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The Host: A Novel
The Host: A Novel

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Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 690 reviews
Sales Rank: 50

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 5.6 x 2.1

ISBN: 0316068047
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780316068048
ASIN: 0316068047

Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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5 out of 5 stars Fantasy sci-fi thriller   November 9, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

As far as fantasy thrillers go this was very good. The characters were deep and enthralling, keeping your interest all the way through. There was enough suspense to keep you turning the pages, and plenty of action. If you enjoy Lee Child`s Jack Reacher books then this will please you. I`m a series fan and enjoy Child and Michael Connelly books immensely, if you like that kind of thriller read the `Soft Target` books by Conrad Jones. They are unputdownable!! Back to the review, ten out of ten.


5 out of 5 stars The Host -Stephanie Meyer   November 8, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I'll admit. The only reason I started reading this book was because I needed something by Stephanie Meyer to keep me alive until who-knows-when Midnight Sun comes out.

And wow.

I really loved the Host so much better than Twilight! The characters are amazing and I think the love triangle here is so much more bizarre and beautiful.
You may just transfer your Edward Cullen obsession to Jared or Ian. They're just as hot.

Melanie and Wanderer are awesome characters. They're sisterly love towards the end was just endearing. Kind of reminded me of G(a)linda and Elphaba but that's a different story.
Point is, in my opinion, Melanie and Wanderer are stronger characters than Bella would ever be. (Not that I don't love Bella but she needs to worry about something/someone else besides herself. Learn from Wanda, Bella.)

My friend mentioned that the first 100 pages were snail slow but I found them rather interesting actually. I think it includes Melanie and Jared's first encounter. Haha. Not to be missed.

Ian and Jared were lovely throughout the book although at times I just felt like whacking Jared on the head with this novel, (around 620 pages mind you) I totally understood his pain.
I mean the love of his life had just been taken over by a worm, yeah, I'll cut him some slack.

The descriptions are very vivid and it almost seems like I'm standing in the middle of the scorching desert with Wanda or splashing about in the black waters or surrounded by steam (Those who've read it, can pretty much guess which room I'm talking about). Gotta love it.

So overall, I think it is a fantastic book, stuck on the wrong shelf. It's not exactly science-fiction, it's romance.
Everyone has their own opinion but my advice is, don't compare it to Twilight and make sure you finish it before chucking it away.
Once you've finished it, you'll wanna read it again. =D

"Who's got the crush on a worm, bro? You gonna call me stupid?"

Hahaha. Best line ever.



5 out of 5 stars the hostess with the mostest.   November 7, 2008
this is one of the best books that i have ever read. it mixes so many emotions and types of books together that it is almost unpredictable. i love her mix of romance, love, science, and fiction. it is action packed and leaves you begging for more.


3 out of 5 stars the host by stephanie meyer   November 6, 2008
Definitely an interesting read- very different from her "twilight" series- slow paced but picks up and gets more interesting as you go along - good character development- would recommend if you like scifi!


5 out of 5 stars Nearly flawless   November 6, 2008
This was my first experience with Stephenie Meyer, and it made me want to try her other books. The Host was nearly flawless. I enjoyed all of the characters, found the world she created to be entirely possible, and absolutely loved the authentic way she found to close the story. I'm not a big sci-fi fan, and so I was a bit apprehensive, but the focus is not on the sci-fi part - it is a story about how people in difficult situations learn to get along, and about possibilities for change. It is also about how even those who mean well might do harm, and how they might try to rectify that. I heartily recommend it.

Melanie has managed to evade capture for some time in this post-invasion story. Capture will mean that the alien forms, who are parasitic, will implant another being in her body. For almost everyone else, this implantation means the death of the self - that is, Melanie will cease to be, but her body will go on in perfect health, with someone else piloting it.

Wanderer is a Soul, which is how the aliens who have colonized Earth refer to themselves. She is implanted in Melanie's body after Melanie is captured, in large part because the Seekers need information from Melanie's memories on where to find other humans who have not yet become host bodies. This should be easy enough; in almost all other humans, the host bodies gladly take the Seekers to find their families. After all, then they will all be together again, albeit as hosts. But Melanie resists. Prior to her capture, she has managed to save her younger brother, and she is also passionately in love. She does not want to disappear; she wants to see her family again, and wants to be reunited with her love. But can she do that without endangering them? And can she regain any control of her body? And if she can, where does that leave Wanderer, who had nothing to do with Melanie's capture or her own implantation?

Really, really well done - I didn't want to put it down!



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