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Twilight (Hardcover)
by Stephenie Meyer
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Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Megan Tingley
Pub. in: October, 2005
ISBN: 0316160172
Pages: 512
Measurements: 8.9 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00016
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- Awards & Credential -
The New York Times Bestseller ranking #451 in books on Amazon.com as on 30th, Nov, 2006. |
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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 young adult fiction.
Target readers:
Kids aged up 8
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Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature, and she lives with her husband and three young sons in Glendale, Arizona. This is her first book.
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Deeply sensuous and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite. Isabella Swans 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, Isabellas 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 Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. The lovers find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife between desire and danger.
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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. |
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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