Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

[Madi100]

Has anyone ever read this series? My DD loves to read. She has read all of the Harry Potter books (read all of them in the months of September/October last year). She enjoys fantasy type books. While she is my DD in many ways, including the reading part, I have never been into fantsy type books that much.

Anyway, I know that the Twilight series are popular, but wondering how appropriate they are for my 11 year old DD. I was thinking of giving it to her for her birthday. I've heard from someone that hasn't read them that there might be more sexual things in these. Is that true?

 

[dizlizzy223]

I've read all of the Twilight books and I would consider the first three extremely clean. The fourth one isn't as clean, but it's still not bad. It would still be given probably a PG rating, maybe a low PG13 if it was a movie. Sorry for that analogy, I know it's kind of random, but it's the easiest way I could explain it.

 

[Sandi12404]

I love this series. I also loved Harry Potter. Harry Potter was a lot darker then these are. I would consider them a love story. My daughter is 10 and I would have no problem with her reading them if she wanted to.

 

[Twilightlover]

*SPOILERS*
How old is your daughter? Also how mature is she? There is nothing dirty about the fourth book. She has sex with her vampire husband. It's pretty normal to have sex on your wedding night. Nothing is gone into detail at all though. IE no actually sex scenes.

I would let her read it IMHO. It's just a book. Its about a 17 yol girl in love with a vampire. They flirt and they kiss and they fight off other vampires. The "sex" is never really spoken of until book four and by then it's expected and proper for the situation. I'm sure everything discussed in the books has already come up in the girl talk your dd has with her girlfriends at school. Sheltering a child from a book isn't going to stop any actions they may want to take in life. Does that make sense?

 

[froggy5657]

I love the books. Your DD would probably enjoy them. If you are really worried then you could read them yourself first (you would probably enjoy them too)

 

[*NikkiBell*]

I absolutely adore the Twilight series. I would not allow my 11-year old daughter to read them until she got a few years older though. They are considered to be "teen fiction," not pre-teen, and contain elements of sex, dating, etc. that may not be appropriate for an 11-year old.

I definitely disagree with the above poster about the sex scenes in Breaking Dawn (the last book in the series). They include specific references to what is happening although they don't use the direct language. This could lead into a pretty heavy discussion that might not be appropriate.

 

[BellaSwan]

I love this series along with the Harry Potter series. I thought that Harry Potter was darker than Twilight. If I had an 11 year old daughter that had already read Harry Potter then I would let her read Twilight. If you are unsure about them read them first yourself if you can. Maybe you all could read them together and discuss them. Most other adults that I know find them enjoyable. I think that Stephanie Meyer is actally putting out a positive message in the way that she deals with the 'sex' issue.

 

[aprince&princess]

I just read all four books. A friend lent me the first one two weeks ago and I just finished the fourth one two days ago. My daughter will be 11 in November and I think that I would either read them with her or have her wait a year or two to read them. I actually suggested that my 14 year old son read them.

 

[Madi100]

Thanks for all the input. I'm glad to hear they don't go into great detail on the sex. That's something I'm not too keen on her reading.

 

[Seewhatimesdone]

They are fantastic books! It really depends on her personality though. If you think she is mature enough I think it's fine. I wouldn't be worried about the sex in the fourth one at all; what I would be worried about is the graphic description of her half human, half vampire pregnancy. The violence gets explicit. It's not over the top but it's very detailed. I would recommend you reading them first and then making a decision because you know your daughter best

 

[Cinderella89]

I would suggest you read it first. Highly. While it is a romance story, the second book maybe a little TOO emotional for someone who's 11. I read it when I was 18 and I could barely handle how depressing it was to be quite honest.

I would also suggest this website: http://twilightmoms.com/
It's moms who love Twilight, (obviously).

But if your DD can handle the HP series, especially Deathly Hollows...the Twilight series up until the fourth book should be perfectly fine. I would strongly suggest that before she reads the fourth book that you talk to your daughter about the situation and that some elements (if you want the spoiler, PM me) of the story are based on Vampire legend that aren't common and the part is VERY graphic.

 

[rtobe]

I have not read the Twillight series but I read lots of fantasy. Eragon, Eldest, and the final one being released are probably good but may be above an 11 year old vocabulary (don't have kids so not quite sure what is too hard). The Redwall series by Brian Jacques (I think that is author) is good - there are lots of books in this one - these are definately targeted at the tween level.

 

[Madi100]

I have not read the Twillight series but I read lots of fantasy. Eragon, Eldest, and the final one being released are probably good but may be above an 11 year old vocabulary (don't have kids so not quite sure what is too hard). The Redwall series by Brian Jacques (I think that is author) is good - there are lots of books in this one - these are definately targeted at the tween level.

She has read Eragon and really liked it. I'm not sure if she has read Eldest or not. Thanks for the recommendations.

 

[stitchlover]

My daughter will be 13 in October and HATES to read for pleasure. If she has to read something for school it is like pulling eye teeth! She picked up Twilight last week and absolutely loves it. I am thrilled to see her reading for pleasure. I read everything I could get my hands on as a kid and still do at 40 years of age.
I have heard they are really good books and appropriate for her age level. I will probably read them when she is done.
Good luck with whatever you decide!

 

[mla1977]

While some people are concerned about the "sex" scenes in the last book, I would be more concerned about how an 11 year would understand the relationship. I am not looking to get flamed here, but I feel that the relationship between the two characters is so intense that I'm not sure an 11 year old can grasp the emotions running through the book. And what I really mean by that is I don't know if the 11 year old me would have been able to grasp the emotions running through the book.