I know! it's absolutely riveting watching it it. When I first saw it I was 10 and so many of the concepts just went right over my head, but when i saw it again in my late teens it just *clicked* and it made complete sense. I have it on DVD and will make my own kids watch it when they are older.

Anyway I digress LOL. I think the Wowsers who carry on about this a bit too much just don't give the people reading these books the benefit of the doubt that they can differenciate between what goes on in the books and what goes on in real life - I mean for a start it's about vampires!

ETA - missed your post Deb I think girls who read it wouldn't be able to miss the violence but they aren't going to let it be acceptable behaviour IRL.