Twilight (Twilight, Book 1) | Stephenie Meyer

Twilight (Twilight, Book 1) | Stephenie Meyer | Wonderful love story!

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	Twilight (Twilight, Book 1) Stephenie Meyer Little, Brown Young Readers, 2005 - 544 pages average customer review:based on 2527 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Deeply sensuous and extraordinarily suspenseful, TWILIGHT captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.Isabella 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, Isabella+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 Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. The lovers find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife-between desire and danger.

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~*Worth Reading*~

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.

Wonderful love story!

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.

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I like the book but not the audio version

Has anyone listened to Twilight on CD? Even though I have the unabridged version, it is missing key parts of the story. For example, when Edward notices Bella for the first time in the cafeteria, he is listening to other people's thoughts about the "new kid" but is surprised he can't hear Bella's thoughts. The audio version completely leaves out the others thoughts and the fact that he can't hear hers. The fact that he can't hear her thoughts is a huge part of the story. The cafeteria scene is when you (and Edward) start noticing Bella is different than the others. Another part is when Edward is in the office trying to change his schedule you don't hear the secretary's funny thoughts about him being so cute. Although that's not crucial to the storyline, it still shouldn't have been left out of the unabridged version.

I LOVE the book but I'm very disappointed in the CDs. What do you think?

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