The Twilight Gospel (The Spiritual Roots of Stephenie Meyer’s Vampire Saga) by Dave Roberts is a must-read for the parent or young person seeking answers about Meyer’s book series. It would be even better if parent and young reader read Roberts’ book together for discussion.
From The Twilight Gospel:
We have to ask the questions because we believe that while popular fiction or popular film may not “make” anybody do anything, the diet that we consume will have some impact on our emotional health and personal worldview if we have not rigorously examined its assumptions.
Well said.
Roberts continues:
What messages about beauty, self-image and personal contentment is the Twilight Saga giving to the emotionally vulnerable, often insecure, maybe not conventionally beautiful, adolescent audience that forms its core market?
A few other things I like about this book:
The examination of supernatural powers (like psychic power) consumerism and money. The chapter on vampire Alice Cullen is worth the price of the book, in my opinion. Very eye opening (and I missed it when I read the novels. See? Even I learned something new.)
Roberts and I are on the same page when it comes to Twilight. Read it if you have a Twilight fan in your house.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher to review.
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Wow I didn’t Realise she was Christian.