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Harry Potter Vs. Twilight Question

Should I read Twilight?

I've been thinking about it for a while, but I can't decide whether or not I should go through with it and this seemed like a good place to ask.

The storyline doesn't really appeal to me, but on the other hand this book has had such an impact on people that I feel like I'm missing out somehow by not reading it, if that makes sense. :/ I want to understand why people love it and why people hate it.

Also, I have plenty of free time this winter. So what do you guys think? Is it worth reading or would it be a waste of time?
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Hey, just thought I should let you all know that I have decided to read the series. I have actually already started reading Twilight. At this early stage I neither love nor hate it - I'm trying to stay open-minded and give the book a fair chance. My goal is to understand the impact it has had on pop culture, and (who knows?) maybe even learn to enjoy a new type of fiction. Thank you all for your advice - it was really helpful. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
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well it's good you trying to read that book but I should worn you after i read twilight my reading became slower
hermioneg9 posted over a year ago
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NO. And yes, I HAVE read all the Twilight books. I never thought that I'll ever regret reading a book, but if there are books that I regret reading; they are Twilight and A House of Night. So just don't.
Farah01 posted over a year ago
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Harry Potter Vs. Twilight Answers

wishey said:
Dont read it. You'll regret it if you do. Any book is better than Twilight.
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Lol, I will keep that in mind! xD Thanks.
Solas posted over a year ago
Weasel1999 said:
no oh merlin no!
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no oh merlin no!
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hahaha! lolz love this one... Harry swears
hermionesparks posted over a year ago
MoonshoesPerry said:
Personally, I wouldn't bother reading it. I started the series in fifth grade; by the time I was halfway through the first book, I was ready to destroy the next person who told me how handsome Edward Cullen looked. But that's just my opinion. You might really enjoy that sort of literature. A lot of people do; I'm just not one of them. I haven't read the whole saga (again, I got sick of it before I even finished the first installment), so I'm probably not the best judge. So do what you'd like, and remember that you don't have to keep reading if you really don't like it.

(And if you haven't read them yet, you should also consider the Harry Potter books. Do I realize that I'm a biased fanatic? Of course. Do I care? Not on your life. But again, make your own decision about what to read. I'm no literary expert, so I don't expect you to take my opinion as some sort of divine ruling or anything ridiculous like that.)
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Thanks for your help. :) Yeah, I don't think I'll like this kind of fiction either; that's what really puts me off. I have read Harry Potter - love it!! I might still take your suggestion on board though, and re-read them all again. xD
Solas posted over a year ago
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No problem. And I'm so glad to have come across a fellow Potterhead!
MoonshoesPerry posted over a year ago
HalfBloodAzaria said:
Firstly, I'm a book lover and I will pick up ANY book and read it - not because I think I'll like it but to critique it. That is the main reason I read Twilight - and even though I did not like it, I went on to read the whole saga and came out of the experience as an avid Twilight hater. The author sucks. period. I won't go through the whole fiasco of why-twilight-is-doomed-to-hell because I assume you've alredy heard the whole story.

That all said, you SHOULD read Twilight. It will give you an experience of what it is, help you to realize that yes, there are people who write,read and like these stuff and anyways how can you how can you agree/disagree with what people say about it, criticize it or praise it (though if you do, I must say I'd have lost a whole deal of respect for you) if you haven't read it?

Go for it I say -but you have been warned!!!!
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Haha, thanks for the warning. :) I agree with what you are saying, thank you.
Solas posted over a year ago
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The author really isn't that bad. Twilight was horrible, but I actually enjoyed her other book, the Host.
books4ever7 posted over a year ago
sasha_cordes said:
Definitely. You should read the whole series.
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ArcticWolf said:
Am I the only Twilight "hater" encouraging you to read it?

I actually think you should. If you end up liking it, good for you. If you end up hating it, congratulations, you can now form legitimate reasons for disliking it, unlike most other haters on the Internet! Win-win situation either way.
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Best answer!
hermionesparks posted over a year ago
Eilleen said:
I think for first step you should ask someone, who was reading those books, did they like it? And if yes, then why? Ask as many possible people before you decide read or not. Try to figure out what kind of people read those books, oh well if you will start and after hour of reading, its not getting better or not quite interesting, just stop it. And well that will be proof that you too good for those books :)

As for my own opinion, believe me, you missing nothing, those books are for super sweet, sensitive, hormonal teenagers with lot of fluffy, sparkling things around them every time and everywhere. :) I tried to read this year ago.
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Good advice - I'll try it out. :) Thank you very much. Haha, that last part doesn't sound a lot like me - maybe I'll give it a miss after all....
Solas posted over a year ago
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Glad that you find that useful :)
Eilleen posted over a year ago
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Mrs-X If anyone thinks that i judge them, well then i have to apologize. Really it was not my intention to do that. Maybe i'm just expect too much more from books, authors. Or maybe i'm just too much thinking while i read.
Eilleen posted over a year ago
mr-cullen said:
Yeah,Give it a try
I loved it
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Okay-doke. I may just do that. Thanks man. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
rosedawson1 said:
My English teacher from grade 7 said if you can't decide if you want to read a book or not open the book to a random part and read a few pages to see if you like it.
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Ohh, good thinking. I will try this. Thank you muchly. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
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I will try this for every book I find now!
Mrs-X posted over a year ago
cassie-1-2-3 said:
Do whatever you want.

But fair warning, If you plan on sharing your opinions on Twilight (which, for some reason, you have) it would be wise to actually read it.
It only plays into the too common "Well I bet you haven't even read it" argument. You're the perfect example of that.
After looking through your poll answers and your comments, it just confuses me...
I mean, really, how could you possibly know anything about Renesmee, not even watching the movies can help you know anything, considering BD part 2 isn't out yet.


Until you read the books, you're only making uneducated opinions. Nothing more, nothing less.
If you want more than that, then yes, read the books.
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posted over a year ago 
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*Doffs hat* Ahh, but you would be surprised at my powers of deduction. I am a veritable Sherlock Holmes. xD However, on a more serious note, I am truly very sorry if I have ever said anything offensive or out of line about Twilight; it was never my intention to upset people. Thanks for your advice - you have a very reasonable approach which I will certainly consider carefully. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
alexisn10 said:
Read them. Don't listen to what everyone is saying. The books are actually not all that bad. All four of them got really good reviews. Try it out, you might like it :) Hell, you might even like it over Harry Potter. One tip that'll really help you out while reading them: don't give up. Those books get draggy as hell (ESPECIALLY New Moon and Breaking Dawn) just keep reading. Shit gets real in the last 200 pages (except Breaking Dawn).
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I might give it a go. If I do read them then I will give them a fair chance, I don't want to do it just to hate on them. Thank you for your help. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
zanhar1 said:
I'm not a big fan, but go for it.
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Yeah, I'm thinking that I will give it a go. Thank you. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
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No problem, I actually do go see the movies and stuff, as it really does help when trying to debat things. If you plan on dabating here reading Twilight would help that and you may find something you like in the process.
zanhar1 posted over a year ago
cunha27 said:
It doesn't sound as if it's the kind of book you would enjoy reading. It is however a very popular series that seems to incite strong polarised reactions. So I'd say yes, go ahead and read it. It's become part of pop culture so being able to understand the references to it might be helpful. Watching the movies might be another option if you find you're not enjoying reading the books as they're reasonably faithful to the books
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Yeah, you're right, i'm not sure if it is my kind of book. But I totally agree with what you're saying - it makes sense to be in touch with pop culture. Excellent reasoning. Thank you! :D
Solas posted over a year ago
yemi_hikari said:
If you have a learning disability that makes reading hard for you or you have a tendency to pick out grammar errors I actually suggest not reading the book simply because it isn't well written and it can turn into a struggle to read for some people.

My teacher told me that every book is worth reading no matter how bad it is. You need to decide whether it is your cup of tea or not and not pick it up because it is the latest fad.
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That's a very good point. No worried, man, I am not given to fads - I will make sure I read it for all the right reasons. :) Thank you!!
Solas posted over a year ago
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*worries.
Solas posted over a year ago
darange said:
yes I think you should read them I like the series, but everybody has diffrent opinions, some people just don't read them cause they think there friends won't like them anymore or they think there too cool to read them, I thought the same thing before I read them, but my mom read them and said they were really good so I read them 1 by 1 and when I was done I told my friends abought the books (some of them are not twilight fans) and they thought it was ok and there still my friends today. So yes I think you should read the books
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Good point, my friend, good point. I t's probably a good idea to read them to find out what my own opinion is. Thanks. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
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your really welcome =)
darange posted over a year ago
KateKicksAss said:
I would say read them. I mean, if you don't like them, fine, but at least you can then come on here and give a fair opinion of them, which you can't do without having read them.
If you like them, great! You've just read a good book, and it may pleasantly surprise you. With me personally, I'm not really a big fan of romance novels, but I did really enjoy the Twilight series.
Regardless, you could always just read them to see what all the hype is about. I mean, they are quite popular.

But if you do read them, I would advise you to put aside all biases you may have, and ignore what other people say about it, so that you can just read the books in an unbiased way, and give them a fair chance. If that makes sense, :)
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Great answer!
Mrs-X posted over a year ago
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It is a good answer. :) You're very right about putting aside biases - I will deffo do that! Thank you muchly. xD
Solas posted over a year ago
Mrs-X said:
If you watched the movies and liked them, then you'll definitely love reading the books. If you didn't like the movies, you might still love reading the books.

Being a Twilight and Harry Potter fan who's not too crazy about romance (to say the least), I loved reading the books and didn't think it was a waste of time at all. Twilight's not only a love story, it's about supernatural creatures and friendship too. It actually made me laugh a couple of times too.

I honestly recommend it to you. At least, try reading the first book and if you don't like it, you can stop but if you so, it keeps getting better. When I try to remember what I read in the books, supernatural creatures are the first thing that comes to my mind so as I said before, the whole love story between Edward and Bella is the main storyline but there's so much stuff happening around them and so many characters to discover that it becomes very interesting and fun to read.

I really enjoyed the books and I hope you will read them and get into the story like I did. It's a saga that made me feel sad when I realised I had finished reading it and closed the last book. Please give it a try ;)!
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Good answer. When people talk about Twilight they focus so much on Edward and Bella's romance that I think the rest of the story sometimes gets forgotten, so I'm liking your description of it. Great stuff. :D Thank you. I think I might give it a try. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
snily1128 said:
DON'T!
SAVE YOURSELF FROM THE TORTURE!
( I HAVE read the first book)
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Haha,xD I will take this into account, thank you.
Solas posted over a year ago
7bella3 said:
READ THE BOOOOOOOOOOK!!!!!!!!!
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Haha, this is a strong recommendation - I will consider it most carefully. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
lreynolds103 said:
You would be better off stockpiling the books and using them in case of an emergency. (Fire kindling, Weapon, Toilet Paper, Compost. )
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Lol, even if I do read the books these are all good ways to dispose of them afterwards. Call it recycling. xD
Solas posted over a year ago
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That's horrible.
cassie-1-2-3 posted over a year ago
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Don't worry, I was joking. I see myself as the "hostess" of this question, so I created a polite and somewhat jocular response to Ireynolds' answer in order to appear friendly. That is all. :) In reality I doubt I'll do much more than throw the book across the room, if it even comes to that (unlikely, since I don't have much of a temper).
Solas posted over a year ago
Book-Freak said:
I would read it if I were you - never turn down the opportunity to read! You might not enjoy it but you won't know until you've tried it.
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Good attitude, and you're right. Good or bad, it's still a reading experience and therefore beneficial. :)
Solas posted over a year ago
shivanis said:
basically, twilight is not that bad. It's got the humor and the feel of the necessary content. There is on harm reading any book unless and until your inner self says u shouldn't. Reading books is fun whether it is any lame 1 or not
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HPforLife10 said:
I have read all the books, but I really didn't like it. You could try them but in my opinion it's just a waste of time, better read HP and the Hunger games ;) Before reading I didn't know about twilight haters and stuff, but now i'm a hater myself xD I don't mind people who like it and I won't Judge them, If you ask me, you shouldn't read them!
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FredWeasleyLol said:
go ahead, its your choice.i honestly don't because when I read the first couple chapters I got easily bored because she thinks too much and its hard to tell the difference between her thinking and her actually doing something,especially if you are bored already.im currently reading harry potter and obsessed.i like twilight but in my mind they cant compare.read twilight if you want . a lot of people take it and read it a lot easier than me .
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iamyourfan said:
U SHOULD DEFINITELY READ IT.....ITS SUCH A NICE BOOK.........I HAVE READ IT ,ITS WONDERFUL AND BETTER THAN HARRY POTTER
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..You just said that Twilight is better than Harry Potter. While I'll admit that Twilight may be a good book series for some people, I will NEVER agree with this post.
books4ever7 posted over a year ago
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agree
hermionesparks posted over a year ago
TsubasaPotter said:
Oh I don't know, it's up to you
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fantasygirl001 said:
You should read it to see what you think.
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