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Twilight (book)

The first book in the "Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer.

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It Stinks!

Jun 12, 2010

by PatADayries
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Rating:

-5

Obviously the internet has been set ablaze with fan-girl hype about this book, but I'm here to tell you that, as with most over-hyped best sellers, this book stinks.

First, the lead character, Bella, an awkward high-school girl (gee, that's an original concept... NOT!) is such a wimp. Like any lead in an old-school romance novel, she just passively waits for her man to protect her. Not a particularly progressive character.

Second, Edward, the vampire Bella falls for, is technically a pedophile; he's like 8000 years old, and he's trying to pick up a teenager. Eww! And what's a vampire who lived that long still doing attending high school? That's never explained.

Bottom line: This book is an EPIC FAIL as a romance, as a horror story, and as juvenile fiction. Don't believe the hype; avoid this book by any means necessary.

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cpw1952 June 13, 2010

I'm not sure I would have put it quite so bluntly but, I confess, I have to agree with you.

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Scotman June 12, 2010

Agreed. Edward is actually 100 years old but I know what you meant. Poorly written book by Meyer.

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Twilight is the debut, young-adult vampire-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer. Twilight was initially rejected by 14 agents, but became an instant bestseller when published originally in hardback in 2005, debuting at #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list within a month of its release and later peaking at #1. That same year, Twilight was named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books of 2005. The novel was also the biggest selling book of 2008 and, to date, has sold 17 million copies worldwide, spent over 91 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and been translated into 37 different languages.

It is the first book of the Twilight series, and introduces seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan, who moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen. The novel is followed by New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. A film adaptation of Twilight was released in 2008. It was a commercial success, grossing more than $382 million worldwide and an additional $157 million from North American DVD sales, as of July 2009.

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