Reviewed by Charli G. on
After hearing the diatribe my pastor had given about how books like the Twilight series were occult-driven and bad - and how Christians should not be reading these types of books, I thought I would see what this book had to offer. Perhaps this book might lend me a way to gently dissuade my pastor from his erroneous thinking about these types of books. Sadly, this was not to be the case.
By the time I had read half of the book, I realized that the author talks more about what is "good" or "bad" about the Twilight series and not so much about what you might find that is Gospel in the series. Sure she talks about the Cullens as a model of the "good family," but that my friends is pretty much all she does for several chapters. What I did get, in glaring detail, is how Bella is not a good model for girls as a main female character and how Edward's behavior is like that of a stalker and abusive boyfriend/spouse.
The problem I found is that the author seems to fail to take into account that this is a work of fiction. Most of the girls and women who read Twilight are more than aware that this is not real - the story is not there to "send a message" about how a relationship between a man and woman should be, how a relationship between a family should be, or anything else. It is fiction - a means of escape. It is not meant to be compared to reality in any form.
Unless pointed out to them, and even after it being pointed out to me in this book I still did not see it, readers do not see the connection between Genesis and Twilight. This book was not meant to be a metaphor for the fall from grace in Genesis. It was meant to be a fantasy romance story for teenage girls - nothing more, nothing less.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 27 January, 2012: Finished reading
- 27 January, 2012: Reviewed