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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
List Price: $10.99
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Rating:  2948 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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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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"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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 Twilight December 1, 2008
Ellen Davis (tallahassee, fl)
A "can't put down" book - the characters draw you right in and get you involved. Great new version of the vampire myth!
 harlequin romance for teens December 1, 2008
A. Semans (fort bragg, CA)
I rarely write reviews but this book is getting so much hype I had to add my two cents. Quite simply, this is romance novel fiction for teens. Nothing more or less. The hearthrob language, the utter willingness--outright longing--of the main character to give up everything for the hunky guy vampire. I actually don't want my 12-year old to read it because I think the female protagonist starts off promising (opinionated and strong) and just ends up totally lame (capitulating and stupid)! And the writing is bland, lacking the imaginative plot twists or character depth of the harry potter books. On my daughter's recommendation I just finished Wicked by Gregory Maquire, which by contrast is far more intelligent, fun, and provocative. If she gets sucked into this trilogy I'll know she's lowering her standards!
 exaggerated reviews December 1, 2008
J. Lee (East Lansing, MI USA)
I saw this book around the campus quite often in female hands, and the actor who acts Edward Cullen looked interesting, so I thought i would have a taste of the book before I watched the movie. I checked out some of the reviews on amazon.com to see if the book was worth the purchase, and they seemed more than fair. So I tried the book, and it was just a little bit of a disappointment. I don't think I liked the heroin much-she can't do anything without her beloved Edward. I can't like her-although I tried. I really did. But the book overall was just ok. But i don't think it's worth a round of applause as it seems to be getting. The writing style was dull and it rarely fired up an interest in me while reading. I think the only character I really liked was Edward Cullen. Bella Swan was rather ditzy, and that wasn't even a cute kind of ditziness she had. Rosalie wins.
Everyone should read this INCLUDING guys December 1, 2008
Ally (Mississippi, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read all four books and loved them. What i liked most about these books is how they were written. any girl who reads them can easily fall into bella's situation in someway or another. After reading these books i wished i was Bella! i wished i could find someone like Edward! He is perfect in every way! He loves Bella unconditionally for who she is! no matter how loopy or stubborn she can be at times! the thrill this book gives is amazing! i mean i felt like i was living the story instead of just reading it in my room. this book made me look at guys differently and made me realize that all girls should find a guy who loves her for her and not who she may pretend to be. It made me WANT to find someone! That is why i think guys should read the book as well. If they pay attention to how Edward treats Bella maybe there would be more gentlemen instead of lame boys!
AMAZING!!! December 1, 2008
V. Stone (Maine)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recommend this book to anyone and everyone. I actually had the paperback book but I had to buy the hardback because thats what all my other series books are so I bought this. very fast.
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Amazingggggggg!!!
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