I borrowed Twilight from MIL and LOVED it, so went out and bought all 4 books when Target had them on special and read them cover to cover within a week or so, THEN i watched Twilight, New Moon & Eclipse.
The books and movies are completely different but IMO neither is ever going to live up to the other. I like the books and the movies in their own respects.
I can't watch the movies. Just the promo posters are enough to put me off - could they not find a good looking Edward?? And Bella doesn't do much for me either. Bad casting.
However, I really enjoyed the books. Like a lot of the previous posters, once I started I couldn't stop until they were done.
I read the books first, and loved them all (except for the 2nd half of Breaking Dawn, which I thought was rushed and not well thought out). I love the movies too, although mainly for the eye candy. Team Jacob
I saw Twilight the movie first, enjoyed it so decided to read the book. I liked the book, but TBH it didn't grab me. Then I read New Moon and got bored half way through and ended up skipping to the end. I recently watched New Moon the movie and liked it more than the book. One of these days I will get around to reading Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, I have heard they are better than the first two books. I would like to see the movies too.
I just can't warm to Bella as a character, either in the books or in the movies. I think Kristen Stewart is perfect in the role, but all the brooding and pining over Edward just annoys me. Although I am definitely team Edward.
I ended up reading all four books in 8 days. I just couldn't put them down. I watched Twilight again and New Moon for the first time once I had finished those two books. I found the movies boring after reading the books. I don't think KS portrayed Bella well at all. I didn't get any chemistry or passion between her and Edward. I found that the movies left out too much too. I read Eclipse and BD next and loved them. I really could not put the books down.
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