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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost" data-source="post: 5039412" data-attributes="member: 4720">I tried to make this clear in the last post and leave off of this, but I'll try again... For me, the issue isn't just about these particular books.I have several friends who have been abused, one for a very long relationship before she finally came to her senses.  And that's just the ones who will admit to it, which is a small percentage by most estimates.  This is not an issue where I can remain cool, rational, and unaffected.  Sitting idly by and watching the beginnings of what has all the characteristics of an abusive relationship again is not likely to be relaxing for me, even through the lens of a book.  A little too close to real life for me.Leaving aside the fact that the first Twilight book traumatized a friend by spawning a nasty walk through her own memories (which is enough evidence for me all by itself that there might be a problem there), I also read a few passages quoted in the context of comparisons to domestic abuse literature.  I needed to take a walk to calm down.  Reading the whole book would probably give me an ulcer.  The passages in question read like narration of watching one of my old friends with the guy who used her as a punching bag for 2 years.  Even if we could categorize reading the whole book as a growth experience for me (doubtful), why put my wife through me being that miserable to live with for an indeterminate period?You seem like a good guy, but I'm going to take the advice of a good RL friend who also has actual RL experience with the issue at hand before the advice of someone on a messageboard, sorry.I will, however, leave off talking about it.  You are correct insofar as I don't need to be on a soapbox about it.  Mainly because it's upsetting me further just typing about it.</blockquote>

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