if Twilight were really a saga, this is how it would begin

[an_lagat_glas]

There was a young woman named Bella. She was the daughter of Charlie, a sheriff in his quarter and a man of few words. Bella's mother was Renee, who had left Charlie's house before Bella could speak. She was now married to Phil. Bella was brought up at Renee's farmstead but when Renee remarried Bella returned to Charlie's farm near Forks

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[lalumena]

I was going to say it does spoil the story rather but since the book itself says Edward's a vampire RIGHT THERE ON THE BACK COVER. It is a little dry perhaps? But then again, maybe I'm expecting the, er, 'flowing' style of Mrs Meyer...

[an_lagat_glas]

Yeah, this is me imitating the style of Icelandic sagas. For comparison, here's the opening of Gisli Sursson's saga:

"There was a man named Thorstein, known as Skerauki, who lived in Surnadal and held the title of hersir. He had a wife named Isgerd and they had three sons. Ari was eldest, then came Gisli, and finally Thorbjorn. All three were brought up at home. There was a man named Isi, who lived in the fjord of Fibule in North More with his wife, Ingigerd, and his daughter, Ingibjorg. Ari, son of Thorkel from Surnadal, asked for Ingibjorg's hand and she was given to him with a large dowry."

I have no idea what "Skerauki" means, btw ; ) (there's a reason I prefer the legendary poems about valkyries to the sagas . . . )