I've just finished the 3rd one. I liked them but frequently was frustrated with Bella. I've read many reviews that said they loved the 3rd book but felt the last one was a waste so I'm not sure I'll read it. I'm looking forward to the movie though and will be going with a couple girlfriends who have read and liked the books too. DH loves anything with vampires and werewolves but I'm sure he could not put up with the sappy sweetness and the whining!

Solstice, my friend who recommended these to me really didn't like Eclipse at all but said the 4th one was terrific. I think you need to read it. I'm about to pick up the 3rd one from the library now, and while I'm not too excited about it, I figure it's the price I'll pay to enjoy #4!

Hey, maybe she'll write a book #5 and name it after you! :)

I figure the DHs will watch the DVDs, later.

The girl that is playing Esme is the star of the new TV show called the Ex List. I can't wait for Twilight. I hope it lives up to the books.

May I join this conversation? Until four weeks ago, I'd never heard of Stephenie Meyer or Twilight, as I don't read sci fi, fantasy, gothic or vampire novels. But DH and I took a trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit our children and we added four days for just the two of us to drive around the Olympic Penisula of Washington. After an Internet search I decided that we needed to stop in Forks for lunch and to visit a book/gift store that had a sweet book about baby animals (for our DGS).

I loved Forks! We were lucky - had gorgeous weather all the time, no rain, lol. In the bookstore I noticed a sign for Twilighters' Tours and asked the store owner (a marvelous, lively 79 year old lady) about it. She showed me the books. She said that Meyer had finally come to Forks and had a book signing in her store. People came from all over, including Port Angeles (a town we had visited and liked a lot a few years ago), to meet the author.

This was all still just a nice story for me until I got home and checked out the books online and discovered that this is a very big worldwide phenomenon, rivaling Harry Potter. I had no idea how famous Forks is! It is a very tiny town, in the most beautiful setting.

I didn't know about Twilight either, other than its sitting on my breakfast bar. Thirteen year old DD is reading it after her friend recommended it. I might have to give it a peek.

The first time I heard about it was the other day in my dentist's office, she's reading it.

Lauren and her friends are into other vampire series for young teens, don't know if she's ever heard of this one or not.

I just finished Twilight and I couldn't put it down. I read it in 4 days, which is fast for me. I just bought the second book New Moon. I don't know why it appeals to me, it's not like anything I would normally read. I must like the forbidden love theme.
Stephanie Meyer is very good at keeping the interest of the reader.
Donna

I love the series too! AND...According to her website, she's in the process of re-writing at least the first book, completely from Edward's perspective. Apparently she'd written a first chapter, let some friends read and critique it, and it got leaked. She almost decided to scrap the project because of it, but has reconsidered.

I'm halfway thru her book "The Host", which I got yesterday. Another one that you just can't put down!

april
who will be going to see the movie with several friends from work

Flamey...this book series must be incredible! I just noticed my daughter and a friend talking about it on her facebook and just a bit ago, at another site saw somebody talking about it! I googled it and it looks like pretty good stuff!!!

=)

That's funny--I didn't know about Twilight until this morning, when my granddaughter told me about the book(s) and the phenomenon. She and her girlfriends are all reading them. The opening of the movie is apparently a BIG deal around here.

Hi Falmey :)

I've read the 1st & am reading the 2nd. We have a group of 6 of us (so far) going to see the movie on Friday. We all call ourselves 'Mrs. Cullen' There's a group on facebook for us losers fans!

Nikki, you are very brave to go to the movie on the day it opens! You and the other Mrs. Cullens have a great time. :)

Jen and I are waiting to go to a Monday matinee, we don't want to fight the crowds of teens that are sure to be there.

I've finished the 4th book now and I really hated for it to end. It was the best one in the series, IMO. Woody read them all, too, but wasn't as taken with it all, he has deemed it "total chick-lit", lol.

I hope the movie lives up to the book, too, but I'm going regardless of what the reviews say, I just need more of this whole business. I want to see their special effects, too, I hope it's done well.

I'll look for more books by Stehenie Meyer, for sure.

I have a friend who works in a book store, and she was raving about the books a couple of years ago. She is a 40 something woman like me, so I trusted her opinion and bought all three of them (the fourth wasn't out at that time). To each his own, I could barely slog through the first one. I felt like I was reading something written with the voice of that actress that played Juno, Ellen Page. I found that character annoying. I gave all the books to another friend's 15 year old daughter, who read them all in a week, and then she bought the fourth book.

I probably will go see the movie at some point, though. It really looks amazingly like I pictured the story in my mind.

I've been listening to Twilight on CD during my work commute.

So far, I'm really enjoying it. Who could not love Edward?

Take a look on YouTube. The movie trailer and several scenes are on there. The ballet scene is the best. The evil vampire, I think his name is James, is really hot.
It's very teeny bopper but I am still a fan. I may be 54, (this December), but I can remember the feeling of forbidden love/lust.
Donna

Sydney turned me on to this............she who NEVER reads has read all 4 of them and cried when they ended (yes she is a nerd LOL) she wanted me to start reading them so we could discuss them so reluctanly I did and now I can't put them down started saturday night have read the first and second and now on the 3rs.....Hopefully we will get to the movies soon to see it...stacy

My daughter and I saw this movie over the weekend and both loved it. She is on third book and I am half way through the first.

Doreen

Okay, so I like to read and don't mind teeny bopper stuff, but I'm not that into vampire gothic fantasy sci-fi stuff, so you think I'd still like the series?

I'll probably check them out anyway(if the library can keep them in stock)and see?

The movie made $70 million the first weekend!!

We had our bookclub meeting tonight and chose Twilight as our March '09 book. I don't know if I will wait that long to read it. I put it on my wishlist at paperbackswap and I'm number 214 in line. Guess I'll have to buy that one!

Don't wait, MaryAnn! lol You'll enjoy the series, and Teresa- I think you will too, it's not a goth-like series, it's much more clean-cut than that. And you know, I don't think there was a single cuss/curse word in any of the 4 books, at least not that I noticed.

The movie was good, in my opinion, and JenTX's, too. I'm glad I read the books first, though, because I like putting a new face on my imagination's version.

The girl who plays Alice is SO adorable and fun to watch. I can't wait for movie #2 when she gets a bigger part.

Oh I really liked it too! I read Twilight this past weekend and then was mad at myself for not having the rest of them! I found myself breathlessly waiting for what happened next. I really want to see the movie but I'll have to wait a few weeks as there are no movie theatres in this little town. Drat.

Danielle

Our only male bookclub member is the one who suggested we read Twilight. He's around 67 yrs old. He has already read it and said the book was very high-schoolish, but he couldn't put it down! I am really looking foward to reading it!

Here is a link that might be useful: GRINS Bookclub

I am going to the library this afternoon to put myself on the wait list for it. I can't wait to read it now- I won't see the movie until I have read the book.

Trish

Okay, you've convinced me. So Twilight is the first in the series?

It funny because I joined Facebook about a month ago and I kept wondering who is this Edward Cullen EVERYONE was talking about! Now I know! lol

Be sure to read them in order, people.

Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn

I started to start book 2 first but Jen made me promise to wait until she could mail me Twilight, she was horrified at the thought that I would read them out of order and she was right, it wouldn't have been the same.