These articles pretty much sum up my feelings about those books. The fandom is also pretty crazy, from what I've seen. I think my favorite part was when, in an interview, Stephen King gave Ms. Meyer some (well-meaning and constructive) criticism, and the fandom decided he was jealous of her success.

Let me say that again.

Stephen King, a writer who has consistently been on best seller lists practically since his first book was published in the 70s, is jealous of a writer who has only been popular for the past 3 years or so.

Head, meet desk.