Peela Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 A friends daughter started. Then my friend. They insisted my dd read it, and I was still scoffing and rolling my eyes and wondering if I wanted my teen to read it, but I am fairly liberal and allowed it. Then dd told me I HAD to read it. So I thought ok, just so I can discuss it with her and see what the fuss is about. I am completely addicted. I feel like a teenager. I am in love with Edward. I know it's not good literature. Its fluff. I dont read fluff. I dont even read novels and I most absolutely definitely never ever read romantic fluffy novels. But this is.....well, I am just going to leave it there. Anyone else read it? I am onto book 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraida Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I read the first two books. While reading the first book, I thought yuck why am I reading this twaddle. Sometimes I liked the book some times I didn't. I think the reason why I had mixed feelings was because the writing seemed inconsistent. After reading the first book, I thought I wouldn't read the second. My daughter insisted that I read the second book too. So out of boredom I did. It turns out that I liked the second book better than the first. It felt like the writing style had improved and had matured. Blessings Zoraida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I'm getting the book for Valentine's day instead of chocolate (on a diet :) ) I want to see what the fuss is about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springmama Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I've read them all and have seen the movie 3 times and have a huge crush on Edward. He's not really a teenager so it's okay, lol! Yes, the writing isn't so great and it's fluff, but it was fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey in MA Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Yep, I'm addicted too. I'm on the last one right now. It is definitely "easy" and "quick" reading, but for some reason, so compelling! Definitley teeny-bopperish, though, and I would never have dreamed of finding myself into it. BTW, the 4th book is a bit more older-teen or adult themed. There is some hanky panky described, so be warned if you are concerned about your DD reading it. You may want to read it first.... And, yes, Edward is so "DREAMY", despite being a vampire! I'm pathetic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I haven't read them, but I think I'm weakening and need to find out what all this fuss is about. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 You've missed all the swooning here??? Yes, I read the first one and decided I could find better romance, action AND supernatural stories elsewhere. lol It's just OK. Not jumping on that juvenile bandwagon, myself. :tongue_smilie: I preread it for my dd and did not get sucked in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I did not love them nor hate them... If she had had a good editor, I would have liked them better. The circular conversations drove me nutz! I was like... kiss her already! But then I'm a jaded "older" woman. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Peela - It made me feel like a teenager again too. I loved it! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I just finished book 2 last night. I thought it would be very teen-ish and lame. It was not. I was totally addicted pretty quick. It's a great story. I love it. I actually want to read it again already and I rarely reread anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I haven't read Twilight (plan to this summer) but my dds and friends have and they all love Edward (and apparently a character named Seth). I know what you mean though. I loved the Harry Potter books even though the writing frustrated me sometimes, and I had a semi-crush on Snape. (How could she do that to him:glare:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari C in SC Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I read the first two books. While reading the first book, I thought yuck why am I reading this twaddle. Sometimes I liked the book some times I didn't. I think the reason why I had mixed feelings was because the writing seemed inconsistent. After reading the first book, I thought I wouldn't read the second. My daughter insisted that I read the second book too. So out of boredom I did. It turns out that I liked the second book better than the first. It felt like the writing style had improved and had matured. Blessings Zoraida :iagree: Several people told me I needed to read the books. My sil lent the set to me. I was like you. I read the first one and thought exactly what you just wrote. I really didn't think I would read the second one. This past week we had a long drive home from FL to SC, I grabbed the book as I was packing thinking it was something to do on the drive. I am not that far into it, but I do think it is better than the first one. I was actually so drawn into reading it, that I forgot to tell my ds where to exit on the drive! :tongue_smilie: I looked up and asked if we had passed Ocala. He was like, uh, we are at Gainesville! Oops! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I read the full saga twice last week. I loved it, andplan on buying the dvd next month when it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I really enjoyed reading the books, but I am a little "over" the hooplah!!! I work with teen-agers and I'll be happy if I don't have to hear about Edward for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I enjoyed them. Kinda like Reese's Pieces in book form. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I just started reading it and am enjoying it although I agree it isn't great literature. My dd loves them all. When I just mentioned to her that some of you were saying the second book was better, her reply was, "That's because it has Jacob in it a whole lot more!" Clearly she is on team Jacob. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret in GA Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I enjoyed them, too. A friend suggested that I start reading the Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris-- the HBO show True Blood is based on these books. These are very similar to Twilight and in fact were written before Twilight and I would say that many, many things were borrowed from Harris' books. They are way more 'adult', tho. ;) They are real page turners, too. embrace your vampire love! Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 My daughter is begging to read these books. What age would you say they are appropriate for? She is 11 going on 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret in GA Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 My daughter is begging to read these books. What age would you say they are appropriate for? She is 11 going on 20. I think you should read them first. I don't think I'd let an 11 yo read them. Esp not the last book in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Honestly I didn't think I would like it, but I did ;) It was fluff, but I am a fast reader and scanned most of it, lol. I read most in a day(up late, lol). What's the harm in a little fluff? It was fun and I enjoyed it. Glad it's over...I wasn't getting much sleep when I read it, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraida Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I enjoyed them, too. A friend suggested that I start reading the Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris-- the HBO show True Blood is based on these books. These are very similar to Twilight and in fact were written before Twilight and I would say that many, many things were borrowed from Harris' books. They are way more 'adult', tho. ;) They are real page turners, too. embrace your vampire love! Margaret I read the first book in Charlaine Harris series just before Christmas and decided to put her book as number 1 on my worst book of the year list. It was just a yucky read. Blessings Zoraida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I really tried to like it, but I couldn't get past the juvenile feel and poor writing. I can imagine swooning over a scruffy, dirty pirate, but for some reason vampires don't do it for me. Maybe I keep picturing some effeminate Tom Cruise from that other vampire movie? I have nothing against "junk reading", tho. I abhor the word twaddle. I used to read those Harlequin romance books in 9th grade, and fully expected to move to Australia, become a governess to some gorgeous but slightly haughty sheep farmer named Rufus, and finally realize he's the One! (All my favorite ones were set in Australia) I'm with you -- I've read reams of junk and twaddle, but these books just don't do anything for me. I take that back -- we've got several running jokes going in our house regarding Edward (I read them before 13yo dd -- the entire time she was reading the first one I kept interrupting her to ask, "Have you got to the part yet where she decides he's cute?" "She thinks he's cute? Really? I hadn't caught on to that!"). And we've had several good conversations about what makes a good story, what makes a good relationship, etc. So some good has come from reading them, in sort of a "what not to do" way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I've read the whole series a few times through at this point. :blushing: Nearly every woman in my family (aunts, cousins, etc.) has read them and loves them. My mom is the last holdout and I'm lending her the first book next month. :D The mystery of Edward's character, combined with the intense emotional writing style, really made the first book impossible to put down. I snuck out of bed one night after my husband fell asleep to finish reading - I was up until after 3 am. I couldn't sleep without knowing what happened! :lol: Enjoy finishing the series!! My favorite books were the first one and the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Well, Peela, Every word in your post---I'm right there with you.:) I can barely believe myself either!:glare: Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frelle Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I read all 4 of them and enjoyed them. I don't think the last book is appropriate for anyone under college age. So I dont really see the point in allowing them to read the first three if they "arent allowed" to read the last one. If my parents told me that, I would sneak a chapter as often as I possibly could at my friends house, or borrow it and read it in secret. I didn't think there was anything terribly awful in the last book, but it jumps to adult themes and frankly turns off most teens I have spoken with anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 My daughter is begging to read these books. What age would you say they are appropriate for? She is 11 going on 20. I would preread them yourself. I would say 11 is young. My dd is 14 and a half but she is a bit of a later maturer. It is all about falling in love, obsessing, emotions etc. She was ready, it's where she is at, but I wouldn't have wanted to stimulate that at 11, ifkwim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 I read all 4 of them and enjoyed them. I don't think the last book is appropriate for anyone under college age. So I dont really see the point in allowing them to read the first three if they "arent allowed" to read the last one. If my parents told me that, I would sneak a chapter as often as I possibly could at my friends house, or borrow it and read it in secret. I didn't think there was anything terribly awful in the last book, but it jumps to adult themes and frankly turns off most teens I have spoken with anyway. Yes, I so far havent found anything I am concerned about my teen reading in the first 2 books, but I hear it gets more...adult. Too late here. She has read adult books before. I did tell her before she started that I only wanted her to read the first 2 books since my friend told me it changes- but I am not going to stop her. I handed her Clan of the Cave Bear last year while we were doing Ancients, since I loved that series, and she just told me, mum, that was one s*x scene after another. Oops. I had forgotten that. She reckons she skips over them anyway :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabeth in IL Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I've read the whole series and I'm in the process of rereading the series for the second time. I identified with the emotions in book 2 as I went through a divorce at 24 - The pain, the numbness, loss of dreams and family, and finally coming out of it a couple of months later. I didn't find the s*x scenes to be all that descriptive and I like the fact that there was no premarital fooling around. I'll reevaluate when I reread the last book. All that to say.... I really enjoyed the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I finished the first book and although I normally read fluff, I just didn't get into the characters that much. I think I was victim of expecting too much. I am not going to give up on the series though. I have started book 2 already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret in GA Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I read the first book in Charlaine Harris series just before Christmas and decided to put her book as number 1 on my worst book of the year list. It was just a yucky read. Blessings Zoraida Wait... you read and enjoyed Twilight, but not Dead Until Dark? Really? Because I think they aren't great literature or anything, but better quality than the Meyer books. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I loved them. I was sick for a week and decided to buy the ebooks. I read one book a day and it was perfect... boring couch time wasnt so boring after all lol. I didnt get the whole vampire crush thing at all....until now! I'm hopelessly drawn to Edward too....he's so dreamy. ROFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmommy Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I read them and really enjoyed the story. Found myself drawn more to the werewolf (Jake i think) then edward though. No, the writing isn't great but the story was interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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