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Question: twilight book reviews?

i need at least 2 small reviews from the book twilight…from people like the newyork times and stuff…. PLZ HELP!!!

Q&A:

Answer by ♥Emma’s a Twilighter♥
They have these on the back of the book.

Answer by Teddy
For future reference, Wikipeida will always, always link you to reviews of the book.

(Someone below is telling you to avoid Wikipedia because it can skew too friendly, but Wikipedia is generally very thorough and strict when it comes to prominent pop culture subjects, and the “Critical Reception” section for Twilight is pretty straightforward:

Booklist wrote, “There are some flaws here–a plot that could have been tightened, an over reliance on adjectives and adverbs to bolster dialogue–but this dark romance seeps into the soul.” Kirkus wrote: “[Twilight] is far from perfect: Edward’s portrayal as monstrous tragic hero is overly Byronic, and Bella’s appeal is based on magic rather than character.” Patty Campbell of Amazon.com noted that “The precision and delicacy of Meyer’s writing lifts this wonderful novel beyond the limitations of the horror genre to a place among the best of YA fiction.” Publishers Weekly’s starred review described Bella’s “infatuation with outsider Edward”, their risky relationship, and “Edward’s inner struggle” as a metaphor for sexual frustration accompanying adolescence. BusinessWorld Weekender reporter Johanna Pohlete noted the “mass hysteria” over Twilight and the series as a whole.)

Anyway, here are THREE reviews I found for you.

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Here’s a review by Ilene Cooper from Booklist:

In the tradition of Anne Rice and YA titles such as Annette Curtis Klause’s The Silver Kiss (1999) comes this heady romance that intertwines Bella Swan’s life with that of Edward, an alluring and tormented vampire. Bella’s life changes when she moves to perpetually rain-soaked Forks, Washington. She is instantly drawn to a fellow student, Edward Cullen, beautiful beyond belief and angrily aloof. Bella senses there is more behind Edward’s hostility, and in a plot that slowly and frighteningly unfolds, she learns that Edward and his family are vampires–though they do not hunt humans. Yet Edward cannot promise that his powerful attraction to Bella won’t put in her in danger, or worse. Recklessly in love, Bella wants only to be with Edward, but when a vicious, blood-lusting predator complicates her world, Bella’s peril is brutally revealed. This is a book of the senses: Edward is first attracted by Bella’s scent; ironically, Bella is repelled when she sees blood. Their love is palpable, heightened by their touches, and teens will respond viscerally. There are some flaws here–a plot that could have been tightened, an overreliance on adjectives and adverbs to bolster dialogue–but this dark romance seeps into the soul.

Source: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0316015849/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books

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Kirkus Reviews said this:

Sun-loving Bella meets her demon lover in a vampire tale strongly reminiscent of Robin McKinley’s Sunshine. When Bella moves to rainy Forks, Wash., to live with her father, she just wants to fit in without drawing any attention. Unfortunately, she’s drawn the eye of aloof, gorgeous and wealthy classmate Edward. His behavior toward Bella wavers wildly between apparent distaste and seductive flirtation. Bella learns Edward’s appalling (and appealing) secret: He and his family are vampires. Though Edward nobly warns Bella away, she ignores the human boys who court her and chooses her vampiric suitor. An all-vampire baseball game in a late-night thunderstorm-an amusing gothic take on American family togetherness that balances some of the tale’s romantic excesses-draws Bella and her loved ones into terrible danger. This is far from perfect: Edward’s portrayal as monstrous tragic hero is overly Byronic, and Bella’s appeal is based on magic rather than character. Nonetheless, the portrayal of dangerous lovers hits the spot; fans of dark romance will find it hard to resist.

Source: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Twilight/Stephenie-Meyer/e/9780316160179#TABS

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Publisher’s Weekly gave the book a starred review and said:

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.

Source: http://stepheniemeyer.com/twilight_reviews.html

Answer by ¸.•*♥B.™*•.¸Perfectly Un-Perfect
They have those everywere, like on the back of the book, WikiPedia and SM’s site…..

Answer by Ericka R
BEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN! Putting it mildly of course lol

Answer by Andre C
its second to harry potter

Answer by blacklabluver10
Hi i’ve read the twilight series except for the one that comes out in august. BEST BOOK EVER! but why don’t you just read the book?!

Answer by Emo-Angel
First, avoid wikipedia (can be edited by outside, unprofessional and therefore biased, sources), the author’s site and the back of books (again, -extremely- biased – if it showed anything but the best reviews, it wouldn’t sell).

I’ll look for some and edit in a moment.

Answer by Chester the Archaeologist
Stephenie Meyer has a few on her website:

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight_reviews.html

Other than those, here is what else I found:

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/Twilight.html

http://www.lovevampires.com/smtwilight.html

http://www.curledupkids.com/twilight.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/books/review/Schillinger7-t.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/books/review/12spires.html

Answer by twilight_luvr
Oh my Edward! Who needs a book review when everyone knows its AMAZING!!!!

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