I know everyone has their own opinions, you guys seemed closed minded.. most of you have stated you havent even read the book yet here you are slating it? saying its strictly for love struck teenagers.

No matter who it “relates” to, i think its fantastic that one story can interest so many teenagers to be honest, when was the last time it was in fashion to read a book? You will all probably know a book can help you escape from real life, give you a break and take you into another world entirely, regardless of how “primary school” the writing is, at least it gives people the opportunity to read a good book, and as a bonus discuss it with… well.. everyone!

The ignorant youth of this planet will never actually read these posts, but I hope to god they find better books. I shudder to think what books today is doing to the world of tomorrow.

It’s the readers of Mental_floss that give me hope for the future.

And to Gina, you are so totally right. I get so angry to think of what goes on in the movies, and the books. The teenagers are already so screwed up with all kinds of bad, age inappropriate things. They don’t need more negative influences on top of that.

The writing is particularly atrocious, but the story was compelling. My similarly aged friends all agree that the books were like crack. We could not put them down. Stephenie Meyer is not a great or even a good writer, but she’s a good storyteller, and in the end, that’s what we were looking for.

Is it stupid that the vampires glitter? Yep. Is it ridiculous that she calls her vamps vegetarians? Absolutely. But, hello people, vampires aren’t real, so the other “inaccurate” stuff I can overlook to enjoy a compelling story.

Also, the sparkly part I have to just associate as a \mormon vampire.\ Otherwise it would drive me crazy.

I fall square in the middle of the target audience — I’m sixteen. I read the first book when the craze first hit two years ago.

I utterly hated it. The writing is terrible, Bella is a helpless, boring idiot, Edward is a stalker (and that’s somehow okay and even romantic), and it’s filled to the brim with antifeminist messages.

If you want pure escapism, at least get something good. ‘Stardust’, perhaps?

Are they well-written? Not really. WAY too many adjectives. Not enough character development (I mean, seriously, Alice has this great mysterious past involving a family who put her in an insane asylym, a vampire who stalked her, another vampire who turned her into a vampire to prevent her from being killed…and this is pretty much all we know?! What the crap?!). Are they entertaining? Yeah, kind of. They’re not exactly something I read when I want to really use my brain, but I will when I’ve had a long day and want some crack!fic. Does “Breaking Dawn” read more like a really long piece of fanfiction? Yeppers.

Still can’t beat “Harry Potter” though, and I don’t understand why some Twihards seem to think it can. Anyone who can plan out their books so well that minor references become major plot points later on is AMAZING – J.K. Rowling, I salute you.