Twilight (Twilight, Book 1)

As a general fan of vampire fiction, I immediately enjoyed Meyer's take on the more relatable "vegetarian" vampires. I am fond of each of her characters and respond to Bella's point of view.
At first, Bella is a believable character, but she gradually she becomes more untouchable as the series continues in later books.
Edward is easy to fall in love with and Alice is an ideal best friend.
The inner struggles of the characters brings a level of sincerity and seriousness to the novel that, perhaps, the young-adult reading level does not.
It's a delightful read that has many comparisons to Romeo and Juliet without the implicit tragedy. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good love story mixed with sci/fi and suspense.

My affair with the Twilight Saga began precisly two days ago when I went to see the recently released movie. Then, being sick the next day, I downloaded the audio book, and, today, on a cold medicine run, I purchased the novel itself and finished it in 1 sitting aprox. 5 min ago.

That being said, this book has its pros and cons. For instance, the exsposition, when it at last came, left few other questions to be remaining, other than "Why Bella?" There are syntax-issues that I'm sure could be cleaned, a hail to Josh Weadon's Buffiverse with the nearby town of Port Angeles that I found more sad then anything else, and a slight problem with the perfection of Edward and the other Cullens in the first half of the novel. Pros, however, are many. It is an intruging novel, with many, many unquie possibilites in the love affair of a "Vegitarian" vampire with an utterly normal teenage girl. While defintatly a teenage girl novel, the story itself is a classic one of forbidden love, a la Adam and Eve more than Romeo and Juliet, with a unique twist that grows more engrossing with each step into the Cullen's world. Nonetheless, I do not foresee this book becoming a classic, although it is a great read, and give it only 3 of 5.

I began reading the novel(s) shortly after I saw the film. I have since seen the film twice now and I'm deeply fascinated with the overly excited novels. Now this is coming from a person who would rather see movies instead of read. Stephanie's "Twilight" kept me turning page after page. I have since moved on to the next "New Moon" and practically regretting that I'm getting closer to the end of the book. The story between Edward, Bella, and Jacob keeps my heart jumping around and by stomach twirling for the next paragraph. I have found myself staying up later and later becoming sadden because I will have to put the book away and return to it the following night. I have gotten my husband (who also doesn't read) to read the novel and he himself cannot escape the excitement that continues throughout the novel. For all you "bad" raters, this book is not a bad read at all but maybe this just wasn't for you. For the rest of you who want to feel your body reacting to the novel, you'll be wishing you were one of Stephanie's "Twilight" characters yourself. I have since researched the author Stephanie to see what other novels she may write. Please, this novel is worth the read!!!

I loved this book and also the rest of the series. I am re-reading it now. The characters are very well written and are mostly endearing.

It's not what I expected. I am a true vampire book reader and I found this book quite boring and hard to get through. After reading Christine Feehan, LA Banks, Laurel Hamilton and Anne Rice this book cannot even compare. Add to the fact that they are teenagers and there is no vampire erotica to look forward to because they are kids. I am struggling to get through this book andI don't see what all the hype is about. I can't see myself buying the next books in the series because this one is not holding my interest.