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Category: Book
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Studio: Little, Brown Young Readers
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
Label: Little, Brown Young Readers
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
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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"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)
Amazon.com Review
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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 I'm in love! November 21, 2008
I've seen a lot of negative comments about how this book/movie is a sappy horrible love story just for teens. I'm 23 years old and I am obsessed! Moreover, my friends, who are all the same age and older, are also obsessed! I was never really into vampire stories, but a friend suggested that I read Twilight a while back, and I did. It has changed my life haha. I now have a notion in my head that there will never be a real life man as amazing and sexy as the one and only Edward Cullen! I have a bf of 4 years and he knows he'll never live up to Edward and just rolls his eyes when I constantly talk about him =)
This book gives all women the opportunity to be endulged in a world about the perfect romance/true love. Let us be!
The entire series is great. I am going to see the movie tonight and I know it's going to be amazing.
AWESOME!
THE BEST STORY I'VE EVER READ November 21, 2008
I initially saw the trailer to the movie and heard it was based off of a novel. As I did with other movies, I bought the book so I can read it before the movie is released. I bought the book in Sept and didn't start reading until November. Once I started the story, I couldn't stop. I read one after the other non-stop. I even sped off the the store twice to pick up the next story/book in the saga. I ended up reading all four books in the Twilight Saga within a week. Once I finished them, I was still left wanting more of the story. It was a story I didn't want to end. I do hope that the author will decide to pick up where she left off and continue the story in some way. I recommend this book as well as the complete series to everyone of all ages. THANK YOU STEPHENIE MEYER FOR THE BEST STORY I'VE EVER READ.
Awesome book! November 21, 2008
I love, love, love this book! I finished it within 3 days and longed for more. I am almost done with the second book New Moon and already I can't wait to get the third installment Eclipse and then of course Breaking Dawn. I just came back from seeing the movie. Although the movie was good, there is no doubt the book is better because it goes into greater detail. This saga is such a page turner, exciting, romantic and a great read overall. Wow!
A new addiction November 21, 2008
I buy a lot of books (mostly within the fantasy genre), and some of them end up on my book shelf for months or years before I feel inspired for that type of reading material. There are definite reasons for my method, so if the book ends up being terrible, I don't get too upset about wasting the money since I bought it so long ago. On the other hand if it's excellent (especially if it's a series), then there is a high probability that by that time the author released more books. Therefore, even though I purchased the Twilight by Stephanie Meyers quite a few months back, I only got to it a few days ago and am currently flying through book 3. Needless to say - I loved it and having the whole series there waiting for me is a happy bonus.
This book, and consequently the Twilight Saga Series, reminds me of the peaceful and utterly tranquil sensation I get while watching a river (one of my favorite activities). It's a weird analogy but that's exactly how this book made me feel - serene. I'm not usually a fan of overly descriptive narratives, but Bella's tale worked for me. Every line in this wonderful story became so vivid in my mind that I truly felt like I got to experience Bella's world first hand. May be it helped that not too long ago I was a teenage girl myself - just as impressionable, trusting and awkward at that tender age.
Now on to the actual review. Bella is a product of a broken home. She has a very distant and uncomfortable relationship with her father, a sheriff in a small town where he's lived all his life. Her mother is like a kid herself with a very whimsical personality which contradicts Bella's quiet and reserved nature. Having decided that her mother needed some time alone with her new husband, the seventeen years old Bella exiled herself to live with sheriff Swan in a perpetually rainy town of Forks, Washington. There Bella starts going through the difficult and somewhat depressing adjustment to a new life and a new school, since her insecurities and quiet personality have always made it hard for her to fit in. But her dreary and monotonous life comes to an end the first time she walks into her high school cafeteria and notices THEM. She finds out later that the five unearthly beautiful and ethereal people that captivate her dreams from that point on are adopted children of a local doctor, but as she soon learns they are a lot more then they appear to the rest of the people of that small town. Little does she know then that as of that moment her destiny is forever intertwined with one of the boys of that spectacular family.
This is not your average vampire story and is not filled with endless conflict and gore. As I said before, Bella's reflections take up a large portion of the book and any real action only starts more than halfway through the novel. I'm glad the author did not rush the beginning, since I loved seeing the world Ms. Meyer created through Bella's teenage eyes. A number of people felt that Bella was a weak protagonist having to be continuously rescued, but I completely disagree with that assessment since I believe that human strength comes in different shapes and sizes. Bella had to become an adult too early and always felt obligated to take care of her parents. She learned to never fully rely on anyone emotionally, physically or financially, becoming self-sufficient and reclusive. And like a normal teenage girl she was swept up by the excitement and danger Edward brought to her ordinary life. There was never any fear in her, just utter fascination with the mystery he represented. Bella's strength is evident in her consistency, trustworthiness and absolute loyalty that she displays to those she loves. You cannot help but to fall in love with this clumsy and intelligent girl - and this spectacular book.
 Surprising and Addictive November 21, 2008
As my title indicates, this was surprising and addictive! The narrative flows so easily ( as I geuss a YA novel should be..) I was lost in the imaginative story. I am much older than most of the Twilight fans, but believe that no matter what your age a little creativity and imagination keeps us healthy and alive. I've read some not so great reviews on the last 2 books of the series but..Oh well, I'm going to read them myself and decide. I'm also taking my nephews to see the movie ASAP.
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