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Glitz is in!

I found the Twilight Saga to be pure fun. Perhaps the folks who don't like it take their free time more seriously than I do mine. Or perhaps they don't read at every available opportunity. I don't watch TV. I work very hard with very difficult people and reading is more of an escape than a study. It isn't that I thought it was perfect. I simply found the story enjoyable and gripping. I have read the series twice and two of the books two and three times. They were quite consumable.

Unfortunately I'm plagued by the need to edit and will buy a book specifically to edit it. My copies are vigorously marked up. And I'm still delighted by the departure this reading gave me from the norm. Editing is fun, too!

I found the characters to be entertaining. Because I have vertigo, it was grand to read of someone who is more plagued by gracelessness than I. I think her bad luck just made her more appealing, for me. The Cullens were intimidating to some, I suppose. I have been around some very famous people and have always assumed they are just like you and me. Some are completely kind and some aren't. The Cullens' stories were an excursion into fantasy and the recreation of myths that I reveled in. I love to see someone stretch all of our notions by changing what we think we believe. What DO we believe about vampires, after all? I, traditionally, if the use of that word isn't too idiosyncratic, find vampire stories annoying. These were candy.


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loved it

I loved this book. It is a great easy read! Very interesting and kept me wanting more. Even though I am 20 years old I could still get into it!

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SMeyer, I'm not impressed

Alright, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a fan of vampires. Or romance.

However, this isn't even a vampire novel. The vampires don't drink human blood, they drink ANIMAL blood. They don't turn to dust or incinerate in the sun - they SPARKLE like diamonds. And, according to the author, they don't even have FANGS. I ask you, what sort of vampire novel is that?

I know I'm going to get lynched by a bunch of fangirls for saying that SMeyer didn't write "teh best book EVAR!!1!!1!" Honestly, I'm all for creativity in your stories. However, one thing I'd rather you do first, before you set pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard as it were) is RESEARCH. Research might be a pain sometimes, but it'll make your book all that much better. SMeyer hardly did any research on anything that's in her novel...vampires, Forks weather, how new kids are treated in school, biology, *anything*. She didn't learn how to write convincing characters either, and the ones that actually had potential (Jacob, Alice, Victoria, James) were promptly killed off or given complete personality workovers in the following books to make them rapists/pedophiles and stereotypical ditzes, respectively.

Another problem I have with this novel is that it is written in the most cliche purple prose I have ever read. (No, really. I've read Eragon. This is worse. Eragon at least has a plot, kind of. All this book is about is Bella drooling over her darling Eddie-poo.) SMeyer doesn't understand the concept of "show not tell" and feels it necessary to describe Edward's "inhuman beauty" so many times that you start going "Oh, yeah RIGHT" about 50 pages in. She tells us that Bella is "selfless" and "kind", but all I see is Bella acting like a spoiled brat to her friends and family and refusing to talk to anyone who isn't beautiful enough (basically, no one but Edward). And she has a bad habit of overusing words like "murmured" and "chagrin." Someone ran a reading-level test on this book, and it came back as second-grade level reading. I'm quite serious. And this is being marketed to teenagers because why?

The author is also, quite simply, one of the most naive or stupid people I have ever encountered. She says, first of all, that her books have no message in them. Any small child will tell you that every story has a message if you look deep enough into it. And, folks, I've found the messages in Twilight. They aren't good ones.
1. Only beautiful people are worth your time. Ugly people can just be ignored, even if they're nice.
2. If a guy likes you, you can ignore the fact that he's manipulating you, emotionally abusing you, stalking you, and destroying your property because "he loves you" and "it's for your own good."
3. Necrophilia is okay as long as he's "OMG HAWT."
4. It's okay to give up all your ambitions for life once you have a boyfriend. It's completely normal for the two of you to take up all each other's time and become the center of each other's lives. Especially in high school.

Another thing. SMeyer says, and I quote, "And stalking doesn't scare me. I've never stalked anyone (yet) but I think I would be AWESOME at it."
Yes. This woman made #5 on Time's Entertainer of the Year List. This woman is writing the drivel that girls across America are eating up. Really. If that doesn't scare you just a little bit, I don't think you can be fully human. Stalking isn't cool, fangirls, and it isn't fun, no matter what SMeyer says. It's disgusting behavior and terrifying for the victim and if this woman is condoning it then I fear for the future.

Finally, SMeyer sent this book off to publishers after she finished the first draft. Not the second or third or fiftieth draft, but the FIRST. She didn't even edit or revise it at all! Now, if that doesn't say "bad fanfic writer" I don't know what does... She's also arrogant enough to say that she's going to finish 5 books in 2009. As an aspiring writer, that's an insult, because even I (a 17-year-old) know that you need a good 2 or 3 years for each book. Working on multiple books at one time is one thing - finishing them all within a year is quite another. That's not a compliment, by the way, that's me shaking my head in disgust.

I leave you with this, reader, as a final proof of just how bad this book is and how messed up this poor woman must be. She has said in interviews that when she was writing this book, she felt annoyed when she had to stop when her kids needed something. Now, I'm not a parent myself, but I've been around long enough to know that when you have kids they're supposed to pretty much take precedence over everything else in your life. What kind of mother is this woman?! Oh, and she's been quoted multiple times as saying "I am anti-human." Great example there, SMeyer. You fail multiple times. (If you absolutely must check out how awful this book is, then get it from the library or borrow a copy from a friend. Don't give her any more money, I beseech you.)

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Great Book

I actually bought this book because it was the only one in the store here in Iraq, and to my suprise it was actually great. I am waiting on book 2 because they only had 1 and 3, but I couldn't put the book down and read it in a day. Very great story line.

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twilight

this is book was amazing and it captured the way love is supposed to feel and the way that love is free and dangerous all at the same time!!! i have never liked love stories but this one i am very happy i read....

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Editorial Review :

Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungry for more and they won't be disappointed. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The "star-crossed" lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.

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I was a teenage werewolf.

This book has been analyzed to death already, so I won't write too long of a review. Presumably, you will already have read Twilight before you read this book. This book pick up soon after that one left off. But fans of Edward the vampire may be disappointed, because he leaves near the beginning of the book and doesn't show up again until near the end. Instead, most of the book is devoted to Bella's friendship with Jacob the werewolf. We learn all we need to know about werewolves (Stephanie Meyer's version of werewolves, anyway). It's fairly entertaining, although some people may find all the "love that will never die" stuff to be corny.

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Not as good as the first

**This contains spoilers**

As soon as I finished "Twilight", I raced to the bookstore to pick up "New Moon". Expecting the same emotion and story, I read with great anticipation. But I was soon shocked to find how the story took a radical turn. This is a VERY sad book. The depression that Bella feels after Edward leaves is very powerful. If you've ever lost a close family member, you can empathize with the "gaping hole" feeling she has. So I continued to read on, desperate to know when Edward was coming back....I mean he had to, didn't he? I read and read...and 400 pages into it I really started to get discouraged. The story tended to drag on until all of a sudden it jumps to lightning speed and Bella races halfway around the world to.....well, I won't ruin all of it for you. Anyways, I'm really hoping I won't be disappointed with "Eclipse". If you're a hopeless romantic, stop at the first book.

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LOVED THIS BOOK - HOPE THEY MAKE A MOVIE TO FOLLOW TWILIGHT

This book is a wonderful follow up. Everyone I have loaned my books to are asking me to buy them a copy for christmas. Yes, they have read them, but say they can't wait to reread them. I just can't even begain to explain how wonderful the book are to read. I my self have already read them twice and can't wait to see the twilight movie, but I am hoping they will follow up the movie twilight with movies of new moon, eclipse, and breaking dawn. I hope they don't just leave us hanging.

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GREAT BOOK

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK.STEPHANIE MEYERS IS A GREAT AUTHOR.HER BOOKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COMPLETELY THRILLING.A GREAT BOOK TO READ.

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Demonic Novel!

Vampire novels are never good! In fact, they have much more in common with the Devil and evil spirits than they do with anything else. Stuff like this comes from the pit of Hell! These books are NEVER good, they are always BAD! Mark my words, this book WILL NOT improve your life, in fact, it will undoubtedly ruin it!

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Readers captivated by Twilight and New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob --- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

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Devilish Book!

Like I said in my review of the first horrible novel in this demonic series, vampire novels are never the stuff of truth, they are, rather, the stuff of nightmares and demons! These "Twilight" novels should go out of print and to a warehouse to collect dust forever! By reading them, people knowingly or unknowingly glorify Satan! These books should be taken off Amazon.com!

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Amazing

Stephanie Meyers is a grand author. Her books are absolutely absorbing and completely thilling. A wonderful book to read.

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Amazing!

This author is amazing. This portion of the story had just enough twists and revelations to leave me wanting more.

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ECLIPSE

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING SAGAS THAT I HAVE READ IN A LONG TIME. IT KEEPS YOU WANTING MORE NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN SITTING. ALL 4 BOOKS ARE WORTH YOUR TIME AND MONEY. THE HOST BY STEPHANIE MYERS IS ALSO A GOOD READ!

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Liked the alliance, but still irritated by character development!

I liked how the alliance between the werewolves and vampires came to fruition, but I still find the love triangle between Bella, Edward, and Jacob had to believe! Either way the best part of the book was about the legend of the spirit warriors, maybe Stephenie should take her time and write a quality book about the werewolves and try to be a bit more conscientious of writing strong female characters.

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So much better than the first three books...

I'm not giving any thing away, no spoilers here. After book 1, I had to read 2 and 3 just to see where this was going. Breaking Dawn made it all worth it. The first three were teenage-angst melodramas... this book is an EPIC. The emotions, the nobleness, the choices, the suspense... its a page turner you will want to read again.

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Disgusting Excuse for a Novel!

This is a horrible, sickening, and perverted novel that should be banned! Kids especially should never be allowed to read garbage like this! The demons must laugh uproariously to see people on this planet reading the stuff of nightmares and Satan's handiwork! Disgusting novels equals perverted read!

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breaking down

ive started getting my hopes up just after reading the first book twilight.. but it just started regressing towards the last book.. and all i can think of was i wanted to keep my sanity and find another good book to read to compensate for the wasted time i spent on this last book. "b-down" was dragged out a lot.. there was no actual plot until the last 1/4 of the book and when it finally came it just seemed flat, completely anti-climactic. it has more holes than i can count. i wish there were more vampire actions.. more fights.. maybe some sacrifices that will make the story more meaningful. a real battle shouldve happened that was anticipated from the beginning. but it was a good thing that everything ended well.. the happy ending was actually compelling, still edward and bella and nessie together after everything.

but still.. i was very very very disappointed er nauseated! whats with all the jacob imprinting on nessie part? that is sooooooo wrong in soooo many levels!!! it makes me and a whole lot of people i know who read the book really sick! okay it was said that the reason why this imprinting took place was coz bella always sees jacob as family.. but they're already bestfriends.. what more should be proven? sigh. jacob will always be a big part of bella's life. being very good friends means that they are and will always be a family and that is priceless. it means a lot. thats justifiable already. thats special enough. why does it seem that it was forced on this part that jacob still has to be imprinted on someone connected to bella? oh and edward calling jacob his son towards the last part of the book? (i just couldnt stomach it). i just hoped that jacob imprinted on leah instead considering the two developed chemistry in the story. and still jacob is the best uncle and he will be protecting nessie all the time. that will make more sense, and the wolves will continue to be stronger allies of the cullens. jacob doesnt have to wait till nessie turns 18 or 20 and know that they're more than friends. so his imprinting on the half-vampire daughter of his former love-of-his-life just to mean or forced he is still family- is truly unnecessary, it is so just not right. i cant and a lot of readers cant really stand it. i wish there was a poll about this imprinting lol.

and one last thing, something that is certainly essential that i couldnt get over with.. i hope the author showed here that edward and his daughter had more connection to each other.. more chemistry.. more bonding.. i hate the fact that the imprinting overshadowed this very important matter. please.. have mercy! huhuhu..

so if midnight sun will still be released, considering this is edward's point of view of twilight and onwards maybe, i hope it will be shown this time how close nessie and her dad is, important facts, details, how edward was longing to have a kid of his own and he thought it could never happen but it did.. how it is to be a biological vampire dad lol..how nessie feels about her dad too and him being very good friends with bella's bestfriend as well at last etc. and edward doesnt have to be jacob's father-in-law. i wish it was shown that jacob is finally at peace with himself towards edward in a way that it wasnt coz of the imprinting on his daughter and it doenst have to happen anyway to begin with. (it's difficult to accept it otherwise..)i know there are lots of things left unsaid.. so much to learn from edward's side. sigh.

so there, i hope it all goes well.. everyone, every couple, every coven, every pack, every alliance, every family,- WITHOUT THE IMPRINTING OF JACOB ON NESSIE- will be living their own lives but still be in harmony and close to each other if there really is a fifth book.

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I loved it, with some exceptions!

Warning, contains Plot Spoilers. Let me first say I loved the entire series, although there were many frustrations with the story along the way. With Breaking Dawn, I don't have the complaints that a lot of other people had with it. I was glad to see Bella become a vampire, and I loved the ending, even though there was no battle at the end. I didn't find the lack of a battle to be anticlimactic. I did wish there had been more time spent on Edward and Bella being together at the end along with Renesmee, but then I always want more time between the main romantic characters at the end of the story, especially when the story and the characters are so likable and interesting as Edward and Bella were.
My problem with BD was how the author dealt with Bella's pregnancy. Her pregnancy is one of the major story lines running through BD. But instead of doing it from Bella's perspective, or even Edward's(who is after all the main male character), she chose to do it from Jacob's perspective. All we get to see of Edward and Bella dealing with this event is through Jacob's eyes. Her reason was that she tried to do it from Bella's perspective with her on the couch the entire time and it came across as very boring.
I think it could have been done in such a way as to make it interesting from Bella's perspective. She even could have done it from Edwards perspective. I fact, I would've like to have read it from his perspective. Although I know it's only because it's only because he tried to take Bella away from Edward, otherwise finding him a likable character, I found Jacob to be very irritating.
It's like she's just getting the story started and she has to break away from Bella and Edward to tell more of Jacob's story, which I did find interesting but it just seemed to take away from Bella and Edward's story.
Even writing it from Jacob's perspective wouldn't have been so bad, if she had included a more of Bella and Edward in it. The biggest fault I have with it; I agree with Bella's decision to have the baby and to keep Edward and the others from getting rid of it. I understand that she loved the baby because it was Edward's and that she wanted to keep it. But we never get to see Bella try to make Edward understand why she wants to keep the baby even at the cost of her life. She never trys to explain it to him, at least that we are made aware of. It's like she just ignores Edward and the pain we see him go through as he watches her slowly waste away.
In spite of this though, I still found it to be a very entertaining read and a very satisfactory ending to the saga.

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Slow Read, but overall- OK.

I was late jumping on the "Twilight Saga" bandwagon, but over the summer I picked up Twilight and finished it in two days. The same with New Moon & Eclipse. But Breaking Dawn was sorta a slow-read. It just didn't have the same intensity as the first IMHO. Renesmee was a cute addition the the Cullen family, but like others I didn't really dig the whole imprinting thing on her. It wrapped up nicely though, but I did sort of wander if Bella would ever see Renee again..All in all I give it a 3/5

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