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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: 47

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 Page Turner   November 1, 2008
This book is not what you are expecting. I almost did not read the book because it was about "aliens." The manner in which the book is written takes you to a land of fantasy mixed with the realites of our everyday lives and the suspence that fills the book will keep you up reading at night. Enjoy it I know I did.


5 out of 5 stars The Host   November 1, 2008
I have just discovered Ms. Meyers books and I think that she has a real talent for expressing different views of souls. All the different types of souls. Anyone who has gazed up in wonder at the nighf sky knows that there is more to this life than our half closed eyes can see. This book moved me greatly because she shows you both sides and how one soul can learn from another no matter what or who we are. Shw makes you care about the characters and shows that love is love no matter wha you may see on the outside. Wanderer is an exceptional character and her humanity shows through no matter what shape or being she is. I am 59 years old and I LOVED this book. I apologize for the spelling this Kindle can be hard to type on.


5 out of 5 stars Stephanie Meyer can do no wrong   November 1, 2008
I have been a fan of the Twilight series since I read the first book in 2005. So after three amazing books, I thought, there is no way Stephanie Meyer can top this series. When I heard The Host was going to be released three months before the last book in the Twilight series, I had to check it out. I was totally wrong. Stephanie Meyer BLEW ME AWAY with The Host.

There have been plenty of books out there dealing with alien invasions but the concept behind The Host is so refreshing. You begin to feel sympathy for the enemy but at the same time you want the Humans to prevail.

The love story, like The Twilight series, is not your typical love story. In The Host, the alien invading the body, Wanderer, falls in love with Jared who was the love of Melanie, the human which she is occupying. The best part is watching Wanderer grow from simply this "wandering" soul, passing from each planet to the next without any real connection, to come to care for the humans. Let's just put it this way, I have never reviewed a book on Amazon before and I felt it necessary to give this book five stars.



5 out of 5 stars Angieville: THE HOST   November 1, 2008
I felt myself getting more and more excited about this book as the release date drew closer. I've enjoyed the Twilight books, but I found myself pretty intrigued to see what Stephenie Meyer would do when she set out to do something different. Plus, I was just in the mood for some science fiction. I've loved sci fi ever since I picked up my first Ray Bradbury and, even though Meyer states it's science fiction for people who don't read science fiction, it certainly qualifies. What with the aliens and all. And there ended up being more (and a wider variety) of them than I was expecting.

You're undoubtedly familiar with the premise of this novel already, so I'll leave it at this: it's invasion of the body snatchers, but the body snatchers are benevolent and the humans are, well, human. Flawed, emotional, corruptible. You name it. And there are very few of them left at all. But the few there are are....tenacious. Especially Melanie, the human whose body has just been taken over by the soul called Wanderer. Known for her extreme skill at taking over a body, as well as her penchant for never staying on one world for more than one life, Wanderer has been hand-picked for insertion in the rebellious Mel in the hopes that she will be able to glean details from Mel's memory about possible leftover humans in hiding. As you might expect, all does not go smoothly for Wanderer. Or Mel.

The great thing about THE HOST is that the main character is one of the "bad guys." As a result, the reader's emotions (and loyalties) are wonderfully conflicted throughout the beginning of the story. It doesn't take long, though, to fall in love with Wanderer and I really liked the way Meyer interspersed Wanderer's narrative with flashbacks from Mel's life as she hurled them, one after another, at Wanderer's mind in a bid to save herself as well as the ones she loves--her younger brother Jamie and her human love Jared. I was pleasantly surprised to find that, contrary to the whole love story being central to the plot scenario I'd been prepped for, the book was not at all ruled by romance. It is a story about love, but it's more a story about what it means to be human and humane. The love in the story includes all forms: familial, friendship, platonic, and romantic. I was particularly drawn to Wanda's fierce love for Mel's little brother Jamie and the lengths she went to to protect him. THE HOST is in many ways (despite its length) a small, intensely personal story. I loved it, was sad when it was over, and will reread it again soon.



5 out of 5 stars The Host by Stephanie Meyers   October 31, 2008
After reading the Twilight trilogy by Stephanie Meyers, I was hesitant to read another, fearing it would not be as dynamic as the series. But I was thrilled and delighted to discover this book, The Host, to be as fasinating as the series. It was amazing and as creative as I could have wished for. Truly outstanding. I am waiting for more books!!!!!!


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