Series: The Twilight Saga (Book 1)
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; First Edition edition (March 16, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0759529434
ISBN-13: 978-0759529434
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8,578 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #213,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #36 in Books > Teens > Literature & Fiction > Comics & Graphic Novels > Media Tie-Ins #756 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Fantasy Graphic Novels #864 in Books > Teens > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Horror
It seems this book has received massive amounts of acclaim, but I never heard of it until I decided to watch The Dark Knight. A preview for the movie Twilight came on and mentioned that it was based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer. Since the preview looked good and I prefer to read books before seeing the movie, I picked up a copy.Now that you know why I purchased the book, I should also mention that I'm not necessarily the target demographic and haven't been for a few years. But that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the good YA fantasy fiction book every now and again. (I've been called a perpetual teenager on more than one occasion.)I'm going to try and keep this review as spoiler-free as possible. In case you haven't already gathered it from other reviews, or the book description itself, Twilight is about a young girl named Bella Swan who moves to Forks, Washington and finds herself in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen. The climax of the story happens when a vampire who doesn't abstain from feasting on humans, as the Cullen coven does, decides he wants Bella. Up until this point (first three quarters), the novel progresses at a moderate, but not lagging pace and then instantly picks up.The book itself is a rather easy read, however, the characters seem somewhat shallow. Bella is supposed to be an honour student, but behaves exactly the opposite. Edward, who has been in existence for more than a hundred years, should be more intelligent and far wiser than is portrayed in his character. Armed with this tidbit about him, Meyer had plenty of room to play around and mold him into so much more, but never truly took that opportunity.
Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 (The Twilight Saga) Twilight: The Graphic Novel Collector's Edition (The Twilight Saga) Twilight: The Twilight Saga, Book 1 The Twilight Journals (Twilight Saga) Hollow City: The Graphic Novel: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel) Graphic Classics Volume 4: H. P. Lovecraft - 2nd Edition (Graphic Classics (Graphic Novels)) Back to War: Graphic Novel: Episode One (Corps Justice Graphic Novel Series Book 1) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Graphic Novel Book 1) Breaking Dawn: The Twilight Saga, Book 4 New Moon: The Twilight Saga, Book 2 Eclipse: The Twilight Saga, Book 3 A Thousand Years from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1: Arranged for Harp His Majesty 2: The Carson Brothers Saga (His Majesty: The Carson Brothers Saga) His Majesty 3: The Carson Brother's Saga (His Majesty: The Carson Brothers Saga) The Wright Brothers: A Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels) Harry Houdini: A Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels) The Call of the Wild: The Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels) A Bag of Marbles: The Graphic Novel (Graphic Universe) (Junior Library Guild Selection) An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories (Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, & True Stories, Volume 1)