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The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1) (Vampire Diaries, 1) Paperback – August 25, 2009
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The New York Times bestselling series!
The first book in L.J. Smith’s New York Times bestselling Vampire Diaries series, the basis of the hit CW TV show starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder.
Elena Gilbert is a high school golden girl, used to getting what she wants. And who she wants. But when the boy she’s set her sights on—the handsome and haunted Stefan—isn’t interested, she’s confused. She could never know the real reason Stefan is struggling to resist her:
Stefan is a vampire, and Elena’s in danger just by being around him. What’s more, Stefan’s dark, dangerous vampire brother Damon has just arrived in town. And wherever Damon goes, trouble always follows.
Fans of The Vampire Diaries TV show will find this book packed with the same kind of heart-stopping suspense, fierce romances, and jaw-dropping surprises that they know and love, all brought to life by New York Times bestselling author L.J. Smith.
- Print length272 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarperTeen
- Publication dateAugust 25, 2009
- Grade level8 - 9
- Reading age14 - 17 years
- Dimensions5.31 x 0.61 x 8 inches
- ISBN-109780061963865
- ISBN-13978-0061963865
- Lexile measureHL700L
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A deadly love triangle
Elena: beautiful and popular, the girl who can have any guy she wants.
Stefan: brooding and mysterious, desperately trying to resist his desire for Elena . . . for her own good.
Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him.
Elena finds herself drawn to both brothers . . . who will she choose?
About the Author
L. J. Smith has written over two dozen books for young adults, including The Vampire Diaries, now a hit TV show. She has also written the bestselling Night World series and The Forbidden Game, as well as the #1 New York Times bestselling Dark Visions. She loves to walk the trails and beaches in Point Reyes, California, daydreaming about her latest book.
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- ASIN : 0061963860
- Publisher : HarperTeen; Revised - Media tie-in edition (August 25, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 272 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780061963865
- ISBN-13 : 978-0061963865
- Reading age : 14 - 17 years
- Lexile measure : HL700L
- Grade level : 8 - 9
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.61 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #278,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #230 in Teen & Young Adult Vampire Fiction
- #770 in Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Romance
- #1,176 in Teen & Young Adult Paranormal Romance
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About the author
Lisa Jane Smith is the New York Times #1 Bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, The Forbidden Game, Dark Visions, Wildworld and Night World series. She has written over two dozen books for children and young adults, and has enjoyed writing every one of them. She lives in the Bay Area of California, with a backyard that is full of flowers, which she adores, especially with many different shades of roses.
She loves to visit a friend’s little cabin in the Point Reyes National Seashore area, which has lots of trees, lots of animals, lots of beaches to walk on, and lots of places to hike. Once, while hiking, she saw a snow-white buck which allowed her to follow it nearly half a mile. She also likes to collect things: angels (they remind her of her late mother), tiny boxes from different countries or of fanciful shape, nineteenth century children’s literature, and books about quantum physics—especially about the mystery of the dark energy in the universe. A militant optimist, she is also part of the Velociraptor Sisterhood (a fancy way of saying that she likes to read, write and discuss books with strong female characters), and she has traveled extensively in Europe and the Far East. The two countries she loves to visit most are Great Britain, with its historic monuments and amazing country landscapes, and Japan, with its bustling urban life and exquisite mountain scenery.
Her favorite current writer is Terry Pratchett, the author of the Discworld series, for its wild and witty satires on life, death, war, love, assassins, coppers, and Australia. Her favorite classical writer is Jane Austen. Her favorite poets are Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson. Her favorite movies are The Seven Samurai and Avatar (analyze that!). She doesn’t have a favorite TV show, because she doesn’t have time to watch TV (and only owns one for playing movies).
Her favorite people are her readers, each of whom she cherishes with deep and lasting affection.
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At first I thought they were silly and I had no love for its heroine, Elena, and not too much love either for its hero, Stefan. However, they grew on me and I fell in love with the Damon character- first for his evil bad-boy persona but then later because he softens and actually becomes lovable. The other characters in the story are actually interesting as well.
I have only seen the show a few times but am trying to catch up with it now by watching episodes online. I'm finding the show is also growing on me. It's obvious there are many many differences between the show and the trilogy of books. Though there was resolution at the end of the third book, the author eventually started writing further sequels due to its popularity. The show obviously takes a different direction and uses some creative liberties that are necessary for it to continue on as a show instead of a movie. So really the show is loosely based on the novels and they are indeed very different.
It's amazing to me also that these books came out in 1991- way before the Twilight saga as well as True Blood and even before Buffy the Vampire Slayer. One can't help but wonder if maybe the creators of those sagas borrowed from these. Anyway, I found that after a bit of a cheesy slow start, I was absorbed by them and read all three in about three days. If you are in to teenage vampire love stories (similar to Buffy the Vampire Slayer,) these books deliver entertainment (thrills, chills, suspense and romance plus an unexpected storyline twist at the end) without over the top drama (such as Twilight.) They are just good clean high school fun and I enjoyed myself while reading them even at the age of 35.
Things I didn't like: repetitious descriptions of things such as the crow, editing errors, and lack of details during the crises (who and what happened to background characters and let's get a description of the confrontation of Tyler and the police and consequences of his actions).
The writing initially felt very dis-empowering to women, I can't really speak for that not being one but perhaps I was over empathising and most women wouldn't be bothered by it. It did appear to shift a bit such that I didn't think Elena was a complete idiot as I went on (which was probably the authors intent).
The writing got a bit much at times.. like bad purple prose.. and it felt like the author was just throwing in obscure 'Olde Englishe' and Italian words to make it appear as though it was better constructed than it actually was.
I will have to continue with the second to see how it goes so on that front I guess this book is a success :p
I am interested to see how these different versions of Bonnie and Matt develop - and I'm looking forward to seeing when Alaric is introduced (personal fave - I hope he is in the books and not just a construction of the television series).
I was a little bit disappointed that Jeremy doesn't seem to exist but he may be an external character introduced later - the family setup and dynamic is totally different in this book to the series and I'm not sure if I like it yet - though it hasn't really been developed much yet so we shall see.
What does bother me a lot about this book is that this 'publishing' of it has the actors from the television series on the cover, which gives a false sense of what the characters in the novel will be like. I dislike when publishers do this to draw the eye to attract the sales of those who briefly glance at it an recognise it from the show.
I wish Amazon let you choose which cover you wanted in your library because I'd much rather have the originals or a variant without the actors.
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ただし、内容でTVシリーズと似てるのは
主人公の名前くらい。
WerewolfのSmallwoodはRockwoodに名前が変わっていましたが、
正直Rockwoodの方がまし。