Twilight - Stephenie Meyer

...someone wanting to read just Twilight isn't that likely, people know it is a saga of books, so I thought a series overview would be the most appropriate! == The Books == It is rather interesting to read how it all started. On Stephanie Meyer’s Website, she says how the idea came to her mind in a dream. The dream was the scene of Edward and Bella in the Meadow, and from that, she was infatuated with writing their story. She searched for the names, ...
...the name she had reserved the daughter she didn’t have. It was interesting to read that Rosalie was originally going to be Carol, and Jasper was going to be Ronald. There are 4 books in the saga – ‘Twilight’, ‘New Moon’, ‘Eclipse’ and ‘Breaking Dawn’, there is also a fifth book, which has so far been left uncompleted, entitled ‘Midnight Sun’, there is more about that below. All the books revolve around Isabella Swan, the leading female of the story, ...

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== Twilight – Stephenie Meyer == == Introduction == I had heard lots of my friends on Facebook going on about this book, Twilight. I hadn’t heard of it, but had been a sign with the word Twilight on it, advertising the film, so I assumed this was what they were all obsessed with and personally I found it quite sad that these girls, in their twenties were so obsessed with this film and the characters. I then found out that it was actually the book ...
...Stephenie Meyer == The book Twilight launched Stephenie Meyer into the limelight, when she awoke from a dream, which contained the characters of the book, and she just had to write it all down as a story. It was the first time she had written anything of that kind, and did so whilst juggling a young family, writing at night when the children were in bed. The book was quickly snapped up by Little Brown publishing, and in 2005 was released onto our ...

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Several years ago I read and loved Anne Rice’s ‘Interview with a Vampire’: it was sensuous, enthralling and transported me through time and place. Some years before that I had read and quite enjoyed a series of books whose titles I can’t even remember which dealt with vampires in love with young girls. They’re still in the loft somewhere because they made an impression on me and I thought I’d quite like to read them again one day. Why am I mentioning ...
...dismally to live up to the hype surrounding it. Billed as ‘the thrilling tale of a vampire romance at a high school’ and ‘an extraordinary love story’, it sounded like the bizarre offspring of ‘Sweet Valley High’ (twee pictures of American sweethearts enjoying high school life) and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ (sexy teenage girl in love with a vampire). I was ambivalent when this was presented to me as a birthday gift, but several teenage pupils reassured ...

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I first heard of Twilight last summer, but thought nothing of it. Over the following couple of months, I kept hearing it mentioned on various forums and websites, and so my curiosity was piqued. But did I really want to read a stereotypical vampire love story? Well, the answer was yes. The genre is one that I have never really explored before, andso I was intrigued not only by the summary, but by the reviews I'd read of the book. **Blurb** "About ...
...so very irresistable. **The Twilight Phenomenon** The book has received critical acclaim since its publication in 2005, including reaching #5 on the New York Times Bestseller List, and being named in the Top Ten Books for Young Adults. Not only that, but an online fandom has sprung up, with millions of fans worldwide combining ideas and theories on forums, and writing Twilight based fanfiction. One such website, The Twilight Lexicon, is even in ...

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...day saying "got to see twilight on 19th December". So one day I decided to look up the film on Wikipedia, however as soon as I did that and read the top bit and saw that it was an adaptation of the book, I was even more intrigued. Then out of nowhere, my school library got this book catalogue from Scholastic (as always I buy something from it). Thing is, is that on the front page it had a picture of 4 books, one of which was "Twilight" and the rest ...
...think that's expensive WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? This book alone is £6.99, the other 2 paperbacks are also £6.99, and then I got the 4th book as a hard back which happens to be £12.99, so I had saved £18.97. Which is a lot of money saved, considering the RRP would have been £33.96. While I had ordered those books, along with High School Musical 3, Camp Rock, and Inkheart. I came across reviews for this book Twilight, and I became automatically intrigued, ...

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Twilight is the first novel in the bestselling saga by Stephenie Meyer. It tells the story of Bella Swan, who moves to the small town of Forks, where she soon finds that some of the towns residents aren't entirely human, and she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen. Twilight is essentially a love story, with added doses of nail biting action. The story is told in the first person from Bella's perspective. The characters are all well crafted, ...
...the story. The Twilight saga is, strictly speaking, aimed at teenage girls. However, right from this first novel the fanbase has been much wider than that. I was hooked from the very first chapter, and that's because the story is well told and I wanted to know what happened next; I felt like I was part of the story, like I knew all the characters and that it was perfectly believable that vampires could be living among us! The Twilight novels have ...

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...in the media world, but Twilight was one that I was more than happy to shy away from. As a pretty huge fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer I had already discredited it as a pale imitation in my mind; I saw the displays all over Waterstone's and decided that it could never have the depth, humour, observation or passion of Buffy's various storylines so I successfully resisted. But as the buzz surrounding the Twilight saga grew to fever pitch with the release ...
...that hit me when reading Twilight was the weird quality of Meyer's writing; her style is dreamy, hypnotic and measured which works in startling contrast with the tension and immediacy of the storyline. It's an explosive mix of shocking and soothing; a blend which is instantly engaging and it is achieved remarkably fluidly here. The writing is almost pitch perfect and it hooks you in from the get go with its faintly sinister edge and lullaby-like ...

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...would say that I love Twilight because of the charms that are captivated within the words of the book. I have to say that there are a lot of similarities between a couple of already existing books and this one, but the dialogue remains truly refreshing and unique in its own charm. While there have been quite a lot of vampire stories written that are quite similar to the storyline of Twilight, I have to say that this one holds this “certain air” to ...
...story as a whole. Reading Twilight was not unlike reading some Victorian or even Shakespearean plays. I cannot be one hundred percent sure, but the opinion that I got was that Meyer gave this particular flow to the book in order to enhance the contrasting ages between the life that the vampire knew and the age that the human knows now. The poetic brush to the prose did certainly contribute towards giving this special glow to the characters and the ...

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I had heard of the Twilight series of books by Stephenie Meyer about six months ago, when my American friends were raving about them. At first, I didn't bother with the novels, as they were teen fiction and I'm rather older. Then at Christmas, I decided to buy a copy of the first book - Twilight - as a stocking filler for my eighteen and fifteen year old daughters. By this time, the film was out and I had seen plenty of images of Robert Pattinson ...
...old Isabella Swan (Bella) and Twilight is told from her point of view. After living with her mother in Arizona, she moves to be with her father in a small place called Forks in Washington. It is much quieter there - the sort of place where everyone knows everyone - and usually rains. Her father, Charlie, is a police officer and is used to living on his own and being independent, so he gives Bella time and space to adjust. Although he does love her, ...

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...the first book in the Twilight saga has taken the world by storm. The book by Stephanie Meyer was first published in 2005. It is a New York Times bestseller and has been picked my Amazon.com as a 'Best Book of the decade . . so far'. These are just two of the awards it has been given. On Amazon.co.uk Twilight is currently number 15 on the bestsellers in books and the latest in the series, Breaking Dawn is number 7. I think this is excellent especially ...
...on facebook had joined a Twilight group. So I read some more reviews of the book and found people speaking very highly about this vampire series. It appeared to be a mix between romance and vampires. Now I have never read a book on vampires in my life and so was a little wary. The books I normally read are strictly chick-lit but I was assured that this book is amazing and is addictive. That was enough to convince me! So off I went to my local library's ...

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'''I don't know how long we sat there without moving. It could have been hours. Eventually the throb of my pulse quieted, but he didn't move or speak again as he held me, I knew at any moment it could be too much, and my life could end - so quickly that I might not even notice. And I couldn't think of anything, except that he was touching me''' (Page 242 from Twilight) Isabella (or Bella) Swan moves from Phoenix in Arizona where the weather is always ...
...of Forkes in Washington to live with her father, Charlie. Bella starts out resenting her decision to move to Forkes but soon her attention is caught by something very interesting indeed - four gorgeous pale young teenagers sitting in the school canteen. One of them in particular holds a particular fascination for her, Edward Cullen who she has to sit next to in her biology class. It becomes evident on their first meeting that he doesn't exactly share ...

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I have finally finished the book I was trying to whizz through to read the book I have just bought. I have seen a few reviews of this book, but nothing could prepare me for the delight that is simply……."Twilight". I have always been a tremendous fan of anything Vampire, I swear I was a goth in a former life! The thing I like the most is the erotic feel of a vampire story. Don't get me wrong I am quite happy to watch a vampire film where there ...
...I love the films and books that display the savagery of there vampirism whilst struggling with there ongoing human frailties, or at least there memories of them. The biggest one of course being the forbidden love story between vampire and human. As soon as an advert for the film that the book accompanies was aired, I stopped dead in my tracks. Here finally was a story, that in my opinion could rival "Bram stokers Dracula" in my affections. The fact ...

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...through a phase of the Twilight saga. Like many others love sick teenage girls, hypnotized or otherwise, after watching the Twilight film I read all the other books in the series and bought all music soundtracks... oh dear, it sounds bad. Why? Because I'm not 10, 15 or 20, much older and the shame of it...(huh).... Alright, it's not that bad..., after all I still have my head screwed on. The only thing I actually bought was the soundtrack. The books, ...
...Ok. Back to Twilight the book. I hadn't actually heard of the books before the film came out. So all the news of Stephenie Meyer selling more books that J.K Rowlings Harry Potter sounded a bit strange. The story is of a young teenage girl who moves to a new high school who meets and falls in love with a boy, however this boy turns out to be a vampire and from then onwards, they endure a journey of struggle to defy the rules of nature and instinct. ...

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My boyfriend picked up this book after being suggested it by a friend, he in turn suggested I read it.....and so the obsession begins! The Book ------------- The book was written by Stephanie Meyer in 2003 and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. It is available in both hardback and paperback. It is aimed primarily at a young adult audience (myself only being 22) it has aspects of Horror and Fantasy but overall, I would describe ...
...store or online. The Story ------------- The basics of the story are quite simple, a 17 year old girl, Isabella Swan, moves from her home in Phoenix, Arizona where she lived with her mother, to Forks, Washington to live with her father and upon starting school, meets and falls in love with vampire Edward Cullen. Throughout the story, Bella and Edwards love evolves and grows as they work through all the trials that all young relationships must. ...

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I don't suppose there are many people out there by now who have not heard about this series, or at the very least, the film made of this book. From signs in bookshops claiming this to be the "new Harry Potter" to people on my Facebook gushing over Edward Cullen, to the many, many reviews of this book I have read here on DooYoo, I certainly was aware that this seemed to be the latest "in thing" to read. ~~~So, IS it the next Harry Potter?~~~ To be ...
...that. This is no tale about wizards going to school and battling evil nemesis. It is like comparing apples to oranges. The only remotely similar thing is that a lot of the action takes place at a school and involves teenagers. Well, that and the crossover from the youth market to the adult market. ~~~I have been holidaying in the far reaches of outer space. What IS it about then?~~~ To be brief, it is about 17 year old Isabella Swan. Until now she ...

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