Suck It

What is the deal with these Twilight books that people like? Are they good? Because I just read about them on Jezebel (in connection with the forthcoming movie), and I realized that I had, in fact, seen some of the books in book stores but never felt compelled to pick one up. Then, I read a description of the series, and I was like, "Um, I read these books in sixth grade back when they were called The Vampire Chronicles and were written by L.J. Smith, and they were fucking awesome."