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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) | 
| Author: Stephenie Meyer
Creator: Ilyana Kadushin
Publisher: Listening Library
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2491 reviews
Sales Rank: 478173
Media: Audio CD
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
ISBN: 0307282961
EAN: 9780307282965
ASIN: 0307282961
Publication Date: December 2005
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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.
Product Description
About three things I was absolutely positive:
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him–and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be–that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
“I’D NEVER GIVEN MUCH THOUGHT TO HOW I WOULD DIE– I’d had reason enough in the last few months –but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this. . . . Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of something else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something.”
When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.
What Bella doesn’t realize is the closer she gets to him, the more she is putting herself and those around her at risk. And, it might be too late to turn back. . . .
Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight will have readers riveted right until the very last page is turned.
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 A Review That is Extremely Rambling.... October 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Okay, so I'm just another person who comments on how great Stephenie Meyer's novel is. But to tell you the truth, it's not something that should be taken lightly.
Her novel was actually a very good inspiration for aspiring writers. It flows naturally and has a good sense of right and wrong. Even if it has a few bad words, I suggest that kids at the age of even eight could read this and love it. They may not understand the content of love, but I understand that a lot could after they read Twilight. Bella Swan, at the age of seventeen, moves from the sprawling city of Phoenix to Forks, a small town in the Olympic Peninsula. She sees her dad and he reveals that he bought a nice truck for her. As you can tell on the ride home, the father (Charlie) is a lot like Bella in many ways. To tell you the truth, throughout the saga they are mirror images of each other.
Bella's first day of school consists of Mike, a boy who clearly likes her, as well as Eric, Jessica, and the mysteriously, beautiful people who sit alone: the Cullens and the Hales. Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, and Edward are all "adopted". Jessica tells Bella this and gets the "sour grapes" after implying that she asked Edward out and he declined, much to Bella's amusement.
As the chapters go on, you can see that Bella is very much attached to Edward. The pieces are finally put together and Bella and Edward are finally free of their small and cryptic talk.
I enjoyed Twilight, and I know many people have as well, but this has left a big impression on me and whenever I read a story now I compare it to Twilight. It's a very big gap usually since Twilight's illuminating wording and descriptions can easily make you oblivious to your surroundings and senses. I felt like this book is not going to stop being huge in a decade. I absolutely love it. (Note: it doesn't get boring if you keep reading it. This is my sixth time reading Twilight and I'm still not tired of it.) =)
 Why didn't I think of this? October 8, 2008
Young high school student Bella, gives up the big city and sunshine in Phoenix to go live with her Dad, who is the sheriff of perpetually rainy Forks, Washington. Bella is shy but proves to be popular in her new school including attracting the attention of the ultra dishy Edward, who turns out to be just as strong and sensitive as he is handsome.
Much of the suspense of the first half of the novel is predicated on the mystery of Edward, but most people who pick up the book now that it is popular are going to know he's a vampire. Unfair as it is I spent the much of the first part of the book waiting for Meyer to just get on with it already. The second half of the book suffers from a very disappointing climax. It was just too easy for James to fool Bella, and considering how easily James was destroyed, he must have been suicidal to attack Bella. In fact the whole subplot with James just didn't ring true. Also I found hard to believe a hundred year old vampire would fall in love with a high school student, no matter how good she smelled. Of course I am hardly the target audience, so take these criticisms for what they are worth. `Twilight' was enjoyable, although it is obvious that this was Meyer's first book as her prose style is somewhat pedestrian. But I have to give Meyer her due, she came up with the idea to combine vampires (always a popular subject) and high school angst to sell a crapload of books. Good for her.
If you haven't read any of these yet, go get one now. =) October 7, 2008
Stephenie Meyer is a fantastic author and this is a great book, along with the other books in this saga. I am hooked and I am a 42 year old Mom of four sons. :o)
TWILIGHT SAGA October 7, 2008
THIS BOOK IS GREAT. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN A LONG TIME. HOPEFULLY STEPHENIE MEYER WILL KEEP GOING AFTER ALL 4 OF THESE BOOKS
The book wasn't bad. October 7, 2008
I finally caved in to the hype and bought this book...kinda wished I had placed myself on the month long waiting list at my local library instead.
Perhaps "Twilight" being the first book in the saga's the reason for the slowness. There wasn't really any content/plot. Though the writer took over 300 pages to describe Edward and Bella's "courtship," it still left me with the impression that two infatuated teens blurted out their love for each other w/o thought. It didn't get interesting (for me) until 350 pages in, and the book's only 498 pages long. When it did get interesting, it only lasted for a few chapters before it suddenly cuts off. I don't understand how the writer could go into so much detail with the surroundings and physical closeness of Bella and Edward (in the first 300+ pages), yet she could barely write a couple of pages describing how the only major threat against Bella got resolved with everyone coming out alive. I don't know. The book left me unsatisfied. The dialogue was corny (even the ones between the adults), however the writer describes the setting well. I read a couple of chapters a night. People compared this saga to Harry Potter. I'll have to disagree. Unlike Harry Potter, I was not excited about when I'll be reading the next part of this book.
Basically an OK book, but IMO, does not fit the hype it's received.
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