Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) in Book vs Movie Challenge

Oct 11, 2008 Sheree rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own, reviews, young-adult, paranormal, read-in-2008

Twilight has become a phenomenon, a dream of Stephanie Meyer's transformed into a bestseller. After every man, woman and dog (okay, slight exaggeration) had been sucked into the twilight vortex, I finally surrendered to peer pressure (from my over 40 Aunt) and devoured "a vampire story for people who don’t like vampire stories."
I must admit, the plot of hot vampire Edward Cullen, falling for ordinary girl Bella Swan, was extremely appealing.
The book is marketed at Young Adult readers but as a ' ...more

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Nov 11, 2008 Alaine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I must admit this is my second reading of the book. The first time I only read half. I have seen the movie three times and have no doubt I will see it again with my girls and son who also loved it.
Seeing the movie is what inspired me to read the book and I'm glad I did. There have been so many reviews that there is nothing I can add that hasn't already been said. Great book! ...more

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Feb 21, 2009 Ines rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, fantasy, young-adult

I first started reading this book to find out what the hype is about. In two days I read 320 pages into it and I came to the conclusion that the book is okay, but that there are a couple of flaws in the way it is written..

(is it just me, or is it hard to decipher action sequences in this book? I can't seem to picture the logical flow in my head.)

..I just picked up the book today and finished off the remaining pages, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. The plot thickens! There's actio ...more

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May 06, 2009 Aladdin Elaasar rated it it was amazing

Shelves: the-last-pharaoh

A great read. Perfect with Silent Victims The Plight Of Arab & Muslim Americans In Post 9/11 America The Last Pharaoh Mubarak and the Uncertain Future of Egypt in the Volatile Mid East ...more

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May 23, 2008 dorolerium rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009

From an adult perspective, this book is horribly irresponsible. This is not the kind of relationship people should be striving for, and because of that, in some ways I feel like teenaged girls should not be reading it. I’m not for censorship, so the kiddies can read what they want, but they should all really talk to their parents about the book afterwards. Edward is controlling, manipulative, threatening, and stalkery. Not the kind of man y’all want to be with, ladies! But don’t forget! He is be ...more

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Jan 05, 2009 Lauren rated it really liked it

Shelves: read2008, books-i-own

While it brought me back to highschool and was typically out of the genre I usually read, Twilight was not as bad as expected, especially due to the hype surrounding it. It took some time for me to get into the story knowing the secret behind it all, but as I read more I started to enjoy it more, especially the dramatics toward the end helped me keep reading without putting it down. And most likely, I will end up going to see the movie when it is released as well just to compare.

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