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Twilight (精装)
by Stephenie Meyer
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Vampire, Love, Story, Bestsellers,Teens |
| Market price: ¥ 198.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Twilight was deep, tantalizing, and mysterious, with a real romance, suspense, and a real look at the vampire side of life. |
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N. Gargano , Chicago, Il
<2006-12-21 00:00>
I am a big vampire genre fan, so when I saw this book in a magazine, it caught my eye. I have to admit, I felt a little funny even thinking of buying it, because it is listed and shelved as a young adult book. Well, I decided to "bite" the bullet, and I purchased it, curled up with it over a weekend, and could not put it down. Don't let the fact that you have to visit a different section of the book store stop you from reading it, (or of course, purchase it on Amazon, no one will ever know if you don't want them too). This is a really great book with real emotions all wrapped up in a vampire story, a young woman's story of having to grow up faster then she maybe should have because of her parents, and yet still dealing with all the issues that growing up brings with it. All in all, a great book, glad I decided to overlook the age description. |
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Owen M. , Barton, USA
<2006-12-21 00:00>
I'm 24 years old, and something compelled me to buy this book a while back, I read it instantly, and couldn't put it down. I would read a hundred pages in a sitting which is unusual for me. I usually get sleepy after 20. The love story is so very endearing; I can't wait for more of Stephenie Meyer's books. I will also say I emailed her to let her know how much I loved her novel and she's quite the humble one!
If you are looking for a sweet, not gory, vampire novel...this is definitely your find...
I could really envision this book being a good sell to "gothic" teens...
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Amy R., USA
<2006-12-21 00:00>
Okay... so I read the back of this book and wasn't all that impressed, to be perfectly honest.
My thoughts? "Great, another trite, sappy vampire romance book."
I needed something to read, though, so I decided to give it a shot anyway. About one or two chapters in I decided I had the whole plot figured out... shy, quiet, smart girl moves to a new high school and inexplicably captures the attention of the popular, mysterious, supermodel-gorgeous vampire boy. *Yawn* been there, read that. But I kept reading anyway... might as well figure out how it ends, right? Around chapter four I realized I was hooked. The book is surprisingly well-written for a "high school" novel. The humor in it is great and I found myself laughing out loud a couple of times... mostly at Bella's gym class escapades. They remind me of my own miserable Phys. Ed. experience. The characters are very human (despite the fact that a good number of them are vampires) and it's easy to empathize with them and get emotionally involved in the story.
But mostly it was just refreshing. After reading so many books in the gritty, sex-and-violence, murder mystery, urban fantasy genre it was nice to read something, well, innocent. Just something kind of nostalgic for a change. I remember when books like this were the raciest thing I'd ever read. I remember watching those old 80's John Hughes movies where you were just dying to see the characters kiss instead of wondering if they'd hook up. And oddly enough, I find Bella and Edward's rather chaste relationship much more appealing and intriguing than the blatant sexual content of many other vampire novels, as well as more believable and more seductive. It's a 500 page book that I read in two nights, so I'd definitely suggest it for people interested in the genre, even if you're well over the "teen" age group.
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Pamela Oliver, Washington, D.C., USA
<2006-12-21 00:00>
I'll admit-my experience with the vampire genre before "Twilight" left me scarred. It usually starred misunderstood, wannabe-goth girls named Rayven (or some such thing) who met an equally misunderstood, wannabe-goth boy who turned out to be a vampire. Not quality reading, I can tell you that now, and that was a major reason I was reluctant to pick up this book. I'm glad I did, though; it ended up completely changing my view on the entire vampire genre.
The narrator of "Twilight" is seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan. Bella has just moved to the small, rainy town of Forks, Washington, to stay with her dad while her mom and minor league baseball-playing stepfather travel to Florida. Bella isn't exactly thrilled with her situation, until she meets the beautiful, mysterious Cullen clan on the first day of school.
Five teenage children, all apparently adopted by a remarkably young doctor and his wife-the Cullens' beauty and the distance they keep from the other students both intimidates and intrigues Bella. In Biology class, she ends up sitting next to the youngest Cullen, Edward, who seems to take an instant dislike to her. Confused, Bella wonders at his actions-the way he clenches his fists and acts like he can't wait to get away from her. Later, after he saves her life twice, the truth comes out: the Cullens are all vampires, and Edward's secret affection for Bella is at odds with his desire to drink her blood. Bella finds herself madly in love with Edward, and the two of them try to stay together despite the forces trying to pull them apart.
I found Bella a completely refreshing heroine-not to weak that she can't do anything on her own, but not falling into the increasingly common cliché of WonderWoman-type girls who can do everything without any help. Stephenie Meyers reached a beautiful balance there, which is part of what makes the book so realistic, despite its supernatural elements. She also did a wonderful job developing Bella and Edward's romance; it doesn't seem rushed or fake at all.
Although it is five hundred pages, "Twilight" is addicting and compulsively readable (I stayed up all night and finished it in four hours). It stayed on my mind for weeks afterwards, and I repeatedly thought about how amazing it was. I haven't been this pulled in by a book in a long time-I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel.
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Nicola Mattos , San Francisco, USA
<2006-12-21 00:00>
Meyer was not joking when she said she loved Edward Cullen, the main character of her debut novel, "Twilight" at the National Book Fest. Not joking, because every word she's written about him has single-handedly gone to create the perfect angst-ridden, vampire teen who was "turned" on his deathbed during the Spanish influenza pandemic.
Edward is seemingly perfect externally, but cursed. Apparently immortality isn't without it's ironies. Edward must constantly struggle with being a predator and saving what remnants of humanity that are left within him. He has had 90 years to cope, and all is for naught when Bella Swan blows into his life.
From the moment they meet, Edward is both repelled and drawn to her. Repelled, because he hungers for her in a way that elicits an almost total loss of control. Drawn because he's unable to "read" her, and is further compelled to know her. Once again, he is able to embrace his humanness through her.
Twilight articulates less as a vampire novel and more of a love story-one that faintly resembles a modern day Romeo and Juliet with a crucial twist. Obscure that tale further and the resemblance ends. Meyer is kind enough to remind her young readers that the important part of understanding the tale of Shakespeare's ill-fated lovers, is to remember the preamble in the title: "The Tragedie of", meaning it is more heartbreak than love that will inevitably lead to disaster, pain and death. In one short moment, will Edward succumb to the predator inside?
Whatever it may be, young adult novel, vampire novel, or romance novel, each reader will furrow into the depths of Meyer's tight prose, finding that Bella and Edward's love brings an overwhelming sense of doomed melancholia. In order to legitimately be embraced as YA fiction, she treads carefully into a neutral zone; where strong adult themes and innocence are blurred. It is this exact concoction which holds so much appeal and might explain its resounding success as a debut novel.
Overall "Twilight" is a tale of light and dark told so expertly that each reader will suffer an acute epiphany of sorts-of knowing intimately that 1) Stephanie Meyer has created two unforgettable characters in an untenable situation...and 2) that they will hunger for their story to continue...
Thousands of fans and critics can't be wrong, and I for one, plan on reading more of Bella and Edward.....and how Meyer plans on further executing her skills in tightrope walking....
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Mark W, USA
<2006-12-21 00:00>
I'm 35, not the audience this book is meant for. Typically i enjoy the classic authors, but Anne Rice gave me a soft spot for Vampires a long time ago. I came across this book strictly by accident. I read it in 15 non-stop hours. I bought the sequel within hours of completing this. I fell in love with Edward Darcy years and years ago, but Edward Cullen is the perfect character, chivalrous, torchered, loving, young, immortal, and gorgeous. How do you not fall in love with him?
The book is perfect for teens. There is no sex. The only time it comes up the two decide that they will not be having any. No swearing.. no drugs... no alcohol. The main character, Bella, is an excellent student who loves to read and loves her parents.. but trust me, she isn't dull!!
This is a book Stephenie Meyer should be very proud of.... now if we could rush along the rest of the series. A real pleasure to read.
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