Customer Reviews
Light read....not worth the hype from movie - By: D. Markham, 07 Mar 2010 
Yeah this book is entertaining enough, but how many of us actually had heard of let alone read this novel until the film was announced? This book was actually publishedin 2005/2004 ish time, because I remember my friend ( we were both 10 at the time ) had read it. I asked her if it was any good & she said it was " worth a read, but not amazing." I still remember her saying this! So of course when the movie craze swept the nation I decided to read it like everyone else to see what the fuss was about.
This book IS enjoyable, but it's a plain & simple love story between Bella & Edward, with an evil vampire thrownin for good measure. My impressions by the end:
- No real plot twists...predictable
- Overly mushy & made me feel like telling Bella to shut up!
- Not a realistic love relationship ( He only likes her because he can't read her mind & he likes her blood =.= It's just not healthy, ya know?? )
- Other characters very much take a backseat.... her school friends are forgotten almost immediately, & even the rest of the Cullens have small roles.
- Bella's a clumsy, antisociable, plain & normal girl (so we're told) yet guys seem to fall for her left right & centre....why??
- Edward constantly telling her that he's dangerous...and Bella constantly thinking that but ignoring herself & him anyway!
- Bella constantly commenting on how beautiful Edward is...we get the point, not another page on his hair/eyes/jaw line etc... =.=
- No depth to the storyline. Not unique. Anyone could have thought it up xD
Over all I did enjoy it, but its hype is all because of the film & there are other books that far exceed it.
Not bad, but I've seen much better - By: R. J. Kilfoyle, 07 Mar 2010 I came to the Twilight saga somewhat late compared to other people & therefore I was conscious of trying not to be overtly influenced one way or the other by the massive hype that has been whipped up around the books & films.
Perhaps this is the reason for my lukewarm reaction to the book, though it may also be down to the fact that I am a huge fan of supernatural fictionin general & vampire fictionin particular, & so a bookin that genre has to do a lot to impress me.
To be honest I found much of the book boring a great deal of it was devoted to the development of the relationship between the two protagonists & general teenage angst concerning friendships & relationships with parents. That's all very wellin it's place, & I realise this this book is primarily aimed at teenagers & that kind of thing will of course appeal to them but I have seen this done much betterin the past by other authors (such asin "The Silver Kiss" which is an excellent vampire story aimed at teenagers or the "Night World" series by L J Smith).
Stephanie Meyer's take on the vampire myth isin an interesting one, particularly the new elements which she introduces but ultimately they serve make the book into more of a fantasy than a horror story. The book would have worked with Edward being any mildly dangerous supernatural creature & it wouldn't have made any difference at all to the story. I say mildly becausein spite of all his warnings to Bella you never really believe that he would hurt her or that she isin much danger from him at all.
Perhaps I would feel differently if I read more books from the series but this first one has left me with no particular desire to pick up any of the others. I didn't hate the book & I can certainly understand why it has become popular with many teenage girls (and with older ladies who should know better!) but this is not really for me.
Bite me!. - By: Natalia Morozova, 05 Mar 2010 
Stephanie Meyer writes vampire fiction as many teenage girls do -- overblown writing, sexy cold vampires, & a vacuously attractive heroine who serves as the readers' stand-in.
And so it's hardly surprising that her mega hit debut "Twilight" is essentially a teenage fantasy about finding the Perfect Hot Immortal Coverboy Who Longs For You Alone. Innocuous sparkling vampires, buckets of pointless teenage angst & a plot tacked on at the last minute leave this one of the more bloodless examples of vampire romance.
non teen reader - By: non teen, 04 Mar 2010 
I brought this book for my son after noticing that alot of the teenagers were reading this at the boarding school where I work. I decided to read it out of curiosity & have found it hard to put down. I am not a teen beingin my early 40s but this book has struck something with me, maybe its the teenager still hidden inside or just the escape from everyday life. I find myself reading at every opportunity even when cooking dinner I love the fact that Edward is so atractivein a manly way willing to risk everything for Bella, the book draws youin so well described that you could be there. This is not for the feminist reader as Edward is the ultimate true man strong beautifulin a very masculine way but gentle & protective. This book may not have the most creative story line but it is full of such passion & strength it leaves other romance novelsin the shade they are always so predictable. If you want to escape from life for a while this is for you whatever your age I just look at my husband & sigh. I have already brought the second book for my son of course. I have watched the dvd but this skips over the book so quickly that you need to read the book yo understand what is happening.
Utter drivel! - By: F. Hill-casey, 26 Feb 2010 
Really apart from the masses of screaming girls what has this series done?
The writing style is dreadful; the reimagining of vampires & werewolves is disgraceful sparkly bloody vampires, you madam have effectively slapped the mythsin the face read Dracula then have a go at re-reimagining vampires.
quick does anyone have blades number.
