Roman, 524 pages
Français language
Published Jan. 11, 2009 by Hachette (Black Moon).
Bella, dix-sept ans, décide de quitter l'Arizona ensoleillé où elle vivait avec sa mère, pour s'installer chez son père. Elle croit renoncer à tout ce qu'elle aime, certaine qu'elle ne s'habituera jamais ni à la pluie ni à Forks où l'anonymat est interdit. Mais elle rencontre Edward, lycéen de son âge, d'une beauté inquiétante. Quels mystères et quels dangers cache cet être insaisissable, aux humeurs si changeantes ? À la fois attirant et hors d'atteinte, Edward Cullen n'est pas humain. Il est plus que cela. Bella en est certaine.
I didn't really start enjoying this book until 3/4 of the way through, Alice is definitely my favourite character though. I'm really not sure if I'll continue the series...at least not any time soon.
Finally I can understand the phrase 'still a better love story than twilight'
Together with the Hot & Bothered - Twilight in Quarantine Podcast it's really funny to read it.
Honestly, it was a fun time! Meyer has some fun ideas that put a nice spin on contemporary vampirism, like the whole deal with playing baseball.
The sparkling, for as much as it gets dunked on, isn’t such a bad idea either. I think the film might have done this a disservice by making it look more like body paint than something entirely supernatural.
I wish I could have seen more of Jacob, since he and Charlie were the only characters that acted like real people.
Bella and Edward, however, hoo boy. They’re awful for each other. Edward teeters the line between being an anxious mess I can feel sympathy for, and a weirdo bad boy who makes me cringe.
Overall, I’m really glad I read it. Rating is as it is because there wasn’t enough Jacob and Charlie.
Emotional pornography for preteen girls.
Eh, it's easier to read through than parts of certain religious texts that do nothing but repeat who was born to who, or ancient works in general with their stilted language and bizarro moralities. However, I couldn't bring myself to do more than read snippets of it from various places that mock it, honestly, which gave me enough entertainment to be worth a star or two. It is OK if you are into this sort of thing but I think there are much better works with romancing vampires. Try watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer instead.
Le premier roman, Twilight, est le plus classique et le plus simple – voire simpliste – de la série. Il introduit les deux personnages principaux : Isabella (dite Bella) Swan, une lycéenne de dix-sept ans et Edward Cullen, un bellâtre aussi fascinant que mystérieux. Après le remariage de sa mère, Bella quitte le soleil de Phoenix pour les nuages de Forks, une petite ville dans l'état de Washington. C'est là qu'elle rencontre le beau Edward et son étrange famille. Après un accident qui aurait dû lui être fatal mais dont elle est miraculeusement sauvée grâce l'intervention d'Edward, Bella commence à se poser des questions sur l'étrange garçon auquel elle doit la vie. Elle découvrira finalement qu'Edward est un vampire, tout comme toute sa famille. Evidemment, l'histoire ne serait pas complète si Edward et Bella ne tombaient pas follement amoureux l'un de l'autre. Tout est donc en place pour une histoire …
Le premier roman, Twilight, est le plus classique et le plus simple – voire simpliste – de la série. Il introduit les deux personnages principaux : Isabella (dite Bella) Swan, une lycéenne de dix-sept ans et Edward Cullen, un bellâtre aussi fascinant que mystérieux. Après le remariage de sa mère, Bella quitte le soleil de Phoenix pour les nuages de Forks, une petite ville dans l'état de Washington. C'est là qu'elle rencontre le beau Edward et son étrange famille. Après un accident qui aurait dû lui être fatal mais dont elle est miraculeusement sauvée grâce l'intervention d'Edward, Bella commence à se poser des questions sur l'étrange garçon auquel elle doit la vie. Elle découvrira finalement qu'Edward est un vampire, tout comme toute sa famille. Evidemment, l'histoire ne serait pas complète si Edward et Bella ne tombaient pas follement amoureux l'un de l'autre. Tout est donc en place pour une histoire d'amour impossible. Ajoutons à cela un méchant vampire qui contrairement à la famille Cullen se nourrit de sang humain, et vous obtenez un livre classique et sans surprise.
Read this for work-related reasons. Admittedly, I was a bit curious to see what it was like after all the hype. I almost gave this 3 stars, because: 1) this is a YA book, not intended for adults; 2) some interesting new angles to the vampire thing; 3) it's a very quick, easy read.
However, getting 2 stars in the end, because there was just too much that annoyed me. Bella is practically the quintessential Mary Sue character. The relationship between her and Edward just didn't convince me - based on many, many repeated descriptions throughout the book, Bella only seems to like Edward because he's sexy and strong and she likes playing with his self-control; he seems to like her because she smells good and isn't scared of him. And that's about it. Bella's reaction to him is unhealthy and unbelievable -- sorry, but some guy sneaking into your …
Read this for work-related reasons. Admittedly, I was a bit curious to see what it was like after all the hype. I almost gave this 3 stars, because: 1) this is a YA book, not intended for adults; 2) some interesting new angles to the vampire thing; 3) it's a very quick, easy read.
However, getting 2 stars in the end, because there was just too much that annoyed me. Bella is practically the quintessential Mary Sue character. The relationship between her and Edward just didn't convince me - based on many, many repeated descriptions throughout the book, Bella only seems to like Edward because he's sexy and strong and she likes playing with his self-control; he seems to like her because she smells good and isn't scared of him. And that's about it. Bella's reaction to him is unhealthy and unbelievable -- sorry, but some guy sneaking into your bedroom and watching you sleep before you even know anything about him is not sweet or something to overlook, it's grounds for calling the cops and getting a restraint order. And a gun.
Basically I guess it boils down to, I just didn't like Bella much, and I really didn't see ANY redeeming features of Edward (being sexy doesn't count), and I don't generally enjoy books where I don't really care if the main characters live or die. It was interesting to read, and I can see how it could appeal to some audiences, but personally I'm unlikely to pick up the sequels unless I need to read those also for work.
Still loved this book on my second read through nearly a decade later. It will never be classic literature, but it is an exciting, romantic, character driven vampire series.
Utter tosh
Readable. Nothing flash certainly and Bella was unbelievable as a teen but quite alright as an entertaining read
Ugh
Nope. I have really tried to appreciate this book, but there is almost nothing enjoyable about the story or the characters or the writing style or even the new take on vampires. OK, I did find the new take on vampires intriguing for a couple chapters.
Nikki, I am trying. I haven't finished the book yet, so maybe I'll change me mind before the end.
This is going to be the next Harry Potter. Except not for kids. Or boys. But it will blow up.
Sweet, but typical teen fare
