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Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

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Nancy10 · 24/06/2009 14:48

Has anyone read this, its not something I'd usually read, but I thought I'd give it a go!

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donnie · 23/01/2010 13:22

I tried the first one and found it trite and extremely dull. It's a long litany of cliches. In a word, crap!

cloudspotter · 23/01/2010 13:15

I loved them too, definitely a guilty pleasure though. I thought they were well written and I loved the twists and turns of the plot but then I am no literary critic.

I watched the film before I read the first book, and really loved the film. The music, the casting, the atmosphere just hit the nail on the head. I just really enjoyed the idea of Edward and thought it was really well acted in the film.

Not too convinced about New Moon either book or film.

Eclipse was definitely my favourite of them all.

AbominableDomine · 14/10/2009 10:43

I couldn't put them down (and read them all before my teenage niece!!). Most reviews have slated Breaking Dawn - but I loved it. Each to their own

jennijones · 14/10/2009 10:38

Oh god, I loved them! I fell in love with Edward when I I read the first book and still love him now! It's so sad!!! I'm 30!!! Though, to my defence, I was pregnant when I read them and had quite a complicated pregnancy, lots of lonely stays in hospital with bleeds, etc, so I guess I was vulnerable...
At least that's my excuse, and I am sticking to it!!
Jen xx

sugardumpling · 30/09/2009 12:46

I personally thought it was crap, badly written, boring and repetitive and Bella is the most annoying character ever! But for some strange reason I enjoyed the film (hmm). Much prefer the True Blood books (I'd have Eric over Edward any day of the week!) or Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite (if vampires are your thing of course )

Sunfleurs · 15/09/2009 17:09

I am a well documented Twilight Obsessive. I love them. Second one New Moon is the best imvho. They are said not to be very well written but somehow Stephanie Meyer has made millions of people fall in love with a character on paper and for me personally I "saw" all her characters. So she has done something right.

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Southwestwhippet · 08/08/2009 19:41

I'm reading the last one, just finished all the others.

Good reading, totally compulsive teen angst fiction - but I can't bear how passive Bella is and if any man tried to tell me what to do in the way Edward bosses Bella around I would not be impressed .

mummymimi · 10/07/2009 14:52

I'm 150 pages in and I am totally addicted to Edward. Well worth a read.

purpleicequeen · 10/07/2009 12:59

The girls i work with are reading them over and over again why!

SoupDragon · 10/07/2009 12:22

The last one was dreadful. IMO they started OK (entertaining waste of time) and got worse.

purpleicequeen · 10/07/2009 12:19

Is it just me? i could not get into the first book at all my work mates loved the books and always talk about them.

LittleWhiteWolf · 08/07/2009 16:44

Read them and enjoy them but dont expect anything special. Meyer may be a squillionaire since writing them, but they are a purely guilty pleasure--theres no skill in them at all!

I say this as someone who has read and re-read the books a lot, so dont think I dont like them!

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Nancy10 · 24/06/2009 23:04

I will start reading it then!

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DisturbinglySexuallyInactive · 24/06/2009 19:07

the quileute legend stuff is fascinating

the heroine is a terrifyingly passive and right-wing 'family values' type - read it and see what you think!

Tortington · 24/06/2009 19:05

read em all and loved them - not high brow in any way shape or form, they are total teen pulp fiction and i bloody loved every page of the 4 books

TubOfLardWithInferiorRange · 24/06/2009 19:02

Read it-you'll want to devote a whole day or evening!