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Deeply sensuous and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite. Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever... read more
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Summary
When the beautiful, introverted, clutzy Bella Swan moves from Phoenix, Arizona to the remote, wet town of Forks, Washington, she's only doing it to go live with her single dad, town sheriff Charlie. But when she arrives at the local high school, she finds herself immediately drawn to the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters
- Bella Swan: A high school teen recently transplanted from Arizona to the remote Forks, WA.
- Edward Cullen: Romantic lead. Bella's love interest, and a vampire who doesn't prey on humans. He is "vegetarian".
- Alice Hale: Edward's "sister" and Jasper's wife.
- Jasper Hale: Edward's "brother" and Alice's Husband.
- Emmett Cullen: Edward's "brother" and Rosalie's husband
- Rosalie Hale: Edward's "sister" and Emmett's wife. Rosalie is considered the most beautiful of the Cullens.
- Dr. Carlisle Cullen: Edward's "father" and Esme's husband
- Esme Cullen: Edward's "mother" and Carlisle's wife.
- Charlie Swan: Bella's single father and the Fork's town sheriff.
- Renee Dwyer: Bella's newly married mother.
- Phil Dwyer: Renee's baseball-playing husband and Bella's stepfather.
- Mike Newton: Bella's new friend at Forks high school.Has a crush on her, but later realizes that they can only be friends.
- James: A vampire who preys on humans and is known as a "tracker" because he can track things.
- Victoria: A vampire who preys on humans. Considered in the vampire world to be a nomad, or a vampire that does not stay in a permanent place.
- Laurent: A vampire who preys on humans. Considered in the vampire world to be a nomad, or a vampire that does not stay in a permanent place.
- Billy Black: Jacob's father and one of Charlie's best friends.
- Jacob Black: Bella's childhood friend and a Native American who lives on the neighboring Indian reservation. And her other true love!
- Sam Uley: Sam is the cheif of the Quileute REservation. He is large and in charge
Memorable Quotes
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“Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something.”
Bella Swan -
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.”
Edward Cullen -
“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.”
Bella Swan -
“Forks was literally my personal hell on Earth.”
Bella Swan -
“What if I'm not the superhero? What if I'm the bad guy?”
Edward Cullen -
“You are my life now.”
Edward Cullen -
“So, did you stab Edward Cullen with a pencil or what? I've never seen him act like that.”
Mike Newton -
“You're intoxicated by my very presence”
Edward Cullen -
“Your scent, it is like a drug to me. Like my own personal brand of heroin.”
Edward Cullen -
“Do I dazzle you?”
Edward Cullen -
“It was too green. An alien planet”
Bella Swan -
“You don't even say hi to me.”
Bella Swan -
“Hi.”
Edward Cullen -
“So ready for this to be the end," he murmured, almost to himself, "for this to be the twilight of your life, though your life has barely started. You're ready to give up everything.'”
Edward Cullen -
“He looks at you like... like you're something to eat.”
Mike -
“Twilight again. Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end.”
Edward Cullen -
“I can do this, I lied to myself feebly. No one was going to bite me.”
Bella Swan
First Sentence
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.
Table of Contents
1. First Sight
2. Open Book
3. Phenomenon
4. Invitations
5. Blood Type
6. Scary Stories
7. Nightmare
8. Port Angeles
9. Theory
10. Interrogations
11. Complications
12. Balancing
13. Confessions
14. Mind Over Matter
15. The Cullens
16. Carlisle
17. The Game
18. The Hunt
19. Goodbyes
20. Impatience
21. Phone Call
22. Hide and Seek
23. The Angel
24. An Impasse
Epilogue: An Occasion
Glossary
- Vegetarian Vampire: Vampires that don't feed on humans but on animals.
- Creosote: Flowering bush common in the deserts of the West
Errata
When Edward is telling Carlisle's history to Bella, he says that Carlisle found a coven of true vampires that lived hidden in the sewers of the city. The vampires couldn't have been hidden inside the sewers because there weren't any. The sewage system was only built around 1859, and Carlisle found the vampires around 1660-1670.
Series
This is book 1 in the Twilight Saga series.
Authors & Contributors
- Stephenie Meyer (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Gail Doobinin (Designer)
- Roger Hagadone (Photographer)
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