I think I'd have to give this 1.5 stars, actually. Bella can be unbelievably dumb sometimes and Edward's overbearing, brooding nature gets old quickly. The quality of the prose improves as the series goes on. I liked certain scenes in the book that didn't make it into either the movie or the graphic novel. The graphic novel is still my favorite rendition of the story. I can at last say that I have read the book, although I don't know if I'll read it again...