I finally read Twilight.  I think I was (almost) the last to do so.  Even my sisters both bragged that they read the whole series before I even got to the first book.

So what did I think?  Well, for the first few pages, I thought, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to do this… Then I don’t know if the writing got better or I just got sucked (pun intended) into the story, but I did end up liking it quite a bit.  I think Stephenie Meyer knows how to tap into a teenage girl’s mind and the book fits its audience quite well.  As far as this 40+ woman goes, well, I did roll my eyes at some passages, but the overall plot of the book is pretty darn good.

The movie was remarkably faithful to the book for the most part, and l quite enjoyed it when I saw it last year.  In fact, I’ll probably re-watch it soon and then go ahead and read New Moon so when talk comes up about the upcoming movie I won’t have anything spoiled for me.  Then I’ll read Eclipse and Breaking Dawn during Carl’s R.I.P. challenge (if I can wait until September).

2005, 498 pp.