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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
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Rating:  2981 reviews
Sales Rank: 5
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 544
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.6
ISBN: 0316015849
EAN: 9780316015844
ASIN: 0316015849
Publication Date: September 6, 2006
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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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"Softly he brushed my cheek, then held my face between his marble hands. ''Be very still,'' he whispered, as if I wasn''t already frozen. Slowly, never moving his eyes from mine, he leaned toward me. Then abruptly, but very gently, he rested his cold cheek against the hollow at the base of my throat. " As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because--he''s a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonizes over the danger. But, Bella would rather be dead than part from Edward, so she risks her life to stay near him, and the novel burns with the erotic tension of their dangerous and necessarily chaste relationship.Meyer has achieved quite a feat by making this scenario completely human and believable. She begins with a familiar YA premise (the new kid in school), and lulls us into thinking this will be just another realistic young adult novel. Bella has come to the small town of Forks on the gloomy Olympic Peninsula to be with her father. At school, she wonders about a group of five remarkably beautiful teens, who sit together in the cafeteria but never eat. As she grows to know, and then love, Edward, she learns their secret. They are all rescued vampires, part of a family headed by saintly Carlisle, who has inspired them to renounce human prey. For Edward''s sake they welcome Bella, but when a roving group of tracker vampires fixates on her, the family is drawn into a desperate pursuit to protect the fragile human in their midst. The precision and delicacy of Meyer''s writing lifts this wonderful novel beyond the limitations of the horror genre to a place among the best of YA fiction. (Ages 12 and up)
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 FANTASTIC!!!! Great Story!!! December 4, 2008
Melissa E. Wiederhold (Greenwich, NY USA)
I was very impressed with this first book and loved every bit. I was shocked to learn that this was the authors first. WELL DONE!!! I have since read the rest of the series and I would recommend this to anybody interested in a unique and intricate story. The bonds of the characters were so strong. Definitely a positive review.
I am a 39 year old female with a 14 year old daughter who is into reading these types of books. I had always favored the romance novels. I read what my children read and I was impressed. I found a new genre. THANKS!!!
amazing.. December 4, 2008
Lauren M. Ellington (USA)
I walked by this book numerous times at Target..and stared at it longingly..but it was $17 that I just did not have. I would pick it up and sift through the pages in despair. =) I'm being a bit silly, but anyways, the point is that I wanted this book SO BAD!! Then I heard that they were comming out with a movie so I made a deal with myself, "If you like the movie, then you can spare the money and buy all 4 of the books." Well I saw the movie on Saturday and obviously I liked it because less than a week later I am here writing a review for the first book. I am so glad I spent the money. I have grown so close to the characters after only 498 pages. I wasn't ready for it to be over. (I might just be in love with Edward Cullen..who isn't even real but whatever.) It was amazing..with intermitten bursts of humor and intensity. I am so glad I still have 3 more to read!
 A guilty pleasure, maybe? December 4, 2008
Bader Al-sayed Omar
I received this book from a friend - who is an avid fan of the series - so I was compelled to read it. I found myself stopping countless times after reading a line and thinking: "Didn't I just read that word/description twice before?" or "Yeah, like that'll happen!" I also found Edward's alternating mood swings very implausible, which seemed to detract me from immersing myself within the book, as did many other impeding aspects of the book did. Previously being a Harry Potter reader - not that I'm not one anymore - I found it very surprising that the Twilight Saga was compared to the Harry Potter Series. I feel that Rowling's work surpasses Meyer's easily, because of the simple fact that her writing has no traces of author intrusion or interference, when reading one of her books you are easily submerged within the character's feelings and emotions. To be completely honest, I think this series is very over-hyped because the general public are desperate for a new phenomenon to grasp, one like it's predecessor, Harry Potter. My long rant may show signs of me being an overzealous HP enthusiast - which I don't deny - but nevertheless, I would feel the same about this book wether HP existed or not. That said, I am still a 16 year old, and I can't say that reading this book wasn't a guilty pleasure.
A Book With Real Bite December 4, 2008
guardianofthemoon (Kentucky)
I am sitting here stunned by some of the rotten reviews that this book is getting. Twilight is a wonderful story. I am 35 years old, and it has been a long time since I found something that my 14 year old wanted to read so badly that I had to fight her for the book so I could finish it. Stephanie did a great job of writing this book and the series is amazing. With plot twists and fantastically fascinating characters, it hooks you right from the start. Yes, it is a Vampire romance, but honestly the book is about the love that Bella and Edward have for each other. Really, two misfits in their own right, falling for one another when all seems lost. I loved it and the entire series, I would HIGHLY recommend them.
Great Story December 4, 2008
Jenna Leigh
While I was reading this book, there was something about it that drew me in to the point where I could not put it down. I finished it in only about two sittings! The story really held my attention from the moment Bella sat down next to Edward in biology class.
Some of the romantic dialogue and situations between Edward and Bella were a little cheesy and unrealistic, but that's what I liked about this story! It was like a fairytale. Relationships like these don't exist anywhere but in books and imaginations. It was fun to be able to get lost in a story that allows you to escape from reality. The love story was great, but I also liked the fact that their love did not come without challenges. Edward and Bella have a forbidden love. It comes with challenges and sacrifices, and I am anxious to read the other books to see how it all plays out in the end.
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