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Wonderful
I loved reading this book! It was unique and the story was fantastic.
posted by theReader278 on June 30, 2011
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112 out of 221 people found this review helpful.
Horrendous
Halfway through this 500-page book, I realized that this was just the teenager's equivalent of a run-of-the-mill romance, but I kept reading slowly on, picking up important plot points. All one of them. Why is this book run-of-the-mill? 1) Impossibly beautiful hero...Read More
Halfway through this 500-page book, I realized that this was just the teenager's equivalent of a run-of-the-mill romance, but I kept reading slowly on, picking up important plot points. All one of them. Why is this book run-of-the-mill? 1) Impossibly beautiful heroine who doesn't know she's beautiful, who is so clumsy that I wonder if she has a serious neurological problem (and after she puts herself in danger THREE times, all of them which can be avoided with COMMON SENSE, I'm going to bet my house that she does) 2)Neanderthal hero who runs over heroine's wishes. (Do you feel that earthquake? That's hundreds of feminists doing backflips in their graves) 3) Beautiful, pure love that has absolutely no logic to it. (Edward loves Bella because she 'smells' good, and that is an ambiguous term, and Bella just loves him because he's HOT. Yes, how very deep of you, Bella.) 4) Problems that are solved quickly and easily, with the two-dimensional villain quickly slaughtered. (Bella wouldn't have gotten nearly killed if she hadn't made such a moronic decision that made me wish the aforementioned villain take her out of the genetic pool). It's trash, it kills trees, takes away habitats from poor animals, and it kills your time.Show Less
posted by Anonymous on July 4, 2006
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theReader278
Posted June 30, 2011
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Wonderful
I loved reading this book! It was unique and the story was fantastic.
81 out of 111 people found this review helpful.
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FairyDust90
Posted October 14, 2008
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AMAZING!!!
I had heard about this book from one of my sister's friends and I never thought anything of it. Then two of my closest friends started RAVING about this book so I decided to look it up. I read the first chapter online and was hooked. I quickly bought the first one and I could not put it down. You really grow to love and care for Bella, Edward, and the whole Cullen family. They each have their own personalities which you also grow to love. Twilight is exactly my type of heroine!
75 out of 110 people found this review helpful.
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vickytren
Posted November 4, 2011
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great
i love the twilight series. it's absolutely awesome!
63 out of 79 people found this review helpful.
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Abbie09
Posted January 31, 2009
Guilty Pleasure
The Twilight Series is like literary candy. I has almost no substance, is sickeningly sweet, and can make you want to throw up if you ingest too much. That said, it is also good if you have a sweet tooth that needs to be taken care of.
This series is fun if you are just looking for a distraction from your everyday books. The writing is simple and easy, the dialogue is sappy bordering on disgusting, and the plot is one dimensional. The books get better as you get further into the series (as the writing and plot progress).
If you like this book because of the supernatural element, you should check out the Dead Before Dark series by Charlaine Harris. Those books have more interesting characters and a more complex plot.47 out of 89 people found this review helpful.
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Can't stand it.
I was an original fan of this series having read it after the second one came out. As I reread 1-3 and then read the 4th one I began to realize how horribly written it was. The writing style was as if a kid in middle school or high school wrote it. I thought the storyline was certainly unique but poorly executed. It dragged on and had too much repeated detail. I must admit I am a fan of vampires that burn when the sun hits them, not sparkle.
37 out of 57 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted September 4, 2005
Once you start reading this book, all prior plans will go to ruin!!!!
I started this novel on Friday and didn't put it down until it was over...yeah I lost some serious sleep over it! Meyer does an exceptional job drawing her readers into the world of her characters. I felt like I knew each and every one of them by the time I was finished with Twilight...and let me tell you I was really sad when it was over!!! I can definitly see a sequel in the making...please give us a sequel!!!!!
28 out of 48 people found this review helpful.
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TheNightTide
Posted July 3, 2009
A Massive Waste of Paper
After seeing how enthusiastically the teenage masses latched onto this novel (and I use that word extremely loosely), I decided to see for myself just what made the story of Bella so appealing. And so it began... After about 400 pages of hearing about how beautiful Edward is and how spazzy and plain Bella is, a plot began to appear. It didn't last long, though, as what seemed like a hastily added vampire conflict consumed the part where the climax should have been (still waiting for a true conclusion Ms. Meyer). The purple prose was nauseating and the characters seemed to be crude caricatures. Also, I became increasingly disturbed at how Meyer seemed to romanticize the abusive relationship of Edward and Bella. Edwards whiplash mood swings and stalking under the guise of over protection, not to mention the almost constant mentioning of Bella's inadequacy compared to darling Edward made me physically ill. And then there were the sparkleys. Vampires should never sparkle...ever. I can only hope that this series is a fad and will soon be forgotten. I wonder how many trees were harmed in the making of the Twilight series... And to think, they could have been purifying our air instead of polluting our minds.
24 out of 39 people found this review helpful.
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Worse than MTV
I could write a long, erudite speech on how horrible this books is, and so can many others, but I just don't have the space.
SMeyer is not a very good writer. She uses words over and over, and in the wrong context. I swear to God, I can't tell you how many times I read "chagrin". She has poor grammar and sentence structure, and I'm just wondering where her editors were. It's only expected, though, when she did not have past writing career. She just woke up one day and thought she could write a book. It does not work like that. Her lack of experience shines through when every page there is a sentence describing how beautiful Edward is.
Her characters were flat and annoying. Half of them I forgot (and Bella did, too). Bella, the main character, is selfish, annoying, and clingy. She calls the people who try to become friends with her overly helpful, and is immediately attracted to the people who don't give a damn about her existence. Especially Edward. Edward is immediately the cool, mysterious love interest. And that's it. He has no personality whatsoever. He is pretty creepy, watching Bella when she sleeps and messing with her car so she can't see her friends. This is protective, it's emotionally abusive. Yes, Eddy is abusive. I was especially annoyed by Midnight Sun, and his view on his students. It's mostly the author's fault for believing the entire human race has the same, petty thoughts. But then Eddy comes in with his super sized ego and claims that all the humans are pathetic in their way of thinking. I know a lot of people have worries outside of boyfriends, homework, and the medial life within school grounds. SMeyer just wants to paint Bella in the picture that she is "different", when in actuality, she fits in quite nicely with the background.
Bella and Edward together have an unhealthy relationship. When Eddy left her, Bella was on the verge of committing suicide. She was depressed, even though a lot of people care about her and want to help her. She's ungrateful and stupid, especially when Jacob comes into play. He was an alright character to begin with, but then he became a borderline rapist. Edward, when he though his love had killed herself, wanted to be killed by the bad guys. Romeo and Juliet pulled it off better. The rest of the characters are inserts, and do nothing to the story.
Another thing, there is no plot. And don't say that Eddy and Bella's relationship is a plot. First of all, it is not. Second of all, they have no relationship. Eddy "loves" Bella because she smells good and Bella "loves" Eddy because he's hot (and there's not a page that doesn't tells us how attractive he is). There's only lust and obsession, and love never comes into play. Kisses and one-liners are not romance, either. Conversation, laughter, and love is. Saying "you are exactly my brand of heroine" is not a conversation, just a pick-up line. And when there is a plot, it is introduced 300 pages in and is definitely anti-climatic.
I could go on with the deus ex machina, character analysis, and other things that Twilight fans haven't taken into consideration, but I believe you've got the overall message. Twilight sucks. Period.20 out of 38 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted March 31, 2009
In the end, love really does conquer all. No matter what you are.
At first, I wasn't too sure about reading Twilight. I thought to myself as I held the book in my hand, "there's no way i'm reading this." I just figured that it was going to be about another lame vampire story with coffins by day and garlic being the end of them. By the time I read the book, I learned that the description I first thought about the book was the total opposite. What really intrigued me the most about the book was when I flipped the book to a random page where Edward is right about to kiss Bella (for those who haven't read the book, those are the two main characters) and Bella's describing Edwards beauty to the extreme all the way to the sweetness of his breath. It became so overwhelming to her how this beautiful creature was just about to kiss "her," so she almost faints! Flipping through pages is something I always do before reading a book just so I know I'm not going to be wasting my time.. So once I read that, I just had to read the book and because of all the great feedback I heard about the book. The day I actually started reading the book, I was instantly hooked! Even though I could have kept reading, I had to stop because of life's sometimes unpleasant committed obligations. During breaks at school or on my lunch at work I would read, any spare time that I had I would read. The intensity of the book, the description of Edwards's beauty, the insane stories and drama was just mind blowing. The book is such a thriller and it always, always, always left me anticipating, nervous thinking about what was going to happen next! The night I finished the book was the night I had just finished reading three chapters and the book was right at its climax. I honestly did try to put the book down to get some sleep, but there was absolutely no way I could do so. I had to keep reading I just had to! If you're not much of a reader, or are afraid of the thickness of books typically how I am, then have no fear! Twilight is the most amazing book I've ever read. I hope that Stephenie Meyer publishes six more novels. I never want this love story to end! Read this book, trust me, you will not be disappointed. I can almost bet my life on that!
19 out of 24 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted September 21, 2005
A Joy to read
Wow. That had to be the best book I've read in a long time. The fact that fiction could be so subtly involved in a story - I didn't even know I was reading a fantasy novel until about halfway through. The characters were well written and the book invited me to become Bella through the love and pain that she endured throughout the book.
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Anonymous
Posted February 4, 2009
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My very favorite book!
Oh how could I ever begin to explain how much I love Twilight? What an incredible plot! What incredible characters! Just plain out...what an incredible series! I love love LOVE Twilight and would recommend it to anyone to read!
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An amazing book for everyone!!
This book caught me from the beginning...The character of Bella was very easy to imagine and her flaws made her seem more realistic and made it easier for a lot of people to be able to identify with her. The mystery surrounding Edward Cullen and his family pulls the reader in, making them want to find out more. I have guy friends that love the books too, so it's not just for girls, or even just teenage girls! It really is an amazing book!
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Anonymous
Posted January 20, 2011
Horrible, horrible book.
Where to start? The fact that the books encourage physical abuse, mental abuse as well as pedophilia, necrophilia is probably a good place to start. Not to mention the bad grammar, the repetitive use of words which, I'm sure, the author has no idea how to use correctly ("Inconceivable!" "I do not think that word means what you think it means"). It abuses geography, it sets back women's rights to about 50 years or so. And the romance? What romance can be had between to very stale characters who have absolutely no personality. And what about the plot, please, there is no plot. Girl moves out of town, meets boy, finds he's a vampire, falls in love within the span of a couple of days, thinks she's not good enough for him, blah blah blah. And by the end of the book series, no conflict is resolved, the characters are basically the same characters they were at the beginning of the books, and they ruined the one character I actually liked.
Simply? I only recommend this book if you are an airhead whom can't get over the fact that there are /better/ books out there, and there are, believe me there are.11 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted November 26, 2008
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EDWARD=LOVE
This was the most amazing book i've ever read to say the least. Edward and Bella leave you wanting more and more and the chemistry and romance and excitement between them totally get you hooked. Throughout reading this, there was so much thrill, love, and very intense situations that'll leave you smiling or even fuming with anger. Edward is so complex and the way Ms Meyer describes him leaves you wishing you knew someone like Edward and constinetly wanting to read more to see what he does next. The end will defintetly shock you and you'll never see it coming. I love this book and I cannot wait to read the next three. Also, once you've read Twilight you have to go see the movie because it was pretty much as great as the book. TWILIGHT IS A MUST READ!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous
Posted November 23, 2008
WOW WORST BOOK EVER
I can not believe that this is what the world has come to. This book is completly awful. First of all it's 100 pgs of Bella (the drama queen who is the main character)living a day to day life in a boring town. Then 100 pgs of her arguing with the stalker vampire Edward Cullen about who he is. Then they get together and say things that are forced and make you gag such as "You are my everything" is places where it does not fit. You have to have an IQ of 0 to think this is good writing. Sure girls like it because of the romance, i thought hey maybe it'll be ok with vampiers and them fighting but no it has 300 pgs of boring and gag causing scentences like "I'm unconditionally and irrovocably in love him." After she knew him for what a week or two then get to an ending that is so anticlimatic of some other vampier wanting to eat her which you always knew it would never happen so it had so suspense to it and the fighting chapters were so poorly written. IT IS AWFUL please do not get this book it will be a waste of your time
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Anonymous
Posted August 14, 2008
Terrible Writing, Terrible Love, Terrible Book
After hearing all this hype about the Twilight books - how they preach abstinence, and the TRUE LOVE between Edward, the dark vampire, and Bella, the quirky female lead, I thought I might pick it up. Reader, I was appalled by this story. The book starts off with Bella moving to Forks, and knowing nobody but her father. Even though she is a self-proclaimed normal-looking person, the whole school falls over at her feet, except for one person - Edward. Now, before she even talks to Edward, she is convinced that she is in LOVE with him because he looks good. Edward decides he's in love with her because of her 'alluring scent'. Bella then proceeds to angst and be a very weak and two-dimensional Mary Sue (and faint at every moment that might require /some/ strength of character), and Edward proceeds to stalk her, though discreetly. They then decide they are in TRUE LOVE, because of his beauty (if you're not sure that he's pretty at the beginning, you'll be sure by the end - Meyer certainly mentions it enough), and because of her alluring smell (and also because of the fact that he can't read her mind). He then starts SPARKLING. I'm sorry. Before the sparkle chapter where they romp happily through a meadow, I merely thought it was a terrible tween romance novel, with terrible writing. While I love fantasy fiction and don't terrible mind if authors do derivate from Bram Stoker's Dracula - there are some things which cannot be tolerated. Vampires do not sparkle. Their skin does not 'throw rainbows'. The vegetarian bit was ok - others have done the vegetarian vampire = good vampire deal (Terry Pratchett and his Black Ribbon vampires are the first that come to mind), and is understandable - blood is blood, and there really isn't /that/ much difference between human blood and, oh, a lion's blood. But the sparkle? No, that was too much. Had the book /any/ redeeming qualities, I might have taken the sparkle, and kept reading - but I saw no point in continuing to read about the adventures of Mr. and Ms. Mary Sue as they sparkle their way through TRUE LOVE (and get married right out of high school, where I believe Mrs. Mary Sue has a sparkly DEATH-BABY of doom, before she's even 20 years old) You want a good vampire book? Read Dracula, Carpe Jugulum, or even The Fifth Elephant.
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Anonymous
Posted July 15, 2009
What the hell was this?
Alright, so in I will admit I read all of the Twilight saga, but something hit me after I finished the final book. This book is terrible. It kills the true vision of vampires. They are suppose to be scary, not wimps with feelings. But really it is stupid how people are flipping out about this book. No offense, but it was terribly written.
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The Best Book Ever
After I saw the Twilight movie I read the book. It is like 300 times better than the movie (even though the movie is great too) Twilight is the best book I have ever read..
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LancelotAG
Posted June 13, 2009
Caution!!!
This is a caution to everyone that have obligations (ie children to care for, a house to clean) this book will prevent you from wanting to do anything but read!! This book is excelent. I could't put it down. The characters a wonderful. The way that Stephanie Meyer describes the closeness of Bella and Edward makes you need to take a break! It's very age appropriate for young adult. However, I'm 28 with a husband, 2 kids and now reading New Moon. You need to this book!!!
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ImaBooklover11
Posted January 25, 2009
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Why the hype?
Everyone who could read was talking about this book. Generally, I wait until the hype is over before I read a book but since the movie was coming out - well, that changed everything. I hate watching movies then reading books. I must say, I was completely dissappointed. The hype added immenseley to my dissappointment as well so that didn't help matters. The book was predictable but honestly, so are three out of four. So that wasn't my issue. My issue was just how...mediocre...the book was. The storyline was ok the series flowed nicely but it was badly written. I know that almost everyone who is reading this wants to shoot me so I want to ask you this: If you had that very idea, couldn't you have written it? That's not to insult anyone's intelligence but a book with so much hype HAS to be AMAZING, not just good. The characters were interesting, I wanted to shoot Bella (she really got on my nerves but I think that was the general idea) and I saw Edward as an overrated, obssessive creep. The book was ok but was it worht the hype and drama?
9 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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