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__Twilight __
a wiki by Brooke Charlie   quick facts    ** title: ** __Twilight__
 * author: ** Stephenie Meyer
 * genre: ** fiction/romance/fantasy
 * published: ** October 5, 2005
 * setting: ** Forks, Washington in the 2000s
 * situation: **     Bella Swan, an average teenage girl, has moved to the small town of Forks to live with her father. What she thought was boring, however, quickly changes to thrill when she meets Edward Cullen, who is secretly a vampire. Now, no one is safe, and her world is flipped upside-down.

ABOUT STEPHENIE MEYER Stephenie studied English lit at BYU, Brigham Young University. Because __Twilight__ was her first book, she was not well-known when it was released. Since then, however, teens everywhere obsess over her fascinating novels of dark, secret, suspenseful romance. Upon her release of __Twilight__, she earned a respectful reputation of being one of the "most promising new authors of 2005," according to //Publisher's Weekly//. After __Twilight__, she continued the series with __New Moon__, __Eclipse__, and __Breaking Dawn__, which is the final book of the saga. Meyer has also written __The Host__ outside of the __Twilight__ series. She was working on another novel titled __Midnight Sun__, which is Edward's version of __Twilight__, but an internet leak stole her passion and she has put the novel on hold indefinitely.

[|for more info on Meyer click HERE] for more info on Meyer's The Host click HERE

CHARACTERS ** Bella Swan ** - a high school junior (human) who falls in love with Edward Cullen  ** Bella's school friends ** - Angela, Jessica, Mike, Eric, Tyler, Lauren ** Charlie ** - Bella's father; a policeman **Renee and Phil** - Bella's mother and step-father ** The Bad Vampires ** - James, Laurent, and Victoria ** Billy and Jacob Black ** - family friends who don't appreciate Bella's affection toward Edward, who they know is a vampire
 * Edward Cullen ** - secretly a vampire; falls in love with Bella
 * The Cullen Family ** - all vampires
 * Carlisle: the foster father; the town doctor
 * Esme: the foster mother
 * Rosalie and Alice: the sisters
 * Emmett, Jasper, and Edward: the brothers

<span style="font-size: 190%; color: #0a0000; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #e71818;">SUMMARY <span style="color: #ed0707; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Twilight begins with high school junior Isabella (Bella) Swan leaving her warm and sunny home in Phoenix for the rainy Forks, Washington. Her mother has recently remarried, and Bella's new step-father, Phil, is a minor league baseball player and has to travel quite often. Because of this, Bella decides it would be best for her to move in with her father and allow her mother and Phil to travel as necessary. Forks is hard on Bella at first: her conversations with her father are awkward, the // rain // always has her feeling down, she already went through the curriculum at her old school, so class is boring as well. She was making friends easily, however. Everyone thought she was so interesting being from outside of Forks, like she was the new toy. It seemed like Bella would just have to except this is how it would be in Forks, but then in the school cafeteria, she looked into the // eyes // of // E dward Cullen //, and it all changed. She had never seen anyone so beautiful, // too beautiful to be human //. It turns out that Edward would be her partner in biology, and he looked utterly repulsed by her. Bella wants to look deeper into this, so while at the beach she talks to a family friend, Jacob Black. He tells her about legends as to what the Cullens are, and although he never uses the word, Bella knows Edward is a // vampire //. Oddly enough, this does not bother Bella, and she gets to know him as if he were any other human. Edward tells her to stay away from him because he is // dangerous //, even though the Cullens are //vegetarians// (they feed on animals but not humans). To Edward, Bella // smells so sweet //and is // impossible to resist //, which is why he tries to keep his distance. Keeping apart doesn't work for either of them, however, and they eventually fall in //lov//e. A // forbidden love // indeed, they encounter numerous obstacles that they must endure. It was all working out as fine as a //human-vampire relationship// could, until the Cullens play a game of baseball and invite Bella. What seems so // harmless // in the beginning quickly turns into a // race for Bella's life // as a human-feeding group of vampires interrupt the game. One of the three, James, smells Bella's sweet scent and // the hunt begins //. Edward gets Bella away as fast as he can, but hunting is James' // obsession //, and he will not stop without getting his prize. The entire Cullen family work to keep Bella and her unsuspecting parents safe, but James is absolutely // lethal //. He tracks down Bella until he gets her alone when there is no one to save her. Or is there?

<span style="font-size: 190%; color: #0a0000; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #d51010;">ANALYSIS OF STYLE <span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> lead: The novel begins with a very interesting preface that sets the tone of the book. If you would like to read it I have placed it below. . .  "I'd never given much thought to how I would die--though I'd had reason enough in the last few months--but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this. I stared without breathing across the long room, into the dark eyes of the hunter, and he looked pleasantly back at me. Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone you loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something. I knew that if I'd never gone to Forks, I wouldn't be facing death now. But, terrified as I was, I couldnt bring myself to regret the decision. When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end. The hunter smiled in a friendly way as he sauntered forward to kill me." description/detail: Meyer describes almost every noun mentioned in the novel, but for some reason it does not become annoying at any point. Because Forks is a beautiful town and the Cullens are gorgeous as well, I never got tired of reading about their appearance. Description is necessary because when people normally think of vampires they think of pointy teeth, coffins, blood-sucking, death (you know you do!) but the Cullens are just so different, and that needed to be illustrated. action/suspense: Throughout the entire novel there was an infinite amount of action, whether it be romance or vampire-related. I was always on the edge of my seat, madly flipping pages to discover what would happen next. realism: Although in the real world vampires do not fall in love with humans or even exist for that matter, it doesn't affect the story at all. Readers are so deeply involved in the forbidden romance and in love with Edward themselves that it has become real to them. If Edward was not a vampire, the book would simply be another teenage romance that remains unmoved on the shelves. Edward is the intriguing part, the draw of the story, whether he could actually exist or not. brevity/length: The book is very long, about 500 pages, and probably the longest book I've ever read. The chapters are also long- the average being about 20-30 pages. Normally long books with long chapters don't appeal to me, but __Twilight__ is an exception. The 500 pages flew by, and I actually wish there were more. conclusion: The end of the novel does leave readers hanging, but that's what the second book is for. The author obviously wants readers to buy her next book, so she had to end with suspense.

<span style="font-size: 190%; color: #0a0000; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #f21818;">MY PERSONAL OPINION <span style="color: #db0f0f; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Twilight is the best book I have ever read, ever. To someone who hasn't read the book (guys especially) the plot may seem, well, stupid. "A girl falling in love with a vampire? When would that happen?" one might say. But, once you begin reading, the vampire factor is sort of on the side. Bella and Edward's love is so real that you lose focus of how different they actually are. Even though Bella constantly asks questions about being a vampire and is then tracked by a vampire, the fact that Edward is a vampire himself doesn't matter, because love keeps them together, no matter how corny that might sound. This book is interesting and intriguing with every word that Meyer wrote, especially those that are Edward's. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone (guys included!) because whether you choose to admit it or not, everyone likes a good love story.

<span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 218%; color: #0f0101; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #d50b0b;">CRITICAL ASSESSMENT POSITIVES: <span style="font-size: 130%; color: #d41616; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #5f5959;">          NEGATIVE:
 * <span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">From //Publisher's Weekly's// starred review: "The main draw here is Bella's infatuation with outsider Edward, the sense of danger inherent in their love, and Edward's inner struggle—a perfect metaphor for the sexual tension that accompanies adolescence. These will be familiar to nearly every teen, and will keep readers madly flipping the pages of Meyer's tantalizing debut."
 * <span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">From Becky Anderson, of Anderson's Bookshops: "What a totally amazing debut! //Twilight// is that rare story that combines suspense, desire, love and friendship with an awesome twist on the vampire genre! Both young adults and adults will be "sucked" into Edward's and Bella's world and beg for more, especially after they turn the last page. I can't wait for the next book!"
 * <span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">From Kellen Rice, of Blast Magazine Blog: " To put it simply, dear reader, I was horrified. Not just by the sickeningly purple prose or the lack of general writing quality, but the book itself is insulting on every level-as a woman, as a literature student, and as a graduate of the Harry Potter craze. What’s worse is that so few seem to realize it. . . hastily tacked-on plot designed to shove Bella into the damsel in distress role yet again so that her vampire lover can save her. . . presents a female heroine who can hardly take a step without needing some boy to rescue her. . . represents sexist views in almost every way."

<span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">JUST FOR FUN. . . BOOK VS. MOVIE <span style="color: #db0f0f; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">  BOOK times I read it: 1 time it took to read it: 1 week did I like it? yes! Movie times I saw it: 2 time it took to see it: 2 1/2 hours did I like it? yes! The first time I saw the movie it was before reading the book, and I thought the movie was amazing! The second time I saw the movie I had read the book. The movie was still fantastic, but I realized how much they left out and how much they changed for the movie. All in all, both the book and movie are fabulous, and I would strongly recommend both <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:)

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 135%; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> watch the Twilight movie trailer! media type="youtube" key="k1GbukZnl1Y" height="344" width="425" <span style="font-size: 70%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*This video is from YouTube. It cannot be viewed while the filter is on.

<span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">For additional __Twilight__ info, the following links should cure your thirst: [|the official Twilight movie website] [|one of many Twilight fan sites] [|twilight quotes] [|www.bellaandedward.com] [|www.thetwilightsaga.com]