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 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
Buy New: $7.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  2146 reviews
Sales Rank: 31117
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Mti
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
ISBN: 0316038377
EAN: 9780316038379
ASIN: 0316038377
Publication Date: November 1, 2008 (In 63 Days)
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Not yet published
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 Bella and the Vampire August 29, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
17-year old Bella has just moved to a small town to start her junior year in high school. She's dreading it until she sees her science lab partner and - BINGO! - she falls in madly love with gorgeous but silent Edward. He wants nothing to do with Bella, but when her life is in danger, who should save her but the enigmatic Edward!
This young adult novel would probably be a big hit with teen girls as Edward is the perfect teen boy - handsome, tender, and selfless - and gawky Bella is no one to be jealous of. As an adult reader, I found it unsettling that hundred-year old Edward is romancing an innocent teenage girl. And aside from Bella and Edward, none of the characters is developed at all. There is almost no action until the end, and when it finally comes there's no question that Edward (who just happens to be a vampire) can save anyone, anytime. My biggest complaint, however, was that none of the teenagers spoke or acted like teenagers - they were way too mature, sophisticated, and eloquent to be believable. In spite of all this, the writing did hold my interest and I kept wondering what would happen next.
This quick read about a mortal teen and her vampire boyfriend is different and I enjoyed it. I think teens will love it.
 Great Book!!! August 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i bought this book not knowing anything about the story or the author. i read about the author on a yahoo! news article and decided to read the book to see what all the buzz was about...all i have to say is i was hooked almost instantly!!! i loved everything about the book from the charachters to the way the author uses words to describe a particular scene or event happening in the book. i t was just great. i have since read the whole twilight saga and would love to keep going if stephenie meyer ever writes anoter book related to the twilight series!!!
 A waste of time and money. Why is this popular? August 29, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Please don't buy this book. Please. I'm begging you.
I honestly don't know why it's so popular. The writing is juvenile and feels extremely unedited; Stephenie Meyer really isn't a very good author. And the main character, Bella, is a mary sue (an "ideal" character, generally seen in bad fanfic). Nothing action-wise really happens, besides Bella falling into oh so dramatical and unlikely problmes (such as almost being hit by a van and almost getting mugged/raped) only to be saved by Edward Cullen, the main fanservice, who really only likes her because she smells delicious. I was cheering for him to tear her throat out and just leave it at that through the ENTIRE story.
So again, please don't buy it. Really. Don't waste your money.
Melodramatic But Quite Good August 29, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As an adult man, I'm sure I don't belong to this book's target audience. I suspect its intended audience will find it even more compelling than I did.
That said, I did enjoy this book. But I also recognize that it's not for everyone. Other Amazon reviewers have already pointed out how melodramatic it is, and how repetitive the dialogue and emotions might seem. For one example, you might notice how frequently Bella's dialogue and thought go like this: Edward, you are perfect and beautiful, and you mean everything to me.
If simple characters, melodrama, repetition, etc. will irritate you, then I don't recommend this book. I, personally, thought the book was very fun. The melodrama worked for me.
I found myself caring for the characters. I also found myself reading for hours on end, involved in what was going on. I found the love between the characters very compelling - perhaps because of its blind intensity and melodrama. I liked the simplicity of the writing, combined with the complexity of a relationship marked by strong feelings and the possibility of violence.
If this had been a mere love story, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. But it had a clear element of suspense, which propped it up.
Again, this book is not for everyone. It has elements that other readers might consider flaws. But it worked for me.
 This book should not be as popular as it is. August 29, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is the first book i have read in a long time that i did not like. i chose to read this book, since there is so much hype about it, and after reading a pro/con review in the new york times.
first of all the main character is absolutely pathetic. she moves to a new town, and basically becomes the most popular girl in the school, all the boys the auther mentions, except the vampires, are in love with her, and she makes a few good girl friends right away. if this had happened to me i would be pretty excited about it, but she doesn't really express any happiness about being this popular. secondly, i don't see any reason she should be this popular in the first place, since she apparently falls down when standing on two feet and not moving. if i knew someone in real life with a problem like this i would be seriously concerned that they have some kind of muscular disability, and should be evaluated by a doctor. also, this whole town is full of idiots, since they don't realize these "kids" are not normal, since they are never seen to eat, they don't come to school when the sun is out, they are incredibly pale dispite there love of the outdoors, hello people it's pretty obvious. also, how would they not get in trouble for missing so much school in the first place. i also agree with some other reviewers that this relationship it very unhealthy, and sets a bad example. when she first met edward he was a complete jerk, and yet she falls in love with him anyway. he tells her his instinct is to kill her, and she still wants to be around him. why would anybody want to be with someone that is mean to you, and wants to kill you. i could go on and on about the rediculous plot and idiotic characters, but i will finish with the opinion that all these characters have no depth, and this plot is totally unbelievable.
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