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Twilight: The Twilight Saga, Book 1 (Unabridged) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: audible.com
Category: Book
List Price: $48.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2526 reviews
Sales Rank: 920163
Media: Audio Download
ASIN: B000BO2D64
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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.
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About three things I was absolutely positive:
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him–and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be–that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
“I’D NEVER GIVEN MUCH THOUGHT TO HOW I WOULD DIE– I’d had reason enough in the last few months –but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this. . . . Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of something else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something.”
When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.
What Bella doesn’t realize is the closer she gets to him, the more she is putting herself and those around her at risk. And, it might be too late to turn back. . . .
Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight will have readers riveted right until the very last page is turned.
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 An Unfortunate Sensation - Why is this so popular? October 14, 2008
It is hard to imagine a book line right now that is getting more attention than the Twilight series and in my mind, the reviews and fan response has been completely puzzling. I picked up the books to check out what the hype was about and found myself sadly disappointed. From the very beginning, Meyer's writing is unpolished and does not get better as the books go on, leaving a reader capable of skipping paragraphs of the same repetitive descriptions of teenage angst to get to the actual plot.
The actual plot itself is amazingly mediocre: a completely useless female protagonist with not a single interesting quality finds herself the object of a mysterious boy's affection and finds out that they are two star-crossed lovers because he is a shiny, shiny vampire. Amazing, really, to think that he's a vampire since he can walk around in the daytime and the only problem he might have with the sunlight problem is a slight glossiness people will notice. So the writer has given him all the vampire strengths and literally none of their drawbacks except that he's... shiny, and can't keep his hands off his girlfriend because she smells good. Edward, while being a slightly more interesting character than Bella, becomes utterly unpalatable once he falls into his 'I love you so much, Bella, you're so wonderful Bella' mode that makes up most of the book.
On the subject of the heroine herself, she is perhaps the largest drawback of the book. While the atmosphere of the dreary town of Forks is actually interesting and, in my mind, well described, the main character is a nightmare of wish-fulfillment writing. She plays into every teenage girl stereotype of the shy, awkward, clumsy, helpless girl who not only spends most of her time bemoaning the fact that she is so painfully self-conscious she can't relate to the world, she also can't seem to walk ten feet without falling down and nearly killing herself. This ploy is used SO many times in the book (look Lassie, Bella fell down the well, better go find the Sheriff!) that it quickly loses its meaning. And besides, there is so little to like about the character of Bella that by the time she actually was in mortal danger in the book, I wouldn't have cared if she fell into a wood chipper and died. In short, the largest handicap to this book is its protagonist and that makes for serious issues in the long run.
I won't and can't understand how this book is getting so much attention, except to consider that it is the ultimate in wish-fulfillment fantasy. Everyone wants to be that person that the handsome, perfect stranger finds appealing and wants to have that Romeo-and-Juliet passionate love with the tragic twists and turns and dramatic moments. The fact is, though, that while Shakespeare could pull off something as shmaltzy as Romeo and Juliet well, Meyers just makes me feel like I'm reading bad teen fan fiction, not anything with any substance.
 Wonderful love story! October 13, 2008
I am a 37 year old married woman and I have to say, this was the best saga I've ever read (and I read, on average, a novel every two days). I was, as was mentioned by another reviewer, a little apprehensive about reading a "young adult" book, as I mostly stick to adult; however, I could not put this down. I'm not even sure I can explain what makes this saga stand out in my mind so much more than any of the other hundreds of books I've read in my adult life. The author just kind of sweeps you up and makes you feel a part of the story.
One of the main reasons women of all ages will like this book is because you don't necessarily become "besotted" with Edward Cullen, but merely the idea of someone who embodies the attributes he possesses. He is definitely a hero after a woman's own heart. I also think, as a young woman or mature woman for that matter, many of us can identify with Bella's view of herself (pleasant but ordinary yet drawn to a man she considers to be the epitome of perfection (whether anyone else sees him that way or not). I think that just captures a bit of what we have all felt at some point in our lives. The fantastical part about this and the part that makes the female reader want to "swoon" is the fact that out of all the females Edward could be interested in - he chooses Bella. Not only does he choose her, but he adores her and lives for her to the point where he overcomes his own nature to just be with her. I think this is what makes our hearts sing as we read this book.
~*Worth Reading*~ October 13, 2008
Twilight is one of my favorite books. It's a love, drama, & action story, that is very well written. It is about a girl named Bella who moves to a new town, meets a guy that she deems worth going after. His name is Edward & he has to struggle with being a vampire & falling madly in love with her. It is a book that is worth reading over & over again.
 Yawn October 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Unoriginal and hardly worth a comment. Its popularity says more about the quality of contemporary readership than about the quality of the book.
Twilight Review October 13, 2008
I loved this book. I had previously bought it for a memorial gift to the school library. As soon as I gifted it, I was asked by High School students to read it for a book club. Knowing I would not have time to run 'to town' and grab another copy, I went to amazon.com. I got the book in plenty of time to read it for the book club. It was a great story and age appropriate for Junior High or High School age kids.
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