I *love* Twilight! It is one of my all time favorite books. As for the message to girl, I can see where you are coming from. But I think the books are more complex than just the "I'd do anything for this one boy" sort of thing. I am also a fan of Vampire lit, so the theme of this sort of ultimate sacrifice for love runs throughout any vampire story, which is probably why I'm ok with it. I think it's a great fantasy though, and Twilight is very well written. I like that book the best out of the three.
On Nov 12, 2007 1:57 PM, TLP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am reading "Eclipse" by Stephanie Myers as I had a student who wanted me > to read the series. I've read "Twilight" and "New Moon." > I have found it interesting but too romance novelish for my liking. Plus, > I > had been reluctant to read "Vampire" lit! However, it has some redeeming > qualities. Yet, I am a bit concerned about the message sent to girls and > young women about relationships and love. The breakdowns and drama is over > the top and I am uncomfortable with the notion that ultimate sacrifice is > romanticized. Has anyone else read these books? > > -- > Tena > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > -- - Heather "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish; civilizations grow old and die out; new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet live on. Still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead." --Clarence Day "While the rhetoric is highly effective, remarkably little good evidence exists that there's any educational substance behind the accountability and testing movement." —Peter Sacks, Standardized Minds "When our children fail competency tests the schools lose funding. When our missiles fail tests, we increase funding. " —Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential Candidate _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
