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The first book in the "Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer.
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What a wonderful plot for a young adult book. What could be more heart wrenching? A tragic battle between love and death. Boy meets girl. Boy wants to eat girl, yet boy is madly in love with girl. The series I should mention is not only for teens. I've known a few adults to have gotten off on the vampire romance. Though some cynics may throw the word beastiality around, the sexual tension is what keeps the pages a turnin' and the sales a rollin.' With that in mind, the novel should be recommended with discretion to the early advanced readers.
While the writing composition isn't by any means impressive Stephenie Meyer sure knows how to captivate her audience. As Bella puts her life in the hands of Edward Cullen, his superhuman prowess is in return weakened by his attraction to her. It seems Meyer sure has a knack for character creation and development. She creates a beautiful character foil between Bella's best friend Jacob, the athletic type and her boyfriend Edward, the sensitive type. In doing so, she strategically creates this sort of fan dichotomy, which in turn makes for a widespread and interactive fan community.
It is also worth mentioning, the book is far better than the movie. In fact, the movies almost delegitamize that which is the Twilight saga. The film's portrayal of the vampires makes them appear entirely fictional and thus removes the audience from the catharsis of the drama. Not to mention, Kristin Stewart is too powty to capture the role of the main character Bella. If teen love dramas are your thing this is the book for you. Yet, if you are at all a vampire fanatic, I wouldn't go down this path.
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LadyRhapsody
July 16, 2010
I really enjoyed reading this review. Everyone seems to either love the Twilight books or hate them, but here we have a realistic and unbiased opinion that gives both sides of the story for once. Good job, and nicely written.
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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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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.
ISBN-10:
0316160172
ISBN-13:
978-0316160179
Author:
Stephenie Meyer
Genre:
Young Adult Fiction,
Paranormal Romance,
Fantasy,
Vampires
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Date Published:
October 5, 2005
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