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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bite Me!, 28 May 2009
This is YA fiction and I'm not even close to the target audience. It's been a lot of years since I belonged in the 'teen' category BUT... despite that, I loved this book! I think it might be because the 17 year old that I once was is still fresh in my mind, and if I squint when I look in the mirror I can still see her (she just got better looking over the last couple of decades *grin*).
A five star book for me is one that I have to tear myself away from and these have to be amongst the better 5 star books I've read recently. I could not put them down, regardless of whether I fit in the target deomographic or not. I have no idea why I was so enamoured with this particular story but it just grabbed me, literally from the first chapter. It has it's flaws, and at times those flaws tried to pull me away from the pages while I wrestled with my beliefs but never did I feel like I couldn't go on. I'm actually mystified why this is such a great series, I wish I could put my finger on it but it escapes me. I am fond of a bit of vampire lit, it's true, but this goes beyond that....I think. I can't say the writing is superlative so it's not that.....but what is it? I wish I knew. Answers on a postcard, please.
Bella is a complete feminists' nightmare and I can see why that would put a lot of people off of her, but at 17 love is blind so I'm willing to forgive Bella on that score. Edward is so uber male that he fairly reeks testosterone and again, that may grate on some readers but lets put things in perspective, he's the ultimate predator and has had nearly a century of dominating his prey so on that score I'm willing to forgive him his overly masculine nature. This nurture/love thing is new for him too......
Ultimitely, lets not forget that this is a tale of vampire love which is aimed at teens/young adults and the usual complexities and concerns that come with real life won't apply here. I for one am glad to slip into Bella and Edward's world and remember what it was to be young and in the throes of first love. If you have an imagination and are willing to suspend your disbelief then you might enjoy this story. It's an enjoyable bit of escapism to while away a few hours/days but if your usual reading material tends to be the classics and nothing more, then you probably will feel the need to return here with you own 1 or 2 star review.
I devoured all 4 books in 4 days and I want to tell everyone to read them as I loved them so much, but I realise that everyone has different tastes so all I can recommend is that you read the reviews and make your own mind up from there.
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31 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Captivating and obession forming, 5 Jan 2009
I waited until I had seen the Twilight film to read the books. On the strength of that film I bought all 4 books at once, and immediately tucked in.
There are not quite the words to describe what an impact this has had on me. I am an intelligent independent 26 yr old woman, and I have been captivated like a naive 13 yr old. It feels wonderful! I read all 4 books (some 2200 pages) in 5 days. I barely spoke to anyone, I stopped to make food (but read while I ate). When I finished a book, despite my very sincere intentions to stop a while before starting the next one - I couldn't do it. Stephenie Meyer must have worked witchcraft in her words, because I am addicted. When I finished Breaking Dawn, I felt so strongly that I didn't want to let go of the saga that I immediately re-read it. Its irrational, but I love it.
In Twilight the basis of a timeless romance is laid. We meet Bella Swan: a clumsy, pale, awkward and yet pretty girl. A girl who never sees herself as others see her. This is a character that every single girl out there can relate to. Bella meets Edward. He's mysterious, gorgeous, unobtainable and everything about him draws her and us, the readers, into him. You want him as much as she does. When she's excited - so are you. This is the essence of why so many people love this book. We all felt like we were falling in love with him. Compared to normal boys, he's Adonis with uncompromised charm. Add that to the fact that he is tortured and utterly respectable and you have an uber-hero.
Naturally this perfect attraction faces its challenges. Conflict arises from obsessive vampire foes, the ultimate vampire "police", werewolves, personal sacrifice, love triangles and good old Biology. How could you get bored?! How could you put it down?
I don't know - I'm still in the moment. I hope you think this is enough to entice you... you'll really be missing out otherwise. The only question left is are you Team Edward, or Team Jacob?
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4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
something to get your teeth in to ;0), 11 Dec 2008
I had never heard of Twilight, I have now finished all 4 of the books, I must say the first is still by far the best & my personal fave. The main reason is there was just more waiting and suspense. The second was little disappointing as I had fallen in love with Bella & Edward by now and was looking forward to more love story but when Edward went away for so long I sat & read the whole book in just under 3hours I had to find out why/what etc but not in an excited way it was more I needed to make sure Edward would return. The third book was the most disappointing, it kept going back to Jacob and the feud, the war, the same bad vampires from the first book, the confusion, it went round and round in circles was bit of a shame felt like could of been more. The forth book is set up weird you have sort of 3 small books inside Bella, Jacob and then Bella again, I did find the Jacob bit a tad boring (sorry fans!) I did find though that when it finally comes round to Bella admitting she has feelings for Jacob I didn't buy it, Edward is her Romeo and I didn't see/feel how she had room for both in her heart in all the other previous books Bella is consumed with Edward he is her drug her everything so I did struggle with that a wee bit, other than that the same baddies back again being a threat and the waiting was a bit too slow, having said that the 4th book has some lovely advantages it was so funny! I cannot say why it would give too much away but I was giggling many a time in a good natural way, it did have some very good points and story unravelled very well and was a good ending. This sounds like why the 5 stars??? Well this saga will have you hooked I almost a mid 20's married woman and I loved every bit of reading them all I had the whole saga done in less than 2weeks and have thoroughly enjoyed it the highs the lows the characters the love is the best I had read since the time travellers wife. I don't like how we have to put things in box like this being your young teenage girls rubbish! Us girls/women love a bit of romance this just has a PG twist to it. I don't see why others have commented on the vampire facts/myths about what a vampire is or is not like I feel that is not the important bit it is the characters, the story, the love who cares about the rest I actually like the fact the author twisted the usual vampire myths and used them to her advantage, she is a very talented woman & I cannot wait to see the film and I will keep my fingers crossed she picks up her pen and maybe starts to write another book to fill the fix I am still left craving!!
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