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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Creator: Ilyana Kadushin
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2798 reviews
Sales Rank: 411
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 11
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Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 030728090X
EAN: 9780307280909
ASIN: 030728090X
Publication Date: September 27, 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.
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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 Students Perspective on Twilight November 19, 2008
In Twilight, Stephanie Meyer engrosses readers with the atypical love story of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. At the beginning of the novel, Bella reluctantly decides to live with her father in the small, rainy town of Forks while she completes her last two years of high school, so that her mother will be free to travel with her new basketball-playing husband. When Bella starts school she is surprised when after previously being a social outcast, she is the center of attention. Everyone seems drawn to her except Edward who tries to avoid her completely because, as she later finds out, he is afraid that he will be unable to resist the extremely appealing smell of her blood. Luckily, Edward tames his thirst, and a deep curiosity forms between the two. Bella knows that behind his gorgeous face and perfect figure there is something different about him but she cannot figure out exactly what. Edward is driven crazy when he cannot hear her thoughts (one of his supernatural abilities) and cannot understand how one ordinary girl can affect him in a way that he never has been before. As the story continues, their curiosity quickly grows into love that opens up a new world to Bella that she never knew existed and that threatens to pull the two apart.
Some of my favorite aspects of Twilight are the characters of Bella and the Cullen Clan, Edwards's vampire family. Bella is a shy, quiet girl who is very mature for her age and never really fit in at school but never really wanted to. This type of personality allows many girls to connect with her character. One thing I disliked about her was her complete lack of confidence in herself and how she constantly thought that she was not good enough to be with Edward no matter how much he told her otherwise. I thought the characters of the Cullen Family, Edward's "parents", Carlisle and Esme, and his "siblings", Alice, Jasper, Emmet, and Rosalie, helped make the book more unique. In most books vampires are evil, malicious creatures but in Twilight the Cullens choose to live off the blood of animals, have superhuman strength and speed, and go about their lives pretending to be normal humans. I also thought Stephanie Meyer made a good choice concerning the setting of Twilight. Forks is a small, rural town in Washington where it is almost always raining. The town's gloomy days and dense forests create a great backdrop for the story to take place.
Overall, I think Twilight is a great book that can appeal to all types of readers, even those who never would of thought that they would enjoy reading about vampires. The suspenseful plot and interesting characters keep readers hooked from the first page to the last word. Although sometimes Edward and Bella's relationship seems unrealistic and some people feel that the book lacks depth, I would still highly recommend it.
 horrid claptrap November 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
nothing like a mormon to do what's been done before. is there anything new here? no no and no. and if a mormon can write about bloodsucking sex, then maybe the mormon church shouldn't be hating on the guy who created the mormon missionary calendar.
however, that said, mormons are a lot like mormons, sucking off society and taking credit for everything that's already been created, said and done. one review i read said that this book upheld "mormon values." ok, great. so comparing mormons to vampires is no problem given that both mormons and vampires suck everything around them dry...stephanie meyer has insisted that she hasn't seen a number of famous vampires on tv. IMHO...yeah right!
Love it and can't put it down November 19, 2008
I thought that I was done with vampires after Buffy but boy was I wrong! This series has quickly become one of my favorites and it seems like I never put one of the books down. I always have at least one book from the series on me! Great job and please write that 5th book. Just because people are jerks doesn't mean the rest of us have to be punished by with holding the greatness of this series!
Hook, line and sinker! November 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm sitting at my desk at work rocking back and forth in my chair, partly because of a caffeine buzz, but mostly because of the anticipation I feel about the Twilight movie coming out this Friday. I'm 32 years old and I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm absolutely in love with the entire series. Twilight, in particular, grabbed me hook, line and sinker. I'm not a big reader - I haven't picked up a book in years. A co-worker of mine handed me Twilight one day and told me to give it a try. I have been bored with the same humdrum stuff on TV, so I thought a book may do my brain some good. The first 60 pages didn't demand my attention, but I pressed on determined to get into it so I could discuss it around the water cooler with my co-workers. To my surprise, one night I read over 100 pages. The next night, I read 200 pages. From then on, I haven't been able to stop. I read New Moon and Eclipse within a week.
I feel sorry for those of you who cannot relate to the book and criticize it as if it is supposed to be meant for more sophisticated literature snobs. Some of you even sound mad - why are you so angry? If you don't like the book, put it down, donate it to your local library or give it to someone who can appreciate the amount of imagination that needs to exist in order to even pull off a story like this today. Where is your sense of magic and wonder? Who cares if Bella isn't some Disney-like cartoon character - she isn't supposed to be. She is an ORDINARY girl, living in an ORDINARY town and something EXTRAORDINARY happens to her. Her imperfection is what makes her so perfect. So what if some of her actions are what you would consider inappropriate - if the characters did everything you would expect them too, there wouldn't be much to debate or discuss and the book certainly would not have the ability to stir up millions of people into a crazed frenzy. Everyone has a right to their own opinions. It's so cool that a story about a regular girl with a vampire boyfriend can evoke so much raw emotion. Whether you loved it or hated it - have an open mind and allow yourselves to truly experience the story - stroll in the meadow with Bella and Edward at the moment when their love for each other appears, get to know the mysterious Jacob Black, fly through the trees...
I can't speak for any of you, but this story awakened something in me. For those of you who dare to use your imaginations - read on, you will not be disappointed.
Huge disappointment November 18, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Many people have said it before me, but this book was really bad. I kept reading it, waiting for it to get better. Waiting for the googly-eyed teenagers to come back to the real world and for the story to start. Unfortunately, it doesn't happen until the very last few chapters. And even then, it's just not that good. Even the romance had no real chemistry. This book was recommended to be by one of my favorite Youtubers, but I have to disagree. I don't see how any independent, intelligent female could possibly like Bella Swan. I kept waiting for her to grow a spine and wake up. I really wanted to slap her! if this is the kind of book that modern teenagers are dying to read, I really fear for the future of this country. Maybe this book would make good kindling this winter...
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