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Twilight (Twilight Saga) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: ATOM
Category: Book
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Rating:  130 reviews
Sales Rank: 56
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.4
ISBN: 1904233651
EAN: 9781904233657
ASIN: 1904233651
Publication Date: March 22, 2007
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 WOW! May 16, 2008
I absolutley love the Twilight Series - they are my altime favourite books, seriously i don't know how i would live without them!!!
I think what's really good about this book is the fact that i can relate to Bella in as much as my parents are divorced, my mum is like my best friend, i'm a total klutz and i've never really dated as such. Similarites end when Edward comes into the picture. What i also love about his book is that Edward is just the perfect guy, he's had 100 years to perfect it, and you can not stop the internal swoon when you think about him for too long!!!lolz. I think i need to stop now before i get to carried away!!!
 Enjoyable but with some reservations May 16, 2008
Like most people I'd heard about the hype around this book and was curious, so finally succumbed and bought it. And well, I think it's an enjoyable read, well-written, mostly(though I think the beginning and end sections are better than the middle which is a bit overblown and saggy). Edward is a gorgeous hero, very much in the line of Heathcliff, Romeo, Mr Darcy, Mr Rochester, etc, and with that added frisson that he's an immortal, not human any longer, and that the defining characteristic of his kind--of vampires--is that they prey on humans. Bella is a good heroine, independent and smart and quite endearing, and the setting is done really well. I found the beginning when we're being introduced to Forks and the high school with the strange, beautiful loners, very gripping, and also the section at the end when Bella and Edward and his family come across the ''other sorts'' of vampires, who haven't forsworn human blood. That was genuinely scary, compelling and terrific.
Now for the reservations--the romance betweenm Bella and Edward is pretty hot but after a while it gets dragged out for so long that you just wish you didn't have to hear about it so much. Plus there is something definitely creepy about the whole vampire thing anyway--that lust for blood--the predatory thing, the devouring--it's revolting and disgusting as much as it's scary. At various times, I kept imagining Edward with his teeth covered in blood, like some kind of pretty Hannibal Lecter. I must say that puts me off completely. in a way if you think about it vampires are like a combination of psychopath and cannibal, not really my idea of a Romantic hero! Besides there's that whole thing about how the sexual aspect of their romance is likened to the predatory devouring thing, implying that sex is very dangerous and can kill you. I find that rather weird and repellent too.
Anyway I did enjoy the novel when I could keep my mind off all that sort of stuff(which wasn't always easy!)It's certainly a very impressive debut.
No doubt the best book I have ever read-EVER! May 15, 2008
My friend got this book for me as a birthday present. She hadn't read it, i think she just chose a random book off the shelf. So I must admit that I didn't think much of it at the time. Call me whatever you want but to me you had to be a certain "type" to read vamp books. Gothic, emo, depresed, different.... you know what i mean. In the world i used to live in 13 year old "good girly girls" read Meg Cabot and stuff like that.
Since I finaly pursuaded myself to read it I have not looked back once. I have completly learned not to judge a book by its cover (or topic) and I am a new person. It sounds cliche and kooky but this but has changed my life-no joke. And now I'm trying to convince others of this too!
When someone asks what my favourite books are and I tell them I get this look. You know what? I couldn't care less!
I LOVE A BOOK ABOUT A VAMPIRE ROMANCE!
Whatcha gonna do 'bout it?? So if you want to read the most amazing piece of fiction that i have ever read (and I have read ALOT of amazing books) then read this! The romance is through the roof and yet theres barely any kissing! Its more romantic than Jane Austen which is sayng something. And I'm not the only percson to feel this way; this book is MASSIVE in America for a good reason! Stephanie Meyer is so genuine and so realistic in her writing that it....there is no words to describe how it makes me feel! Its like taking drugs without taking drugs. Everything i hear remindes me of it. I'm completly obsessed!
And no, it is in no way gory, its the complete oposite.
So open your eyes to the beauty which is twilight, new moon and eclipse and read this book. I promise on my life that you will not regret it. Don't listen to the haters! They're just trying to be differnt. Trust me, in some cases its worth your time to follow the crowd!
Hope this helped! I know it wasnt too much about the actual plot but sometimes these reviews go too far and spoil the exitement.
READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hungry for more! May 13, 2008
I began this book without knowing a thing about it. When it started to dawn on me that it was essentially a teen romance, albeit an intriguing one, I was tempted to abandon it. But it was such a nice book to read and the central character was so likeable that I stuck with it. And by the end of Book 3, `Eclipse', I didn't want it to end. Stephenie Meyer doesn't feel the need to have her characters in danger every five minutes in order to get you to turn the page. You keep reading because Stephenie is brilliant at making ordinary daily activities interesting to read about. And you're more than happy to spend a few hours in the company of such likeable characters as they live out their lives. It's been a while since I've enjoyed a series as much as the Twilight Saga. Wonderful stuff!
 If you don't take it too seriously.............you might like it May 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Prior to reading this book, I read reviews and was not impressed. Seriously, I thought that I would hate this book. Just some bad teen romance melodrama. But now that I've read it, I've altered my opinion. Here's why:
The book is basically a vampire teen romance, about a teenage girl who moves from Phoenix to an isolated town in Washington to be with her single father. There she meets a gorgeous and smart guy, who happens to be a ...you guessed it.....a vampire!.......and from there an adventure begins.
First of all, I don't really care for books written in the first person, but it didn't seem to bother me as much here. Meyer (author) does a good job conveying the action and emotions of the other characters, as well as the settings, so nothing was lost there.
I have to agree that Bella is a bit shallow and shelf centered, but heck! aren't MOST teenagers? (hang with me here for a second) You'd expect that they WOULD believe that they ARE the center of the universe and invincible (I seem to have some fuzzy memories of this ;)). So why would anyone expect Bella to act in a rational manner, especially when she is in love (for the first time I might add), is beyond me. And who in the world wouldn't fall for Edward! He's a) gorgeous b)intelligent c)wealthy & d)he can kick a*s!. He has a typical bad boy image which many women (young and old) would be attracted to.
And the fact that Bella needs to be rescued constantly? Well I liked it! It just showed more of Edward flexing his muscles (and really, what girl doesn't want to read about that!). It doesn't make Bella stupid. She's clutzy to begin with and most of the things that happen are in no way her fault for bringing them about. So to the naysayers I say -cut her some slack.
For people looking for a moral message, well there is NONE. That's not what this book is about. I assume the readers are intelligent enough to realize that growing old is not a fate worse than death (there are benefits -trust me ;)) and life is worth living without a man. I mean really, don't girls in the first throws of love think their man IS the center of the universe and would 'DIE' without him. Thats just how it is -you think about him all the time. Sheesh! Get a clue! Readers know this! If teenagers are sensible enough to be reading books instead of zoning out on Xbox or whatever, then give them credit to realize that this book is NOT trying to send a message. And because well -hello!- vampires are not real! This is simply a teen vampire romance and a well written one at that.
So even though I won't be reading the sequels (I prefer edgier & broodier vampires like in Cole's IAD series) I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this YA book to a teenager for a good read. This is not ground-breaking stuff, but its fun to read. And I'm sure if I were a teen, I'd be in be head over heels in love with Edward and scrambling to get all the sequels too.
Recommended.
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