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All rights reserved.Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (2006)
| Synopsis Seventeen-year-olds Bella Swan and Edward Cullen are enmeshed in an intense, hungry love that leaves them both destroyed, yet passionately longing for more. Bella's scent and very being excites Edward, a vampire who, along with his family, abstains from feasting on humans. After a difficult start, the two become inseparable, learning more and more about each other as the days pass, all the while knowing that with every thrilling moment might end with Bella's death. The beautiful, evergreen landscape of Washington state's Olympic Peninsula permeates this gripping, fast-paced drama as it torpedoes through the notions of family, relationships, and sacrificing everything imaginable for true love. Named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books of 2005 and a 2005 School Library Journal Best Book.
Publisher's Note When seventeen-year-old Bella Swan leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human. An ALA Top Ten Book for Young Adults. Reprint. Industry Reviews School Library Journal (10/01/2005) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Top Reviews  HookedReview created: 04/10/08(updated 04/10/08) by:  18 of 18 people found this review helpful. I remember sitting in class reading from our textbooks when I saw that a girl had placed another novel inside her text and was reading that instead. It was a pretty good sized novel, and I became instantly curious what book had her hooked. I leaned over to see if I could read the title. She noticed at once. She smiled and hastily scribbled the title and author of the book down on a piece of paper and handed it to me. Without even knowing what the book was about, I made my next stop the library. I found the book and flipped it over to read the summary. I was disappointed to learn that it was about vampires. I was not into this mumbo jumbo...For some reason, I checked it out anyway, and I have to say that IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I EVER DID! I have read the two sequels to Twilight, and anxiously await "Breaking Dawn" as well as the full-length featured film! Review ID: 10000000006641277 Was this review helpful? Report this review  The AppleReview created: 10/03/06(updated 10/03/06) by: lilix_morgan ( 2 ) 7 of 8 people found this review helpful. Stephenie Meyer is one of the many people who happen to have written a book; c'mon, who hasn't? Meyer, however, stands out in her own litle world very much like J.K. Rowling with her Harry Potter series, and as you read on in this, you'll see why. (If you see 'SPOILER' written anywhere, don't read if you don't want to hear parts of the book that haven't already been mentioned in reviews online.) The book Twilight, the story jumps right into the tale of Bella Swan, formally known as Isabella Swan, a girl who has divorced parents, and is off from her sunny Jacksonville home in Florida to live with her father in Forks, Washington, where as she puts it, 'the rain never stops'. The dreary agreement to move in with her father was due to the fact that Bella did not want to strain her mother's new marriage to her new husband, who was trying to kick off his basketball career. Bella, like any person moving to another place and attending a new school, starts off like and normal real person would; she meets people, drives to school, and like every girl, catches the sight of the cutest boy in school, Edward Cullen. Everyone tells Bella the same tale; they know little to nothing about dear Edward, except that he never comes to school on sunny days. Oh- that, and he's deathly beautiful. Bella, determined to figure out what exactly Edward is, litterally places her neck on the line and avoids death one too many times in Forks, where she is known mostly as a 'danger magnet'. Her father, the police chief, keeps an eye on his high school daughter quite frequently. Eventually it gets to a point where you'll catch on that these two are the today fantasy version of Romeo and Juliet...without the deadly ending. For now. -SPOILER- As Bella follows along after Edward, their relationship grows more closer, more intimate, until Edward cannot keep himself away from Bella and says, "I'm tired of trying to stay away from you." -END OF SPOILER- The best part of this book was that it was so real, you had to wonder frequently if it really was real. Forks is an actual place in Washington, as so is Jacksonville. The line between real and fake in the book it so murky you don't care- you just want to read more and pray it never ends. But dont't worry, the sequel, New Moon, gets better too. Review ID: 10000000001973259 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews Favorite book forever!!!Review created: 07/04/08 by: I loved vampires long before this book was written. I loved how the author portrayed the vampires in this book...good and evil. I loved the romance and the suspense of the book. I'm having a hard time remembering that Edward Cullen is a fictional character. I recommend this book and the rest in the series to all that will listen. This book will become your obsession!! Review ID: 10000000007813643 Was this review helpful? Report this review my review of the book Twilight by Stephenie MeyerI heard about this book from a friend of mine, I am not usually a vampire book fan. Once I picked this book up I could not put it down and it is a pretty big book. I really enjoyed the whole story it is written very well. I have since read all of the twilight series and each is just as great as the first. I recommend this to anyone who loves a good story. It is not too scary and really not to unbelievable. You may just find yourself wanting to be Bella so you too can be with Edward Cullen! My only drawback is in each of the books there is a bit of history of things in the book that I think is a bit too drawn out. Review ID: 10000000007803190 Was this review helpful? Report this review Yeah, sure.Review created: 07/01/08 by: pinkflamingojones ( 9 ) Was recomended while I was going through chemo and was locked up in the house. Wouldn't recomend it otherwise. Written for female consumption, really. Review ID: 10000000007767329 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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