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Twilight (The Twilight Saga) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
Buy New: $7.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  2483 reviews
Sales Rank: 27599
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
ISBN: 0316038377
EAN: 9780316038379
ASIN: 0316038377
Publication Date: November 1, 2008 (In 25 Days)
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Not yet published
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Amazon.com Review
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.
Product Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller is available for the first time in a mass market paperback edition, featuring a striking movie tie-in cover.
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2478 more reviews...
 Don't understand why so many people love this book October 7, 2008
I read Twilight after being told that it was "as addictive and creative as Harry Potter"
Um...no. Twilight is a young adult novel that focuses on the life of a high school girl named Bella Swan. Bella is forced to move to live with her father in a rainy Seattle town called Forks. She has to deal with issues like being the new girl in school and being rather shy. She also must deal with the fact that she falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen. I'll admit, the premise of this book could allow for a very interesting story, but the story is just BLAND. 90% of the book is dialogue between Edward and Bella, and most of it consists of lines such as "You are perfect and everything and I am so in love with you!" With responses like "I will love you for all eternity forever!" Both Bella and Edward are one-dimensional and boring. All they care about is each other and the book also presents a questionable message to the teenage girls who I would assume are its target audience. Bella risks everything to be with Edward, to the detriment of herself and her family. The book tells young women that without your man, life is not worth living. I really disliked this book and it was a huge effort for me to even finish it. If you want to read a good book about vampires, read the Trueblood series instead.
 Absoulutely FABULOUS!!! October 7, 2008
I read books for fun and this book became an obsession. It brought me into another world. I actually felt the feelings of each of the characters. After I was finished with Twilight it left me burning for more. I have never really been a person who was into the whole vampire type thing but the way this book is written I can say I am actually a fan now. Even if you don't think you can get into this book based on the fact you don't like supernatural things, think twice because I guarantee you will love this book and series. I definately recommend this book.
Best saga I have ever read October 7, 2008
I could not put this book down. I read it in less than a week, then rushed out to buy New Moon and devoured it in less than a week. I would have read them in just two days if I didn't have to go to work! I love the characters and the stories are amazing. There is real depth to the characters, they are real and relatable. I am only saddened by the fact that there are only 4 book in this series.
Not an adult read!! October 7, 2008
I foolishly bought this knowing it was regarded as "young adult" reading. If you are an adult, this book will bore you to the core. There is no build up of excitement, or realistic language. And it does seem to linger in spots that don't call for it. I can see this being a good teenage read or for someone a little more sensitive to profanity, but seeing as I am not a teenager anymore and not at all sensitive to profanity, I can't fully appreciate this book for what it is. I should really give it one star from an adult perspective and four for young adult. I felt it lacked a little in personality.
If you are looking as an older person, for a more upfront vampire mystery and more to the point read, I'd go for Charlaine Harris's "Sookie Stackhouse" series. It kept me interested, which is what good books are about. I rated that one with a four, but am going to change it to a five the more I think about it. It's a great and exciting read. A fast paced, strange, yet more believable love story. And the show 'True Blood' on HBO based on the book series is awesome.
 Disappointed October 7, 2008
I know they say don't judge a book by its cover, but that's actually why I decided to buy this book. I loved the contrasting colors and simple design of the cover. I bought this book on a whim, never having heard of the author or the series. I was actually pretty disappointed. I read almost any kind of book, both within the adult and young adult sections, and I almost always enjoy/like books I read. This book was just boring, and repetitive for me (the language itself is just very repetitive and dull); and not truly original. I have read other books with similar plot lines, although if the characters had been likable for me, I could have gotten over that. I didn't like the main character... she was just very shallow and I didn't understand her obsession over Edward. Edward was just a pretty face, pretty boring in terms of all the male characters I've read about over the years. It's been a long while since I read the book, and I have had no desire to even pick it up again (in fact, I've lost it). Usually I will either completely reread a book, or reread scenes I liked, but with some books I just put them down and forget about them once I'm done. I would have done this with Twilight if not for all the press about it in Entertainment Weekly and elsewhere, and all the hype about it. I always hate it when a book I read is mediocre for me and just the best book ever for someone else; I always feel like people who think that's good won't even look for anything better. I've known people who read only one series of books for fun, such as the Harry Potter books (which I found good, but not up to the hype), and never read anything else. I don't want that to happen with Twilight - people need to read more, there's so many good books out there.
I recommend checking it out from the library if you're curious as to whether or not you'll like it. Just because it fell flat for me doesn't mean it won't hit the spot for you.
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