Twilight And Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, And The Pursuit Of Immortality (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
Okay, so I actually haven't really read this. At one time I thought it might be interesting, so I added to my "to read" list. Then, I found it for free as an ebook and downloaded it. I tried to read it the other day and could not get into it. For one, philosophy is not my strong suit and this book is a little heavier on that subject than I anticipated. For another, I just felt like the author was trying a little too hard. Face it; Twilight's message is so shallow that it really can't be salvaged. This book was both interesting and challenging for me to read. Although it is in pop culture philosophy genre, this book incorporates many ancient texts, thinkers, and ideas that were difficult to understand at times. But besides my experience of reading my first book on philosophy, I somewhat enjoyed the actual book, but did not love it. Part of the reason for my dislike is I felt like the author would make many false statements about factual things in the Twilight book series and at times I would wonder if she has even read the books. Her opinions were also very biased towards different characters which I found annoying very quickly. But be assured, this is not a book summary or anything of that kind of the Twilight series. About 80% of it is unrelated to the actual novels but more centered on large themes apparent in them like religion, ethics (similar to our class question of the year on "what is ethical") and feminism/ sexual inequality. I would give this book a thumbs up for the philosophical background, but a sideways thumb for the authors analysis of the novel and its characters in correlation with the philosophy. Would recommend this book if you want to read philosophy or love/ hate the Twilight Saga (I promise both sides are welcomed and appreciated in this book). Overall this was an interesting read.
What do You think about Twilight And Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, And The Pursuit Of Immortality (2009)?
This book is more interesting than the series...
—Chanyanna
