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It depends if you're into that kind of literature?

But I mean, I had never really read this type of genre before, let alone a whole series of books, but I was totally hooked! As amazing as the movies are, the books are definitely worth reading.

The first one isn't that long. I think it's worth a try, you don't have to commit to the whole series.

@Mrs. High Heels: hahaha I know!!

Um. YES. They are pretty amazing.

@catlady: I agree - I read the first three all at once (right before book 4 came out), and it's probably a good thing I didn't stop right at 1 (though, it's still a great book). But you really start to become more involved the more books you read!

@swurlygurl: I was going to say the same thing, I'm jealous that she'll get to experience them for the first time!

Yup! I refuse to read it when I was in high school because I was dumb, but both DH and I read it about 6 years later. DH is reading it to the babies at night. He is already on the second book.

Absolutely worth reading! I've read them all a few times. Love!

So I voted 32nd and it's a unanimous YES still. I still go back and re-read mine every couple of years. The first couple are written a little "younger" as some previous posters have stated, but I think the story is interesting enough to keep an adult engaged until you get to the later books. Also, it makes watching the movies even better because you get a lot of backstory that the films can't cover due to time constraints.

When they first came out, I was working as a counselor at a summer camp during my summers. It was an overnight camp, and my favorite part of the evening was reading a chapter from one of those books out loud to the girls in my cabin (only 1-3 had been released at that point). They were enthralled and it was SO much fun to read! I can't wait to read the first few books with my little girl. (The last four will have to wait until she can read them herself - they are a little darker.)

OMG YES.

I didn't start until college (though the first one came out when I was in middle school) and I still enjoy re-reading them today!

@winter_wonder: read them! Now!

@Mrs. High Heels: I thought the same thing!

OP: I cried when I finished the series. I left a bar during a wedding weekend to go pick up my preordered book 7th book at midnight when it was released. My friend and I had to promise each other to stop reading so we could actually get ready for the wedding. I was 23 and had been reading them since they came out! So yeah, totally worth the hype! Can't wait to reread with my kids!

I love(!!!) this series! I agree with other posters the characters and storyline became more complex as the books continued on. I read almost all of them cover to cover the day/night they came out. I went to every midnight release for the books and movies. I completely geeked out at Universal on our honeymoon in the Harry Potter portion. I am planning on going back again and doing both parks.

Now I'm going to have to do a reread.

Yes! I'm currently rereading the series right now!

YES YES YES

I never read the books but my SIL convinced me to give them a try, so I borrowed the series from my mom. I sped through the first book in two days and am hooooooked.

I wish I would have picked these up sooner!

Some of my favorite books of all time! So fun to read.

I re-read them every other year or so. It's a time committment, but I love getting lost in the series. So much better than the movies, and I do love the movies.

They are seriously amazing. I've read them all three times! And I still can't wait to start reading them to my daughter when she's older! I agree with some other comments about how they start kind of young and then mature as they go on. So definitely don't let the first couple of books turn you away because if that.