Amanda H’s last login was Thursday, March 19 2009.
hey babe. Read The Memory Keeper's Daughter huh? Messed up, right? ok, so all the people in my one group are raving about this new lds fiction book, and i know you like that stuff, so maybe you should try to get a copy from somewhere, it's called The Secret Journal of Brett Coltonlove ya!
Hahaha, I don't get offended or upset too easily. I was just kind of concerned how Patty would react to that scene. Out of everyone that I have talked to, only one other person has been bothered by that scene. My main concern is that this series is geared toward teenage girls, and my teen friend's reaction to it was troubling. She defended Edward!! I don't care that he has superhuman strength; he still badly hurt her! I read even more violent books than these, in particular the Anita Blake series. Which Patty wants to try, and I already warned her that they get extremely violent. There's a lot of S&M and bondage-type things which occur, and hmm, bestiality in a way...so I told her she might have to skip some things. I know she doesn't like to skip stuff, but if the honeymoon scene in BD ends up bothering her, then I definitely know she won't be able to handle Anita Blake. :-)
Hi Amanda. :-)So I have a pretty high tolerance for violence in what I read, so the honeymoon scene bothered me for some other reasons. I didn't like that Bella thought it was no big deal that Edward had bruised her, and I didn't like that Edward went through with consummating their marriage knowing full well that the end result could be her death.Perhaps the most chilling thing for me was to hear my 18 year old friend stick up for Edward by saying that it wasn't his fault because Bella wanted it and Edward has superhuman strength. In my opinion, Edward hurting Bella is intentional because he knew it would happen.I've had several family members and some friends who were physically abused by their husbands and before they fought back they made these same sort of excuses. I don't like the message that it's sending to teenage girls, and because they are so blinded in their obsession with Edward they don't find his actions to be wrong. My friend's reaction (above) is exceptional proof of that.So Patty, claiming to be super-sensitive to violence, might react similarly to how I reacted. I only recall recommending one book to Patty, a Phantom of the Opera retelling, which had violence, but nothing that was really unexpected.I'm also only 286 pages into the book, so please be careful with how you choose to respond. :-) I bite people who give me spoilers, even if unintentionally. :-P
you read Team of Rivals? How was it? I always wanted to read that!
