Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)

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  • ISBN13 : 9780316015844
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Isabella 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, Isabella’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 Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. The lovers find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife-between desire and danger.Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.

5 Reviews

  1. Nancy Crump says:
    February 26, 2010 at 12:00 am

    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!

  2. Irish of Tickettoanywhere.blogspot.com says:
    February 26, 2010 at 12:00 am

    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

  3. Winter Cayde says:
    February 25, 2010 at 12:00 am

    The novel is about Bella Swan (Beautiful Swan-RED ALERT people) a girl who exiles herself to Forks Washington so her Mother can travel around with her much younger husband. She goes to a small school were everybody thinks she is unique and different and oh so beautiful-although she firmly denies that she is beautiful. Their she meets the Cullens, a group of perfect looking sparkly vampires who like to stare blankly at walls and look pretty while doing it. Bella is “drawn” to one of the Cullens, Edward. He is said to be the best looking of them. For the next 100 pages os so Bella talks about how her life is horrible, and she hates it-oh and also about Edward. He is described as a “god” or “marble” (I wish I was making this up), and brooding. Bella talks to him a few times, with non-too meaningful conversations (just Edward warning her to stay away from him, while he is meanwhile seeking her out)! Bella is a wimpy character who cannot walk to steps without falling and say five words without blushing. Edward stalks Bella, watching her while she sleeps, and when he admit this to her, she is not frightened-nor does she ask for a restraining order-but “flattered”! And what about the plot? Ha, there is no plot. Just some hastily tacked on story about a vampire trying to kill Bella at the end, when the author realized she did not have a plot. This book sickens me. I cannot believe that this novel is getting so much praise.

  4. Ellie Hawkins says:
    February 25, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Twilight. Quite possibly THE most raved/ranted about book series of the twenty-first century.

    A few years ago, my friends got sucked into the grammatically-incorrect world of Twilight, and begged me to read it. So I figured, “Okay. If everyone likes it so much, it must be good.”

    BIG MISTAKE.

    I, obviously, started out reading the first book. As I read it, I was introduced to a whole cast of unlikeable and undeveloped characters, numerous (and extremely noticeable) grammatical errors, plot holes, and way, WAY too many sensory details. It eventually got to the point where I started counting how many times Stephanie Meyer mentioned Edward’s “perfect marble chest” or “incandescent skin”. I mean, come on. INCANDESCENT?! I mean, sure, the man sparkles, but really. I think mentioning it once would have been enough.

    Another thing that bothered me about the series as a whole was that Edward and Bella’s relationship was compared to that of Romeo and Juliet, being a “forbidden love”. However, not once did I notice ANYONE opposing Edward and Bella’s relationship. Nobody but themselves. It really annoyed me how, chapter after chapter, Edward would tell Bella how much he couldn’t live without her, and then tell her that she should leave him. It makes no sense. I mean, c’mon Edward! Make up your mind!

    After suffering through Twilight, I decided for some reason to read the second book. Bigger mistake than the first.

    Basically, 95% of the book involves Bella being an Emo zombie. That, and her flirting with Jacob and then telling him that she just wants to be friends. That’s it. How I survived book 2, I couldn’t tell ya.

    Now, after that, I still hadn’t learned my lesson. So I moved on to book 3.

    Truthfully, I can’t tell you much about that, because I only read half before calling it quits and ripping about 20 pages out of the book.

    Overall, Twilight was not a good book AT ALL, and is currently blinding 98% of the world’s population with vampire-related sparkles.

  5. T. Saldana says:
    February 24, 2010 at 12:00 am

    I decided to buy this book and read after watching the movie. I loved the movie and also loved the book. I didn’t want to put it down. I am going to buy the rest of them in the series and read them as soon as I can…..

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