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|  | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Rating:  4740 reviews
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 544
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.7
ISBN: 0316015849
EAN: 9780316015844
ASIN: 0316015849
Publication Date: September 6, 2006
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Condition: Creased spine. Cover is creased. Some wear to the cover and pages. Slight staining on outside page edges. Ships the next business day, with tracking and delivery confirmation sent to your email.
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 Worth the Hype! February 28, 2010
AkF (New Jersey)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Well, I have to admit that I was one of those people who REFUSED to read this series out of principle. This series had so much buzz around it- girls in their teens through twenties were swooning over a fictional bad boy, going to midnight book releases, dressing as brides and drawing bite marks on their wrists when attending twilight functions. This craze was rivaling Star Wars, and I refused to join in. While away for a four night trip to Canada with a few friends, a friend of mine spent every minute of our time in the hotel glued to this book. After gushing over the characters and describing the premise to me, I was intrigued enough to buy Twilight- in paperback- to read on an upcoming trip to Florida. I started the book the morning of my departure (6pm flight) and got through more than half of it before 1 pm. I made a pit-stop on my way to the airport at the local book store and picked up New Moon. For three days and three nights I was so involved in Twilight and New Moon (yes I even got through half of New Moon while away!) that I barely noticed the scorching sunburn I had acquired! **I have since repurchased the entire series in hardcover so that they would last my reading and re-reading!**
To give everyone an idea of my interests- my favorite shows are Veronica Mars, Roswell, Sex and the City, Buffy (the early years) Entourage, and Friends, and my book favorites are the chick lit of Emily Giffin, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and The Time Travelers Wife.
This book has it all!
Romance check!
Mystery check!
Suspense check!
Action check!
Supernatural Lore Check!
The previous reviews pretty much sum up the premise of this book, so I will not get too carried away repeating a synopsis that has been rehashed a thousand times (literally!)
I will leave you with one last thought-
1. Don't read this book because it's such a "hit" or the new "craze".
2. Don't NOT read this book because it's all the rage and you don't want to follow the masses.
3. Do read this book because it ties in romance, mystery, sacrafice, suspense, action, and supernatural lore and you will not want to put it down!
At first I was't interested. February 27, 2010
Ree
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I kept hearing about Twilight the movie and wasn't really interested. Then I saw the movie and that changed things. Went on Amazon and bought Twilight. I read it in one sitting.
Great read, really enjoyed it.
Captivating writing style . . . sick view of love. February 27, 2010
L. K Reyes (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
While this book is written in an interesting writing style that keeps one hooked all the way through. It seems to pass off a very controlling, obsessive, and stalker type fellow as a caring love interest. Vampire or not, the way Edward watches Bella while she sleeps and often hurts her when he holds her arm seems to be an unhealthy obsession with the girl rather than true love. And Bella seems attracted to this alpha-male character which in real life would set her up for an abused wife situation. So, yes, the book is entertaining. But I hesitate at the style of passive aggressive infatuation that it promotes as love.
amazing book! must read! February 26, 2010
Nancy Crump
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
at first i had no interest in the twilight series; but as soon as i started them i couldnt stop reading. loved all the books. for anyone out there who is hesitant to read this because its about vampires dont let that stop you. the story line is captivating!
 Do not understand the hype February 26, 2010
Irish of Tickettoanywhere.blogspot.com (Central MA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I picked up Twilight by Stephenie Meyer last year during one of Borders' Buy 2 get 1 promotion (I know this because the sticker was still on the cover). At the time I knew nothing about the book but I was intrigued by the premise and so picked it up. Since that time this book has become a phenomenon among teens and adults alike (at this posting there were 4500+ copies cataloged on librarything). One of the main reviews on Amazon even calls Twilight "an exquisite fantasy." On Librarything, Amazon and Barnes & Noble this book was predominately rated at 5 stars. So by the time I got around to reading to this book I was excited thinking that I had a real gem of a tale to sink into.
In fact, Twilight left me stunned...but not in a good way. Not in the "oh my this is one of the best books that I have ever read" sort of stunned. Instead all I kept thinking about was that the main character Bella, who is the narrator of the story, was obsessed. When Bella first moves to Forks, Washington and first encounters the eningmatic and overly beautiful boy Edward Cullen she is intially put off by him....mainly because he has such violent reactions of mood when he is near her. This dislike that Bella has for Edward only lasts a chapter or two before she is drawn to him. He is so handsome after all, how can she not fall for him? Even though initally he is very rude and mean to her. Yet still she yearns for Edward. Then, all too quickly, when Edward starts to loosen up and start to really charm Bella her yearning turns to a deep and all consuming obsession with him. So much so that it isn't long before she wants to spend every waking moment with him.....and that anytime apart is pure agony.
Overall, this book scares me. This is a book that many young teen girls are picking up and devouring and thinking that its a true love story. That Bella and Edward are as star-crossed as Romeo and Juliet. That their relationship is something to look up to.....to emulate. When in fact its far from a healthy affair. Edward is harsh and cruel. Always putting his needs and desires above Bella's and she just blindly follows along....wanting only to please him. This book isn't about love. Its about obsession. Bella is obsessed to the point of blindness. She can't see Edward's flaws and often is the one apologising to him when his mood turns dark. When Bella is almost attacked on day, only to be rescued by Edward, he demands that she 'prattle on like she normally does' so that he can calm down. Um...hello?!? Who is the one who was traumatised? The unnatually beautiful and super strong cold as ice vampire? Or the young, naive and all too human girl? Even when Bella learns that Edward has been following her for weeks....even sneaking into her room to watch her sleep....rather then think the behaviour creepy and stalkerish she thinks that its endearing and a sign that he really does care for her.
There is also very little plot to this book. Bella moves to small rainy Forks to live with dad. Meets angry boy and starts to fall for him. Learns that boy is a vampire who claims to care for her in return and then spends rest of book telling how much she loves this boy. I swear, Meyers used every possible synonym for the word beautiful in describing Edward....over and over and over again. Seems like every other thought that Bella had was about Edwards appearance and how it made her powerless to resist him. By the half-way point I was very close to screaming everytime she began anew to pontificate on Edwards beauty. Towards the end, there is a little blip of a plot but that is over and done before you even have a chance to notice that something was happening. Because right over this very anticlimactic scene Bella is back to her previous ways of begging and pleading with Edward to be with her because she loves him so much.
In my opinion, this isn't a good book for teen girls to read. It sends the wrong message about love and relationships. A better example of more healthy teen romance can be found in another book that I read recently called Alive and Well in Praque, New York by Daphne Grab. I don't think that Twilight is a book that I will recommend to others. In fact, I'm not sure that I'll read the other 3 books in the series.....I honestly don't think that I can stomach another 1500 or so pages of Bella gushing over just how devastatingly handsome Edward is and just how deeply she loves him. This is a nothing special series and one that I hope will fizzle and burn out sooner rather than later so that teen girls (and adult ones too!) can get back to reading books with a more positive take on love and relationships.
As originally posted on my blog Ticket to Anywhere
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