1. BibliographyMeyer, Stephenie. 2005. Twilight. Little Brown and Company: New York. ISBN 978-0-316-01584-4.
2. Summary
Bella is trying to start over. Her mother has remarried and Bella wants her to be happy so she decides to move in with her father in Forks, Washington. On Bella's first day of school she finds herself drawn to Edward. He is like no boy she has ever met. He is undeniably beautiful and very pale. He sits with his 4 brothers and sisters at lunch and they all look alike. However, Bella has somehow offended Edward, because he won't talk to her and does whatever he can to stay away from her. That is until the day Bella is almost smashed by an out of control car. Edward comes to her rescue in a very unexplainable way. She learns from a friend that he is a member of a family of vampires. Intrigued, Bella sets out to find out everything about Edward and finds that she is irresistably in love with him. They start a dangerous love affair. Edward says that in all his years on earth he has never felt this way about anyone. She is his soul mate. However he struggles with the danger he puts her in every moment they are together. While his family does not feed on humans, he knows that the smell of blood is irresistible. When a group of traveling vampires come into town, Bella is put into serious danger. Edward and his family must put themselves into harm's way in order to keep Bella safe.
3. Impressions
I don't know if I have already stated this earlier, but I love vampire novels! This book did not disappoint. I finished this book in 2 days. I could not put it down. The vampire part of the book was not the horror, freakish vampire tale. This was a beautiful love story. Meyer has a writing style that just draws you into the story and doesn't let you go until the last page. I actually found myself disappointed that the book ended. I couldn't wait to read the next book in the series. In fact I am reading it right now. In fact, I have gotten my sister and my husband to read this book. It was incredible.
Bella is a plain, ordinary teenage girl. Well, except that she has the tendency to be the world's biggest clutz. She is constantly finding herself in some kind of danger. She is always falling, hitting herself, and emergency rooms are a second home to her. This is somewhat amusing to Edward. She doesn't think she should be of any interest to Edward. He is a god and she is nothing. I think most teenage girls fantasize about having a boyfriend that is stronger and faster than anyone else and that is a little bit of a danger to them. In that way, most girls could relate to Bella and maybe even be a little jealous of her relationship with Edward. Especially girls that are not graceful or popular. To have someone that could be an ultimate protector is what all girls want. I really like this book and I plan on reading the rest of the series.
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4. Reviews
Reviews taken from http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Saga-Book-1/dp/0316015849/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228259482&sr=1-1
From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up–When Bella Swan moves from sunny Phoenix to Forks, Washington, a damp and dreary town known for the most rainfall in the United States, to live with her dad, she isnt expecting to like it. But the level of hostility displayed by her standoffish high school biology lab partner, Edward Cullen, surprises her. After several strange interactions, his preternatural beauty, strength, and speed have her intrigued. Edward is just as fascinated with Bella, and their attraction to one another grows. As Bella discovers more about Edwards nature and his family, she is thrown headlong into a dangerous adventure that has her making a desperate sacrifice to save her one true love. One of the more original vampire constructs around, this recording of Stephenie Meyers debut novel (Megan Tingley Books, 2005) is narrated with great style by Ilyana Kadushin, who makes the infinitely romantic tale of star-crossed lovers resonate with a bittersweet edge. Although Edward and Bellas romance and subsequent danger develops slowly, the pacing is appropriate for teens who want learn all the details in this suspenseful tale. An excellent purchase for both school and public libraries.–Charli Osborne, Oxford Public Library, MI Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
From Booklist *Starred Review* Gr. 9-12. In the tradition of Anne Rice and YA titles such as Annette Curtis Klause's The Silver Kiss (1999) comes this heady romance that intertwines Bella Swan's life with that of Edward, an alluring and tormented vampire. Bella's life changes when she moves to perpetually rain-soaked Forks, Washington. She is instantly drawn to a fellow student, Edward Cullen, beautiful beyond belief and angrily aloof. Bella senses there is more behind Edward's hostility, and in a plot that slowly and frighteningly unfolds, she learns that Edward and his family are vampires--though they do not hunt humans. Yet Edward cannot promise that his powerful attraction to Bella won't put in her in danger, or worse. Recklessly in love, Bella wants only to be with Edward, but when a vicious, blood-lusting predator complicates her world, Bella's peril is brutally revealed. This is a book of the senses: Edward is first attracted by Bella's scent; ironically, Bella is repelled when she sees blood. Their love is palpable, heightened by their touches, and teens will respond viscerally. There are some flaws here--a plot that could have been tightened, an overreliance on adjectives and adverbs to bolster dialogue--but this dark romance seeps into the soul. Ilene Cooper Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
