OK. I read it, even though I swore I would not. But, I was pleasantly surprised. Vampire stories are interesting and these vampires don't follow the same rules as old-time movies. How this author has gotten compared to JK Rowling, however, is shocking. Twilight offered dreary daily commentary between sometimes contradictory descriptions of vampire life and habits. The "love" shared between the two main characters is typical of mainstream notions that the electric feeling between two people is all that matters.My daughter is beginning to read the series, so we had a chat yesterday. Teenage girls reading this need to know the difference between love and lust.
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I knew you'd get hooked! Wait until Eclipse and Breaking Dawn!!! What's cool about Twilight, and what you'll see as you go along, is that it's ultimately an abstinence tale about a man who loves a woman enough to wait and to restrain his "darker urges" to give her the love and care she deserves (yes, I'm a total addict, as you can tell).
Some of the ladies at work call it "kiddie porn," which is a bit rough. But it is awfully romantic. I'm in love with both Jacob and Edward. It even turned around one of my most difficult students for a while. While she was reading, she was so dreamy and sweet and kind. It made me wish Edward was teaching my class.
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