really?

[Taylor]

guys..i'm only on twilight, not new moon, etc. but i feel as if they suck, are ya'll saying there really that terrible? let me know.

[Leslie]

They're not 'literature'; they're romance novels for young adults with a bit of danger in the form of vampires! For me, they were good, quick reads that were interesting. I can't say that they stuck with me the way they did for so many people (obsessed, can't live without being in the process of re-reading them etc.) I hated the last one! Plenty of people love them all.

[vampire]

I'm reading the last one so i like dont know about the last one but i LOVED the other three

[Lindis]

I am a Twilight fan. And through good reads, I have learned that several people just don't like it. They complain about the grammar mistakes, and they just don't think it's good literature. And I have learned to respect their opinions. If you are looking for exceptional literature, this may not be your series. If you are looking to get into a great romance, in a fun world that dosen't exhist, keep reading. I love them for what they are. And the last one, Breaking Dawn is my favorite. The part that is through Jacob's point of view is a little hard to get through, but I love the rest. Jacob's a whiner. : ) Well, that's my opinion, and Im sticking with it.

Now it's up to you to decide if you like it or not. : )

[Em]

I read all four. And they totally suck. Bella makes horrible decisions that should have made her die by the middle of the first book.

[vampire]

Ya but in the middle of the first book he was after her because he was in love with her smell of blood ( so you can blame her)

[Trine]

I can understand people who say that they are badly written and so forth, though I do not think so. Personally I loved all four books, though I think that it is just a little TOO romantic sometimes in my opinion. I mean Edward and Bella are just a little too obsessed with each other, but I still loved the books!

[Anna]

yea same here but they are cute together

[MJ]

Anna wrote: "yea same here but they are cute together"

I agree, they are really cute together!!

[MJ]

They are good!!

[Victoria]

Taylor wrote: "guys..i'm only on twilight, not new moon, etc. but i feel as if they suck, are ya'll saying there really that terrible? let me know."

there really bad dont read them and dont see the movies.... :'( wish someone told me that

[Andre and Sophie]

NO! READ THEM! THEY'RE GOOD! I think people just got tired of the hype, the story, the fighting over Team Edward or Team Jacob. I know I did.

[[deleted user]]

You will find the answer to your question in the lists that people read. Check on what people who LOVE those books read. If you agree with them on the choices they chose, please read them. If you hate their choices, you know what kind of books they like.

When someone tells me that they like a book and recommend it, I check out their book list. I read the first three. Good story line, terrible writing. Entertaining, yes. Educational? Hardly. Some teachers are using it in school, as "How not to write" lol.

[Amanda]

Taylor wrote: "guys..i'm only on twilight, not new moon, etc. but i feel as if they suck, are ya'll saying there really that terrible? let me know."

No No Taylor, read on if ur a hopeless romantic like I, you will love it too.

[Juliet]

Night wrote: "I read all four. And they totally suck. Bella makes horrible decisions that should have made her die by the middle of the first book."

lol I toatlly agree

[Christian]

If you love romance novel, then this book is definitely for you. Twilight series has a good story, but the author went a little too far about the plotting and the character.

I've read all Twilight books. It had the worst protagonist of all the books I've read so far. Bella makes poor decision about her life, and she let Edward's presence drag her. It made her weak because of this SUPER crazy love of her about him. She was first described as a smart-bookworm girl, and that description should have helped her make decisions throughout the books. It didn't. She was not a strong character.

I don't actually get the message that Stephenie Meyer was trying to portray in her books. Bella wanted to have sex. She wanted to become a vampire. She just wanted Edward. I know it's a romance novel, but I don't understand why the story went a bit too far, especially when the protagonist was just 16!!! Geez, think about your readers first before writing this story. I'm sure Teen Pregnancy just went up just because of this book!

I do like other characters though. Alice and Rosalie were perfect examples of strong-female character. The writing was okay; the author could've edited most of the unimportant scenes. But read this book ONLY if you LOVE romance novels. People LUST over Edward and Jacob, which I don't get at all. Edward and Jacob must have been what they call the "perfect boyfriends" -- just one of the few reasons why people 'love' the books.

[Andre and Sophie]

Actually Bella was 18 and then 19 and I loved the books because Robert Pattinson was in Harry Potter and Taylor Lautner was cute and Kellan Lutz was HOT! and so was Jackson Rathbone. Not 'Perfect Boyfriends' I COULD GIVE A CRAP ABOUT THAT!

[Andre and Sophie]

Also Edward was REALLY controling. Not Cute. Jacob was pushy and immature. Not Cute, either.

[Christian]

Sophie wrote: "Actually Bella was 18 and then 19 and I loved the books because Robert Pattinson was in Harry Potter and Taylor Lautner was cute and Kellan Lutz was HOT! and so was Jackson Rathbone. Not 'Perfect B..."

If you don't mind me asking, did you watch the movie before you read Twilight?

And I may add from my last post, physical appearance add a lot in the books. Jacob's skin was described as "Hot". Another reason why people love the book.

[April]

I am one of the younger people on goodreads, so i've only read the first book, and quite frankly, I didn't like it

[Andre and Sophie]

No, I didn't see the movie until a couple of months later.

[Andre and Sophie]

OH! I understand what you mean now.

I had heard about the guys and decided to read the books then watch the movies.

[Em]

They do.

[[deleted user]]

Christian wrote: "If you love romance novel, then this book is definitely for you. Twilight series has a good story, but the author went a little too far about the plotting and the character.

I've read all Twilight..."

Bless you Christian. :)

[Juliet]

who sneezed?

[The Bug]

They sucked Twilight was ok but the series sucked it was just poor

[Pitchblack]

Lindis wrote: "I am a Twilight fan. And through good reads, I have learned that several people just don't like it. They complain about the grammar mistakes, and they just don't think it's good literature. And I h..."
You know i have read those books at least ten times each (HUGE FAN) I didn't see any typos. Guess I need to read again. But even so the book was so good I probably wouldn't have noticed.

[Shannon]

Taylor, if you're enjoying what you've read so far, then you should keep reading, if not, I would stop with the first book and mre on to a different series. There are better paranormal romance series out there, but there are worse ones too.

I've read all 4 books myself & really only enjoyed the first 3. There are plot mistakes & yeah, Stephanie Meyer likes to make her protagonists play the helpless victim role (Wanda in The Host reminded me completely of Bella :P). But that doesn't mean the story was bad. Although a strong female protagonist is much more interesting to me than a helpless one.

What I don't understand is why anyone would continue to read an entire series if they thought the books were crap. That just seems pointless & a waste of time to me. If you did't like the first book in a series, its pretty much guarunteed you won't like any of the others.

[no]

Now I'll admit, I was like, omg I'm not reading these books. I didn't get the hype with the movies or anything.

And then one day I was having a rough day. So I went to my library's online branch and put in a request for the e-book of Twilight. I read it in I think 2 days. I was hooked! It was just what I needed at that time, a distraction.


Then I read New Moon. I wasn't into it as much. Then I read Eclipse. I loved that one. The action, the back story of Jasper, Bella was slightly "brighter", and it was all good. But then Breaking Dawn... I gave up half way through. It was horrible to me. I was literally reading it and rolling my eyes and then I just closed it, shook my head, and was like, obviously she didn't care about writing this.

Point is, it's all up to you. The plot isn't original, the characters are just... The wording is sad. But it was entertaining. And I thought the movies were WAAAAAAAAY better than the books. Sorry, but the books lose in this round of books vs movies. The thing about books is that they all are not epic novels of learning. Some are just great ways to take a break and with that, I would say give it a chance. Give any book a chance. Every book is not this grand nobel prize. lol!

[Terri]

Taylor wrote: "guys..i'm only on twilight, not new moon, etc. but i feel as if they suck, are ya'll saying there really that terrible? let me know."

They don't suck, they are HORRIBLE.

[Torie]

They're fun, entertaining & easy reads. I enjoyed all 4 books a lot. :)

[AlbertaJenn]

Sonia wrote: "You will find the answer to your question in the lists that people read. Check on what people who LOVE those books read. If you agree with them on the choices they chose, please read them. If you h..."

I agree. Your comments make a lot of sense. Except when someone expresses a strong opinion one way or the other, and you go to see what they like, and their profile is blocked. Are the books people read really so personal?

Sorry, not answering the question. I enjoyed the series. I'm a fan. But I do read a lot, and there is a lot out there that I love.

[Gloria]

I suggest you should continue reading up to Eclispe and see if you wanna continue reading the next one.
i think you'll find eclipse more interesting than the others so give it a go!
but other than that all the books are great

[Breanna]

I liked them all but New Moon. I just thought New Moon was really slow and boring with out the Cullen's.

[[deleted user]]

Very weak choice/consequence in this book. I truly don't think Bella ever learned any lessons from her mistakes and she continued to act childish as well as selfish throughout the two that I read and the third that I... can't remember reading. But the fact that once she changed into a vampire and never had to suffer the consequences is what especially irked me. Very weak principle to the four books as well as little to teach the reader.

Since every book ever written has something philosophical to teach, I found nothing of any use in this story that would be able to teach the reader anything. Overall I'd rate it a junkie romance. Where there is nothing but idle material in the book's contents. Fantasy teaches about choices, good vs. evil etc. Mysteries teach about how to investigate and keep an open mind, and most romance novels teach about all the chivalrous romantic qualities of life. Twilight had the attention grabber for teenagers and had the romantic feeling, but it seemed as though it was missing the proper depth of what love was in my mind.

Bella's love was an obsession that wasn't very healthy for her in the second book. Overall, I think the author wrote a lot of... teenage drama material. Which I now can no longer handle because it's been affecting the young adults books at barnes and noble. Nothing but romance as far as the eye can see.

[[deleted user]]

*slaps forehead*

[ضحى]

new moon was the best .. the rest sucked