I haven’t read the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer yet – but the books came up in conversation three different times today – in three very different locations – so I figure I should at least take a peek. Who couldn’t resist this (from the author’s description of the origin of the series): #
In my dream, two people were having an intensePerhaps the best part of Twilight showing up repeatedly is that the last reference is an IM I intercepted today between two middle school students – one surreptitiously using the web to pass along a link to the author’s website. Too cool. #
conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just
your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful,
sparkly, and a vampire. They were discussing the difficulties inherent
in the facts that A) they were falling in love with each other while B)
the vampire was particularly attracted to the scent of her blood, and
was having a difficult time restraining himself from killing her
immediately. For what is essentially a transcript of my dream, please
see Chapter 13 ("Confessions") of the book. #
Imagine what would have happened along these lines if Harry Potter VII had been released during the school year!
Bud, my daughter recommended these books to me. I only read the first, but recommended it to a student who doesn’t like reading much. She loved the books and read all three in the series. I wrote about it here: http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=425
Yes, it is time to read the series! I have read all three and enjoyed them. My students who have read the series are big fans too. I think they may lean a little more to girls’ likes, but you should give them a shot.
And, if you haven’t read The Book Thief, you should add it to your list as well.
I read Twilight after three of my eighth grade girls recommended it to me, and I really enjoyed it. I have a history of disliking vampire books, but this one avoids the stereotypes and occultic trappings that I can’t stomach. A good, solid read.
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Recently I got my 20year old niece to read Twilight. She was tickled and couldn’t wait for the next two. We met for lunch to talk about Edward and Bella. It was an incredible conversation.