Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2789 reviews
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Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Pages: 544
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.6
ISBN: 0316015849
EAN: 9780316015844
ASIN: 0316015849
Publication Date: September 6, 2006
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The book that started the phenomenon is now available in a deluxe collector's edition! Featuring a ribbon bookmark, cloth cover, ragged edges, new chapter opener designs, and a beautiful protective slipcase, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
Bella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear.
Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.
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"Softly he brushed my cheek, then held my face between his marble hands. ''Be very still,'' he whispered, as if I wasn''t already frozen. Slowly, never moving his eyes from mine, he leaned toward me. Then abruptly, but very gently, he rested his cold cheek against the hollow at the base of my throat. " As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because--he''s a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonizes over the danger. But, Bella would rather be dead than part from Edward, so she risks her life to stay near him, and the novel burns with the erotic tension of their dangerous and necessarily chaste relationship.Meyer has achieved quite a feat by making this scenario completely human and believable. She begins with a familiar YA premise (the new kid in school), and lulls us into thinking this will be just another realistic young adult novel. Bella has come to the small town of Forks on the gloomy Olympic Peninsula to be with her father. At school, she wonders about a group of five remarkably beautiful teens, who sit together in the cafeteria but never eat. As she grows to know, and then love, Edward, she learns their secret. They are all rescued vampires, part of a family headed by saintly Carlisle, who has inspired them to renounce human prey. For Edward''s sake they welcome Bella, but when a roving group of tracker vampires fixates on her, the family is drawn into a desperate pursuit to protect the fragile human in their midst. The precision and delicacy of Meyer''s writing lifts this wonderful novel beyond the limitations of the horror genre to a place among the best of YA fiction. (Ages 12 and up)
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 Magic! November 18, 2008
After reading the 1 star reviews I came to understand that some are simply unable to believe in magic. This author touches the top hat and prose flow into open hearts.
A great romance novel with a sci-fi fantasy twist November 18, 2008
I love this book and the whole series. If you are looking for a romance novel that is actually about romance instead of just page after page of meaningless sex scenes TRY THIS! Think of it as Romeo & Juliet, Pride & Prejudice or A Walk to Remember with a sci-fi/ fantasy twist. I feel that the book does a great job exploring the characters and developing the relationships, but keep in mind it is only the first book in a series and much comes later. This book is more like an introduction into the world of Vampires and the relationship of Edward and Bella. I am an adult and I love this book. For anyone who dreams about or remembers their first love this book is a great read. PS. For anyone familiar with literary terms, Edward is the perfect Byronic hero.
Great Book November 18, 2008
This books rocks!
I just finished reading it a second time and it was as enjoyable as the first!
I loved this whole series and want to read more of Stephenie's works!!!!
Excellent Romantic Story November 17, 2008
I'm guessing the more popular Twilight becomes, the more unfair bad reviews it will receive, simply because it's become popular and therefore a target. Which is too bad. Also, some folks feel that Vampires and such stories should not be tinkered with and take issue with the fact that the vampires in Twilight don't always behave like traditional fictional vampires should. Which again, is too bad.
I LOVED THIS BOOK!! I loved it for many reasons:
1) Romance, Romance, Romance. Romance where the two characters just looking at each other, or sitting next to each other and not touching (though desperately wanting to!), is vividly intense. Romance doesn't have to include descriptive sex and this book is super Hot and Wildly Romantic with just the most minimal contact. Which is nice, because my teen daughter, mother in law, and I can all read the book and not be embarrassed discussing it. Ha Ha.
2) Every scene in the book is worthwhile. The writing (which unfortunately seems to deteriorate in the sequels) is good and I could picture every setting and every character very clearly. And Edward - whatta hot vampire guy!! And the reader really feels this guy's angst.
3) Just when the book could have wrapped up and been only a romance story, the plot kicks into another gear and HELLO - there's bad Vampires, danger, tension, and major suspense. Excellent.
4) A lot of folks take issue with the character of Bella, thinking that if she's so "plain" why are all the guys drooling over her? Meyer addresses this on her website and explains it very well. And most of us know this first hand: Time and again someone moves, or switches schools or a job, or goes off to college and suddenly they're everything they weren't in their previous life. A lot of the most popular chicks on a college campus were plain janes in high school, and sometimes all it takes for a girl to suddenly have "it" is to move across town to a different school. Ditto for some guys.
Therefore, I found this part of the story line totally plausible, including Bella being perplexed by it. And then there's the fact that her scent dives Edward wild. Nice.
5) I LOVED the Vampire facts. Very creative on Meye'rs part and interesting. The Cullens were interesting, not too familiar, and likeable. Yet even when Bella had to trust them the most, she (and the reader) are still not 100% sure it's safe. And that goes for Edward, too.
AMAZING!!!!! November 17, 2008
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LOVE THIS BOOK! LOVE THE SERIES! I am not a teenage girl. I am married with a little girl of my own and yes I still love TWILIGHT. Don't know why but these books are so much fun to read. Would recomend this to everyone in the world. Also, Stephenie Meyer's THE HOST is an amazing book as well.
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