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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780316015844
ISBN number: 0316015849
Label: Little, Brown Young Readers
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 544
Printing Date: September 06, 2006
Publishing house: Little, Brown Young Readers
Age index: Young Adult
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Studio: Little, Brown Young Readers
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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 YA fiction. (Ages 12 and up)
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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 YA fiction. (Ages 12 and up) --Patty Campbell
10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Stephenie Meyer
Q: Were you a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Angel? What are you watching now that those shows are off the air?
A: I have never seen an entire episode of Buffy or Angel. While I was writing Twilight, I let my older sister read along chapter by chapter. She's a huge Buffy fan and she kept trying to get me to watch, but I was afraid it would mess up my vision of the vampire world so I never did.
I don't have a ton of time for TV, and my kids get rowdy when I have on 'mommy shows,' but I do have a secret fondness for reality shows (the good ones, at least in my opinion). I always TiVo Survivor, The Amazing Race, and America's Next Top Model.
Q: What inspired you to write Twilight? Is this the beginning of a series? Why write for teens?
A: Twilight was inspired by a very vivid dream, which is fairly faithfully transcribed as chapter thirteen of the book. There are sequels on the way--I'm hard at work editing book two (tentatively titled New Moon) right now, and book three is waiting in line for its turn.
I didn't mean to write for teens--I didn't mean to write for anyone but myself, so I had an audience of one twenty-nine year old (and later one thirty-one year old when my sister started reading). I think the reason that I ended up with a book for teens is because high school is such a compelling time period--it gives you some of your worst scars and some of your most exhilarating memories. It's a fascinating place: old enough to feel truly adult, old enough to make decisions that affect the rest of your life, old enough to fall in love, yet, at the same time too young (in most cases) to be free to make a lot of those decisions without someone else's approval. There's a lot of scope for a novel in that.
Q: What is your favorite vampire story? Fave vampire movie?
A: I guess my favorite vampire story would be The Vampire Lestat, by Anne Rice, simply because it's one of the only ones I've ever read. I keep meaning to pick up Bram Stoker's Dracula, because I get asked this question so often and I should probably start with the classics, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Again, I'm afraid to read other vampire books now, for fear of finding things either too similar, or too different from my own vampire world.
Ack! I can't even answer the movie question. I can't remember ever seeing a single vampire movie, outside of clips from Bela Lugosi movies on TV. I don't like true horror movies--my favorite scary movies are all Hitchcock's.
Q: What other young adult authors do you read?
A: My favorite young adult author is L.M. Montgomery I also enjoy J.K. Rowling (but who doesn't?), and Ann Brashares. As a teen, I skipped straight to adult books (lots of sci-fi and Jane Austen), so I'm rediscovering the world of teen literature now.
Stephenie Meyer's List of Books You Should Read
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Dragonflight | 
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Q&A with Stephanie Meyer
Q: What book has had the most significant impact on your life?
A: The book with the most significant impact on my life is The Book of Mormon. The book with the most significant impact on my life as a writer is probably Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card, with Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier coming in as a close second.
Q: You are stranded on a desert island with only one book, one CD, and one DVD--what are they?
A: The CD is easy: Absolution by Muse, hands down. It's harder to give myself just one movie, but the one I watch most frequently is Sense and Sensibility--the one with the screenplay by Emma Thompson. One book is impossible. I'd have to have Pride and Prejudice, but I couldn't live without something by Orson Scott Card and a nice, thick Maeve Binchy, too.
Q: What is the worst lie you've ever told?
A: My lies are all very, very boring: 'No, you really look great in hot pink!' 'My children only watch one hour of TV a day.' 'I didn't eat the last Swiss Cake Roll--it must have been one of the kids.' That's the best I've got.
Q: Describe the perfect writing environment.
A: It's late at night and the house is silent, but I'm still (miraculously) full of energy. I have my headphones in and I'm listened to a mix of Muse, Coldplay, Travis, My Chemical Romance, and The All-American Rejects. Beside me is a fabulous, and yet mysteriously low in calorie, cheesecake....
Q: If you could write your own epitaph, what would it say?
A: I'd like it to say that I really tried at the important things. I was never perfect at any of them, but I honestly tried to be a great mom, a loving wife, a good daughter, and a true friend. Under that, I'd want a list of my favorite Simpsons quotes.
Q: Who is the one person living or dead that you would like to have dinner with?
A: I'd love to have a chance to talk to Orson Scott Card--I have a million questions for him. Mostly things like, 'How do you come up with this stuff?!' But, if he wasn't available, I'd settle for Matthew Bellamy (lead singer of Muse).
Q: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
A: I'd want something offensive, rather than defensive. Like shooting fireballs from my hands. That way, you're really open to going either way--hero or villain. I like to have choices.
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17-year old Bella has just moved to a small town to start her junior year in high school. She's not looking forward to it until she sees her science lab partner and - BINGO! - she falls in madly love with gorgeous but silent Edward. He, however, keeps his distance, but when Bella's life is in danger, who should save her but the enigmatic Edward!
This young adult novel would probably be a big hit with teen girls as Edward is the perfect teen boy - handsome, tender, and selfless - and gawky Bella is no one to be jealous of. As an adult reader, I found it unsettling that hundred-year old Edward is romancing an innocent teenage girl. And aside from Bella and Edward, none of the characters is developed at all. There is almost no action until the end, and when it finally comes there's no question that Edward (who just happens to be a vampire) can save anyone, anytime. My biggest complaint, however, was that none of the teenagers spoke or acted like teenagers - they were way too mature, sophisticated, and eloquent to be believable. In spite of all this, the writing did hold my interest and I kept wondering what would happen next.
This quick read about a teenage vampire is different and I enjoyed it. I think teens will love it.
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i bought this book not knowing anything about the story or the author. i read about the author on a yahoo! news article and decided to read the book to see what all the buzz was about...all i have to say is i was hooked almost instantly!!! i loved everything about the book from the charachters to the way the author uses words to describe a particular scene or event happening in the book. i t was just great. i have since read the whole twilight saga and would love to keep going if stephenie meyer ever writes anoter book related to the twilight series!!!
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Please don't buy this book. Please. I'm begging you.
I honestly don't know why it's so popular. The writing is juvenile and feels extremely unedited; Stephenie Meyer really isn't a very good author. And the main character, Bella, is a mary sue (an "ideal" character, generally seen in bad fanfic). Nothing action-wise really happens, besides Bella falling into oh so dramatical and unlikely problmes (such as almost being hit by a van and almost getting mugged/raped) only to be saved by Edward Cullen, the main fanservice, who really only likes her because she smells delicious. I was cheering for him to tear her throat out and just leave it at that through the ENTIRE story.
So again, please don't buy it. Really. Don't waste your money.
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As an adult man, I'm sure I don't belong to this book's target audience. I suspect its intended audience will find it even more compelling than I did.
That said, I did enjoy this book. But I also recognize that it's not for everyone. Other Amazon reviewers have already pointed out how melodramatic it is, and how repetitive the dialogue and emotions might seem. For one example, you might notice how frequently Bella's dialogue and thought go like this: Edward, you are perfect and beautiful, and you mean everything to me.
If simple characters, melodrama, repetition, etc. will irritate you, then I don't recommend this book. I, personally, thought the book was very fun. The melodrama worked for me.
I found myself caring for the characters. I also found myself reading for hours on end, involved in what was going on. I found the love between the characters very compelling - perhaps because of its blind intensity and melodrama. I liked the simplicity of the writing, combined with the complexity of a relationship marked by strong feelings and the possibility of violence.
If this had been a mere love story, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. But it had a clear element of suspense, which propped it up.
Again, this book is not for everyone. It has elements that other readers might consider flaws. But it worked for me.
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this is the very first book i have read in a long time that i did not like. i chose to read this book, since there is so much hype about it, and after reading a pro/con review in the new york times.
first of all the main character is absolutely pathetic. she moves to a new town, and basically becomes the most popular girl in the school, all the boys the auther mentions, except the vampires, are in love with her, and she makes a few good girl friends right away. if this had happened to me i would be pretty excited about it, but she doesn't really express any happiness about being this popular. secondly, i don't see any reason she should be this popular in the very first place, since she apparently falls down when standing on two feet and not moving. if i knew someone in real life with a problem like this i would be seriously concerned that they have some kind of muscular disability, and should be evaluated by a doctor. also, this whole town is full of idiots, since they don't realize these "kids" are not normal, since they are never seen to eat, they don't come to school when the sun is out, they are incredibly pale dispite there love of the outdoors, hello people it's pretty obvious. also, how would they not get in trouble for missing so much school in the very first place. i also agree with some other reviewers that this relationship it very unhealthy, and sets a bad example. when she very first met edward he was a complete jerk, and yet she falls in love with him anyway. he tells her his instinct is to kill her, and she still wants to be around him. why would anybody want to be with someone that is mean to you, and wants to kill you. i could go on and on about the rediculous plot and idiotic characters, but i will finish with the opinion that all these characters have no depth, and this plot is totally unbelievable.
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