Twilight is told by 17-year-old Bella Swan, who moves from Phoenix to
the small town of Forks, Washington, to live with her dad for the remainder of
high school. There, she meets Edward Cullen and his family, who possess an
other-worldly and irresistible beauty and grace to which Bella is drawn. Twilight is the tale of Bella and Edward's burgeoning relationship,
brimming with standard teenage drama alongside the unexpected, because, after
all, Edward and his family are vampires. These undead friends have chosen to
deny their urge to drink human blood, instead slaking their thirst with the
blood of animals. Bella soon finds out, however, that not all vampires in her
life are constrained by such scruples.
The book has been praised
for its treatment of sexuality and morality. Although there's plenty of
yearning and sensuality, there is no sex, drinking, or drug use. Edward refuses
Bella's desire to be turned into a vampire herself, on grounds that it wouldn't
be the right thing to do.
Twilight is an easy and enjoyable read. Its first-person viewpoint keeps
the the pages turning. This isn't a masterpiece of literary achievement,
however. You have to take it for what it is –- a unique and entertaining, if
not flawlessly written, story. Twilight will almost certainly appeal to teenage girls and many women of
all ages, but probably not to the majority of males. It's sure to make readers
eager to devour the next three novels.
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