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1) Paperback Book Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Little, Brown Young Readers. Twilight has taken a lot of flack recently in the review department. I´m not sure if this is because people are rushing to express their dislike before the movie comes out, or if it´s because a book with a large fan base is also going to tote a large hate base- as is the case with any extremely popular book (Harry Potter, LOTR, etc.). Twilight fans get all up in arms when they encounter someone who doesn´t share their passion. While I understand the feeling, one must remember that the more popular something is the more vocal the other side is going to be!
All that being said, I did enjoy the Twilight series. I wasn´t looking for the next Pulitzer Prize winner, and I wasn´t expecting this mind-blowing work of fiction. I went in expecting exactly what the book projects itself as: a YA romance about vampires. In the beginning I started to get really upset over the "Mary Sue" mentality that pervades Bella, the controlling attitude of Edward, and the immature mindset of Jake... but then I decided to just get over it. I decided to enjoy the story for what it was, which made all the difference. Instead of constantly nitpicking and getting annoyed with the characters and the story, I sat back, relaxed, and relished in the good fun of it all.
I´m not saying everyone should like Twilight, because they shouldn´t have to. What I´m saying is I think people are getting a little too worked up over something that doesn´t really deserve that type of attention. I´m tired of people saying that young girls will get in abusive relationships because of Edward, or will turn into spineless wimps because of Bella. Give the average teen a break and realize it´s just a book.¤ 2) Paperback Book Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Little, Brown Young Readers. First off I had heard nothing of this book until I saw that movie previews a few weeks back. I thought it looked interesting and then I happened to be in Barnes in Noble and walked by a set up they had for the Twilight Series. I thought well I will give it a chance, not even noticing it was for youth or what not. So that night I started reading it and by day 4 I already complete book 3...it was that powerful to me. READ this book and the rest!!!¤ 3) Paperback Book Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Little, Brown Young Readers. I had come across this book over and over again. I had passed it up because I thought it was for teen agers. I was so wrong. The person who changed my mind was Justin Furstenfeld, Blue October´s front man and Entertainment Weekly. Justin was opening up for Stephanie Meyer´s book signing sessions. He commended her writings on his website as well. After viewing this I was intrigued. A week later the movie was on the front cover of Entertainment Weekly. Although the cover does no justice to Edward Cullen, the handsome, model looking vampire. That was it. After viewing and reading the article. I had to get the book. In the article the author states she was writing for herself and not in particular to teen agers. I was sold. I ordered the book and I have now read the whole series.
This book is about eternal love. A love that lives on forever. Literally. It´s about acceptance. And it´s about the love of family. The Cullen family is a great family of vampires. A handsome father and beautiful mom and four beautiful vampire babies that are perpetually teen agers. This modern story of vampire amour isn´t your Nesferatu type. There are no coffins and they don´t prey on humans. They are vegan vamps. Yes, indeed.
This is a classic girl meets vampire, girl falls in love with vampire story. However, there are complications. What is life with out complications ?? What can you do ? You will love this story and get caught up in it. Be prepared to fall in love with the heroine, Bella Swan and her boyfriend, Edward Cullen. You will giggle when she ogles his body and chest. And you will love him when at a restaurant the waitress is falling all over him but he doesn´t even notice. He only has eyes for Bella. MERCY ! Where can I get one ? Don´t you just hate when those skanky waitresses start coming on to your boy friend ?
You wouldn´t have to worry if you had a boy friend like Edward.
The writing in this book is impeccable. My hat is off to Stephanie Meyer whom I pray keeps on writing. Her writing will make you cry and touch you straight in the heart. She is a jewel of a writer and I hope she continues to bless us with her talent. There are no graphic sex scenes here. It doesn´t need it. It´s perfect just the way it is.
Get this book and get ready to be swept away to a world where you can fall in love with anyone. Okay, so what if he has fangs. He´s worth it. Mortal men could take a few lessons from the ever dapper, ever eloquent, ever attentive, ever a vamp - Edward Cullen.
If you want to enhance your reading. Read this book while listening to Enrique Inglesias´ "Insomniac" c.d. He has songs about vampires, in some you can hear some wolves howling, and in one song he even sings about "Sweet Isabel". With Enrique or without him you will totally fall in love with this story. Enjoy and get ready for an adventure.
¤ 4) Paperback Book Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Little, Brown Young Readers. I finally picked up this supposedly amazing and fascinating book a few days back and finished it in a day and a half. Not really because it was excellent, but because it was a fairly easy read through. Curious as to why this has become such an obsession, I dove into it hoping for something unique and interesting, even knowing that, technically, this was a young adult romance novel.
Well, aside from one of my favorite topics (I love vampires), this book really had nothing to offer. I hate using the word cliché, but it can´t be helped. For almost the entire book, nothing happens. There is alot of glances, stares, and strange, inexplicable reactions. Then the very latter part has an actual plot, and a few not so nail biting scenes transpire.
Because I love vampires, I did find Edward to be somewhat fascinating. Stephenie Meyer chose to ignore vampire myths almost entirely and allowed her vampires to walk plainly in the sun. OK, I can deal. I barely even cringed at the ´glittery´ nature of Edward´s skin. I applaud her for attempting something different. The way Edward speaks may sound unrealistic and contrived, but he was born in a different generation, so things like that cannot easily be forgotten. That did not really bother me. Edward is supposedly a flawless God-like creature, and that is fine by me.
The character of Bella is what started to really irritate me. I know many people here have used the unforgivable ´Mary-Sue´ tag in regards to this character. For those familiar to different fandoms, it is not a good label. But I have to somewhat agree. She moves into this new town and immediately has guys drooling over her. Even though she claims she is very plain looking, her hair is boring, etc, etc.
Bella and Edward´s relationship is very odd and very quick. It is almost as if it never happened. One day they were sitting in lab together, and the next day they ´loved´ each other and never wished to be parted from one another. It was sort of bizaar.
Now, I am not bashing this book. I actually found it to be enjoyable enough that I will buy the rest and finish off the series. My curiousity was piqued, I admit it, and I wish to find out how it all ends. However, what is really confusing me is the fact that so many people and even critics are calling Stephenie Meyer the new J.K. Rowling and her Twilight Series the new Harry Potter. Now THAT made me cringe.
I realise the genres and topics are completely different, but there really is no comparison. With Harry Potter, every page is a treat, the writing, clever and engaging. With Twilight, it is bordering on bland. But I will stick with the series til the end and reserve my final opinion when I have read through the last page.¤ 5) Paperback Book Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Little, Brown Young Readers. Honestly, one can only read through so many descriptions of one person´s "intense, scorching eyes" before it becomes ridiculous and invokes laughter. And that´s one of just a few problems with Stephenie Meyer´s "Twilight, despite the simple fact that it´s still somehow an enjoyable read.
Other problems, such as predictability and disjointedness, also somehow don´t get in the way of the childlike pleasure of the book. First, Edward (the vampire) seems to hate Bella (the narrator), then, with barely any segue, they become boyfriend-girlfriend, then suddenly she is endangered and they become the loves of each others´ lives. It may be easy to understand for him since he´s actually much older than high school age, but it´s a little tough to believe for her.
Another issue I have is the general disturbing and puritanical theme throughout the book, particularly for a supposed YA novel. Here we have two characters who spend at least ¾ of the book lusting after each other, except--whoops!--they can´t do much about it without the guy succumbing to temptation and accidentally killing and subsequently eating the girl. It´s as if Bram Stoker wrote an abstinence-only sex ed book.
All told, despite my wanting to hate it, "Twilight" is actually a refreshing new perspective on the old vampire-human romance, bizarre and grotesque as it might be. And because it´s so repetitive and employs such simple language, since it is a young adult book, it goes by very quickly.¤ 6) Paperback Book Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Little, Brown Young Readers. "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 YA fiction. (Ages 12 and up)¤ 7) Paperback Book Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Little, Brown Young Readers. The book that started the phenomenon is now available in a deluxe collector´s edition! Featuring a ribbon bookmark, cloth cover, ragged edges, new chapter opener designs, and a beautiful protective slipcase, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
Bella Swan´s 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, Bella´s 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 Bella, the person Edward holds most dear.
Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 8-Nov-2008, 03160158499780316015844, 660-820-040-490-610-250-330-2X0-470-020-170-4X1-58B-8 
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