I haven't read the books, and from what little I have skimmed from the first one, I don't think I want to.
That said, I thought the first movie was mediocre at best, due in large part to focusing on a weak, shallow "love" story. In fact, re-interpreting it as a character study of a girl driven beyond reason by hormones who happens to get lucky and find a decent guy who happens to be a Cold One with numerous issues of his own helped me get through it. (Judging by responses like "Edward is an abusive boyfriend", I understand he is worse in the books.)
Then, more recently, I saw New Moon... and my ideas about Bella's irrational fixation and simply being too neurotic to accept anyone but Edward were more or less vindicated. It was a much better movie, cliffhanger ending notwithstanding.
To answer the topic's question: Twilight is a love story. It's just not a very good love story.
Twilight: Love Story or Occultic Horror Flick?
Discuss the books that have taken even second-grade girls by storm
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