tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post3544010953581548399..comments2024-03-10T00:27:43.883-08:00Comments on <center>Aimee L. Salter</center>: What Do You Think: The Stephenie Meyer Effect RevisitedAimeeLSalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-71354666220059480342011-01-24T13:53:49.911-08:002011-01-24T13:53:49.911-08:00I think there is a fine line here. On the one han...I think there is a fine line here. On the one hand you want to make teens aware of the possible consequences of the decisions they are starting to come up against, but on the other hand, teens want to feel empowered to make just those kinds of decisions themselves, without necessarily going to their family for input. If Bella had been level-headed about it and talked to her family, firstly there would probably have been no story as her Dad is no fan of Edward, but secondly the teen readers would have said, well, this is no fun, it's just like real life...Anne-Mhairihttp://twitter.com/AnneMhairinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-35804240321646599212011-01-24T11:13:55.002-08:002011-01-24T11:13:55.002-08:00I had a discussion recently about censorship, and ...I had a discussion recently about censorship, and Judy Blume's book "Forever" came up. I know this is an old example, but what really bothered me is that Blume wrote all the fun and popular middle grade books like "Superfudge," then came out with "Forever," so parents saw their tween kids coming home with a book by Judy Blume and assumed it would be age-appropriate, which it is not. It deals with teen sex quite graphically, with not much in the way of consequences. In a way, I felt betrayed by the author.<br /><br />In the same way, Stephenie Meyer writes a love story that hits home to tween and teenage girls, and parents are so glad their children are reading and excited about a book, but have no idea what kind of messages are being imparted. "Lie to your parents, be obsessed by your boyfriend to the point your life is taken over by him, make no-going-back life-altering decisions without any input from family, all within your senior year of high school, and keep this all a secret."<br /><br />As writers, I do believe we have a responsibility to our young audience, not to preach, but to portray real-life consequences to decisions and to be aware of what kind of role models we're setting up.The Storyladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398387902956440698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-13199810574549734652011-01-24T08:06:53.203-08:002011-01-24T08:06:53.203-08:00This is going to be interesting! I've read all...This is going to be interesting! I've read all the Twilight book and loved them. I couldn't get into her other book for some reason.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.com