tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post7472899457078560386..comments2023-12-28T01:20:16.234-06:00Comments on Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me: True Love Waits - TwilightTracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-61730102808912604682008-09-02T10:19:00.000-05:002008-09-02T10:19:00.000-05:00I see your point :), but its Research Crystal. I w...I see your point :), but its Research Crystal. I would never finish reading the series if not for research about how it impacts girls. I thought it read like a formula victim romance novel - not usually how I spend my reading hours. But, since they are flying off the shelves . . .Uh, maybe I won't read them. I'm wishy-washy on it.Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-60164799336408846782008-09-01T20:43:00.000-05:002008-09-01T20:43:00.000-05:00You crack me up:-) You gave me a hard time on my b...You crack me up:-) <BR/>You gave me a hard time on my blog for keeping OK! Magazine in business and now you have links to sell these ridiculous vampire books on yours? Pretty funny.<BR/><BR/>I agree Bella's character perpetuates a victim mentality. I'm not sure why people are crazy for these books? I thought the writing was horrible.Crystal Gablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674439875900383420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-86097659975049806312008-09-01T10:28:00.000-05:002008-09-01T10:28:00.000-05:00I guess I'll have to read the other three books so...I guess I'll have to read the other three books so I'll have a firm foundation for my theories. <BR/><BR/>Remember buy them here to support the cause. (And so I can afford the other three books!)Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-90677815217353042922008-09-01T09:20:00.000-05:002008-09-01T09:20:00.000-05:00Good points. I just bought the first one. Gonna ...Good points. I just bought the first one. Gonna see what all the hype is about. Plus I need a little "hot-n-steamy" in my life right now. God, knows I'm not getting it with the puking kids crazy work schedule husband.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-57940727637457039882008-08-31T08:29:00.000-05:002008-08-31T08:29:00.000-05:00I don't have daughters, but now I'm totally curiou...I don't have daughters, but now I'm totally curious about these books. As a feminist who has two boys, I still think it's important to be aware of these types of books because if they're that popular that the girls are talking about them at school and the boys are hearing about them (and perhaps reading them too)I want to know about them.Alex Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567976812466320977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-68553074664310141252008-08-30T20:50:00.000-05:002008-08-30T20:50:00.000-05:00OK - I need to disclaimer that I have not yet READ...OK - I need to disclaimer that I have not yet READ this book but am planning to - but I found your review, and the points and issues that you raised - to be fucking brilliant. <BR/><BR/>I will revisit this post after I read the bookManager Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648981937075813835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-43579752777200815742008-08-30T10:07:00.000-05:002008-08-30T10:07:00.000-05:00My older daughter was in a violent relationship. I...My older daughter was in a violent relationship. I figured she was going to either end up dead, in the hospital or in jail. She ended it, finally realized it didn't have to be that way and she deserved better.<BR/>My niece is in an extremely violent marriage now, in the same area as my KK. My niece's husband got violent with KK. Very violent. KK has nothing to do with either of them now. She says she left that life and doesn't allow anyone in her life that behaves that way. Their story is that it was KK's fault. She provoked him.Carol Sahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207133242168939508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-80623435360111359162008-08-29T08:07:00.000-05:002008-08-29T08:07:00.000-05:00Mothers should probably read them if they are bein...Mothers should probably read them if they are being discussed among their daughters and friends.<BR/><BR/>What's baffling to me is why mother's are on board with the message. Why don't they see the mingling of danger and violence? Or do they just not see the helpless language and lack of self-preservation instinct in Bella as a problem? <BR/><BR/>There are probably some women who hope that for their daughters. <BR/><BR/>I'm just not one of them.Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-10601795812181268012008-08-29T07:37:00.000-05:002008-08-29T07:37:00.000-05:00I've been trying to decide whether to bother readi...I've been trying to decide whether to bother reading the Twilight books, a number of my younger friends are positively gushing about how wonderful they are. Now I'm beginning to be pretty sure I don't want to.<BR/><BR/>I probably will read them though. There was a customer in the bookshop I work at last week asking about the suitability of the books for her daughter. I don't like having to answer a question like that without knowing first-hand what I'm talking about.mimbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907569024689875694noreply@blogger.com