to emulate.

Pride and self fulfillment should be taught to young, impressionable girls not desperation, rash and foolish actions and the need to have a guy to love to complete you. I thought that we as women had gotten away from this faulty judgement.
- August 26th, 2009, 12:44 pm
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I also think Bella Swan is totally not a good role-model for girls. My ex for some reason thinks that it is OK for our 7 and 5 year old girls to watch the movie and they both love it. Nothing I can say or do to prevent it, but they will not watch/read (yes, my 7 year old is capable of reading the series) them at my house until they are much older and if they ask too.
- August 26th, 2009, 12:58 pm
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OMG...I have been waiting for what seems like eons to say this:

Hate it....hate it...hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!

*ahem*...please proceed....
- August 26th, 2009, 12:59 pm
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I've never read any of the books, nor have I seen the film...and I have absolutely no desire to.

However, I absolutely hate the impact that this series has had on vampire fiction. I'm not even an expert of vampire lore, but I certainly appreciate it and find it fascinating, and I don't like how these books have inspired this whole wave of romantic, angsty, trendy vampire stories. This was part of the reason that Guillermo del Toro wrote his vampire novel trilogy, The Strain - he wanted to reintroduce vampires as scary, horrifying creatures, something to be feared.

Interestingly, I just saw this yesterday - Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall's thoughts on Twilight:

Screen legend Lauren Bacall is urging vampire fans to check out 1920s horror movies - because the Twilight blood-suckers pale in comparison to classic monsters.


The Hollywood veteran sat down to watch the 2008 blockbuster to check out the cinematic craze her grandchildren were so excited about.


But she was disappointed after watching the movie, starring hunk Robert Pattinson, and sat her granddaughter down to give her a lesson in frightening films.


Bacall writes on her Twitter.com page, "Yes, I saw Twilight - my granddaughter made me watch it, she said it was the greatest vampire film ever. After the 'film' was over I wanted to smack her across her head with my shoe, but I do not want a (tell-all) book called Grannie Dearest written on me when I die. So instead I gave her a DVD of Murnau's 1922 masterpiece Nosferatu and told her, 'Now that's a vampire film!' And that goes for all of you! Watch Nosferatu instead!"
- August 27th, 2009, 10:48 am
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Vampires don't sparkle.
If I can help it, I don't plan on ever watching or reading Twilight.
- August 29th, 2009, 03:10 pm
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Do I hate this series?? Yes, yes YES! Thank you for posting this!
- August 30th, 2009, 07:25 pm
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The ending it needs:

- August 31st, 2009, 03:58 pm
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livingdeadguy wrote :
The ending it needs:

OMG....this is toooo funny! (LOL)
- August 31st, 2009, 04:18 pm
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That is hysterical! Thanks!!
- August 31st, 2009, 08:11 pm
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