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 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
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Rating:  2228 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: Standard
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 512
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.9 x 1.7
ISBN: 0316160172
EAN: 9780316160179
Publication Date: October 5, 2005
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 Twilight by Stephenie Meyer January 6, 2006
Heather (NC USA)
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was totally surprised and knocked off my feet by this book. It was like a bit of classic Christopher Pike to me, an author I devoured in my teens and I loved it. I loved it so much I wanted to turn to page one and start again; which rarely happens. The author managed to take an unlikely premise and make it utterly believable and surprisingly human. This is in my top 10 for the year.
Star-crossed lovers rarely have such obstacles to face as these two young lovers, Edward Cullen, 100-year-old vampire who has renounced human prey and 17-year-old Isabella Swann. For Bella is human. Bella can't stay away from Edward and, despite his best intentions; he can't stay away from her either. And so the two of them burn for each other, even though by necessity they must remain chaste, for the intensity of their passion could lead Edward to kill her and he agonizes over the danger. But Bella will not part from Edward alive and he will do anything to keep her alive.
Favorite quote: "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."
The tension left me breathless and up all night. March 4, 2006
Amy Y. (FREMONT, CA USA)
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
Look, it's a young adult book but I didn't know that when I bought it in a rush on my way to the airport for an overnight business trip. By the time my plane left the tarmac, I was deeply entrenched and didn't put the thing down(except to drive to my hotel, and even then I was tempted at every stop light) until I finished it at 5am.
I'm not a fan of the romance genre. Nor am I a reader of the paranormal, although this book is making me rethink that heartily. This book is about Bella and how she falls in love with a vampire at her new school. Wow, just reading that makes me cringe, but this was truly an excellent read. What little I've read of adult romance leaves a bad taste in my mouth- poorly developed characters and graphic sex leading to a too rapid denoument. This book is skillfully written. The author creates an enormous tension by pitting the vampire's love against his blood lust. Can Edward love Bella? Or will he have her for dinner?
But seriously, Bella cannot figure out why Edward is so repulsed by her in the beginning. We come to learn he is tormented by his nature as a vampire which he must fight constantly in order to pass as 'normal'. To make matters worse, Bella is not just any juicy human to him, she is special to his senses, a sort of kobe beef of the human ilk. So why not just have his way with her? Well, she fascinates him because unlike all the other humans, he cannot read her thoughts and then, of course, she loves him.
This is an excellent romance with well-drawn characters and an interesting premise. The author wields a deft hand to the tension between the characters and their desires.
Ignore the fact that it is a young adult novel, or don't. I'm 32, a business woman and mother of two small girls and was slightly mortified when I realized I'd picked up a teen romance novel, egads! But I got over it and I'm telling you, it's not just for kids! You won't be sorry you picked this one up, unless of course you have absolutely anything to get done in the ensuing hours.
Not just for "Junior Readers"! September 30, 2007
KDMask (Rochester, Planet Fab, NY)
12 out of 21 found this review helpful
This was on my child's "book club" list. I decided to read along in case there were any questions and to share the book with them. I am so glad I did! Wonderful, flowing story with a gift for narrative. The underlying "vampire" theme is just the right hook to draw in people that love a bit of mystery with their fiction. I can't wait to read the next in the series!
THE KIND OF BOOK I COULD SINK MY TEETH INTO & BITE DOWN HARD! November 11, 2005
! Betty Dravis (San Jose, CA)
14 out of 25 found this review helpful
I agree with the other reviewers: This book is not only for young adults. It's one of those cross-over books, like Harry Potter, that's geared for adults too. I'm a grandma and I loved it.
This book is extremely well-written with excellent pacing, great dialogue and description. My heart went out to the beautiful young heroine who falls in love with a sweet vampire teen. Luckily for her, his band of friends are all "nice" vampires and surround her with loving protection when needed. (I'm not saying why their protection is needed because I don't want to spoil your reading pleasure.)
If there were ten stars, this book would get ten! It's that good--I kid you not!
Thanks, Stephenie Meyer, for such a thrilling adventure with your very believable characters. I look forward to the sequels.
A dark, luscious confection for fans of vampire lore March 14, 2008
Veggiechiliqueen (Deep in the heart of Texas)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series, soon to be released as a motion picture on December 12, 2008, opens with Twilight, the tale of Isabella "Bella" Swan, who has relocated from Phoenix to Forks, Washington. Bella dreads attending a new, small-town high school, knowing that she'll never fit in. She's pale, brainy (she reads Bronte and Austen for fun), and accident-prone.
At school, Bella drifts through her too-easy classes (she was in AP classes in Phoenix), until a startling group of kids rivets her attention. They're pale, impossibly attractive, wear the right clothes and drive expensive cars, yet they sit alone and never eat. One in particular catches her eye: Edward Cullen, with looks any male model would envy. Yet Edward, who sits next to her in biology, seems to loathe Bella's very existence and acts hostile and strained around her, barely seeming to control himself. He vacillates between hostile and outright friendly, confusing Bella as to his intentions. Bella is instantly and hopelessly attracted to his "bad boy" persona, and the two gradually become acquainted.
Edward's family is hiding some pretty dark secrets from the townsfolk, and the local Native American legend of the "cold blooded" places Edward's father Carlisle Cullen in town in previous centuries. Meyer handily tweaks vampire lore here, including vamps that can walk in daylight (hers don't burn, but actually sparkle, which is why they avoid sunlight when humans are around). The historical flashbacks are engrossing and flawlessly interwoven into the present.
Bella and Edward fall deeply in love, although there is much that stands in their way (think of an undead Romeo and Juliet pairing, and there you have it), including Bella's distant (and suspicious) father, Charlie. The physical attraction is mutual; Bella is entranced by Edward's cold, smooth perfection, ability to read minds, and his unique scent, Edward by Bella's unusual thinking processes, unique blood and floral scent. He fears losing self-control around her, even though his vamp "family" has only fed on animals for centuries. Edward introduces his siblings and "mother" and "father" to Bella, and she becomes an increasing part of their world. Everyone is threatened, however, when a rival tracker fixates on Bella, and a frenzied game of hide-and-seek ensues.
The novel's ending opens Bella and Edward to several hinted possibilities. Meyer seamlessly incorporates both vampire lore and high school angst without overdoing either; Bella dreads going to school dances and is an "old soul," so her infatuation with Edward and his "condition" is an awestruck exploration.
Meyer does an excellent job of fleshing out the novel's settings of Phoenix, Forks, and the local La Push Indian reservation, particularly of her poetic descriptions of the stark Arizona landscape and the lush, green contrast of rainy Washington. Edward's house is also described in fascinating architectural detail, making it easy to bring these places to life.
Bella is a believable narrator who looks out for others (even rerouting the misplaced affections of a classmate, Mike, to her friend Jessica, who's actually interested in him), including her fragile mother, and she's a headstrong, independent role model who always seems to need rescuing (for which Edward is conveniently present). I look forward to reading (and seeing) more of her adventures in the following Twilight series.
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