Twilight

Update:The book has grown on me some. I like it. Just really be careful, as careful as you would be reading Harry Potter, especially if you are between the ages of 11 and oh 15ish. Go in with a Biblical worldview and you'll be fine. : ) It's a very well-written book and it has grown on me.


Twilight, By Stephanie Meyer.

When I first read Twilight, I was expecting a vampire story that had romance in it. What I got, was a romance with some vampires thrown in.

Twilight was fantastically written, Stephanie Meyer is very talented. However, as for the storyline....
The story was very interesting, I thought there was only one slow part towards the middle/end of the book.
The end of the book was horrible in my opinion.
Very anti-climactic. I was extremely unhappy. (after I've done a few posts i'll put in a *spoiler* post)

As for the actual content:
I don't remember there being any swearing at all, there might have been some, but I honestly can not remember any.
There were a couple of times when Bella and Edward kissed and that was weird, I don't really know what happened there....I got confused at that point.
Some violence, not actually a whole lot, considering it is a vampire book.

The major problem I had with the book other than the ending was Bella.
She was absolutely and completely obsessed with Edward. It was all she thought about, she couldn't stand not being with him.
Absolute obsession.
I would recommend caution if a younger 'tween' girl is reading the book.
Read it with her, help her to understand some of the flaws in Bella's thinking and in some of the other things that happen. Help her to understand what the Bible says about some of the things discussed in the book.
Look at that, you get to spend time with your kid and you get to talk about what the Bible says.
How cool is that?

In conclusion, I don't think the book is that great.
I don't think it's good enough to recommend, however,
I do recommend some caution if you do read it.
But it's not horrible, content-wise [my english teacher would be furious with me for adding *wise* : )]

Night All!