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The Host: A Novel |  | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  1522 reviews
Sales Rank: 1615
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 619
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 2
ISBN: 0316068047
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780316068048
ASIN: 0316068047
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best of the Month, May 2008: Stephenie Meyer, creator of the phenomenal teen-vamp Twilight series, takes paranormal romance into alien territory in her first adult novel. Those wary of sci-fi or teen angst will be pleasantly surprised by this mature and imaginative thriller, propelled by equal parts action and emotion. A species of altruistic parasites has peacefully assumed control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but feisty Melanie Stryder won't surrender her mind to the alien soul called Wanderer. Overwhelmed by Melanie's memories of fellow resistor Jared, Wanderer yields to her body's longing and sets off into the desert to find him. Likely the first love triangle involving just two bodies, it's unabashedly romantic, and the characters (human and alien) genuinely endearing. Readers intrigued by this familiar-yet-alien world will gleefully note that the story's end leaves the door open for a sequel--or another series. --Mari Malcolm
Product Description
The author of the Twilight series of # 1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake.
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.
Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.
Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.
Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time.
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 better then twilight?... yes! July 29, 2010
this book was amazing, i personally think this book is better then the twilight series.... i think this one has more of a story line/plot to it. its not just that she loves some guy ( *cough* twilight plot) great read although the beggining confused me a bit, re-read at least twice and the whole story makes a bit more sense
Great book! Definitely worth the read and worth buying! July 27, 2010
Nitania13
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have to say that like most readers on here I bought this book after reading the Twilight books (twice in a row actually, lol). After having enjoyed those books so much (and I'm not usually a fan of the whole "Vampire" genre b/c it's usually cheesy and cliche), I was really interested in reading another great book. Hoping that SM's writing could transcend to another plotline I bought The Host. Like another reviewer wrote, I was a bit skeptical b/c the back synopsis didn't do the story justice. It was SO much better than that. I don't agree w/ppl who say it's slow moving and/or anticlimactic. The book isn't meant to be a shoot em' up, sci-fi extravaganza. While there are many suspensful/on-the-edge-of-your-seat scenes, I think its more of a thought-provoking love story, about human nature, love, and the intricacies of human emotion and relationships. It speaks to the heart of the human experience and like all of SM's books, has you asking "where do the lines of rigt vs. wrong blur? and what defines good vs. evil?" I found it to be very suspenseful and never boring. I do agree that she loves her martyr heroines and strong brooding males, but she writes them so well that I can't complain. They're enjoyable just the same. Plus, the appeal of her male characters are the core of what so many like - a seemingly misunderstood badboy, who's really good underneath it all. This isn't supposed to be a biography. It's fantasy and escapism at it's best, with the right mix of true human emotion and conflict to make the characters empathetic and relatable. I loved it and would definitely recommend it!
 Very difficult read **warning: spoilers** July 27, 2010
TeamSporks (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book when it came out...I just finished it two days ago... That's how long it took me to press through this fairly awful book.
I must admit that I had little sympathy for Wanda throughout the entire book, as it was her species purpose, and her's as first as well, to eliminate the entire human race. I found her inability to understand that, and turn around all call people monsters perplexing. Was seeing torn up alien babies horrific? Of course, but being that she's supposed to be a creature of a higher intelligence, I would assume she would understand how painful it would also be to watch your empty loved ones bodies walk around and buy groceries, all the while knowing it was just a shell operated by a parasite.
I never took the time to memorize everyone's name as most of these characters were NOT essential, though I was constantly trying to be convinced that they mattered by the endless repetition of their names. Brandt? Lucina? All of these people were unnecessary to focus on at all.
I also agree with another reviewer who said that the characters are written as all good or all bad, and the ones who even fluctaute an inch DIVE over in an instant. There is never anything that really develops. Relationships just happen.
I don't expect any back up on this next opinion, but I found the general plot COMPLETELY interchangable with the Twilight series. Same triangle (regardless of the fact that 3 1/2 people are involved) the same poorly manufactured dangerous moments, same complete and utter control over the lead girl as if her mind is made of jello (recalling the scene where THE MEN sat around and decided what Wanda should do about leaving Melanie's body. Yet Wanda barely spoke at all. It was up to them to decide what SHE would do with herself)
I really wanted to like this book. I truly did, but I could not stand the characters (least of all Ian who did a whole lot of pulling and tugging and yanking and squeezing of wrists...which Wanda/Melanine didn't seem to have any real problem with which disturbed me)and the story just seemed very rehashed.
As a side note, I have a very hard time dealing with the way the story is written. There must be at least 70 seperate descriptions of the same thing, (Wanada's end, protecting "her" humans at any cost, her breath catching every 20 seconds)
And I still don't know why it's characterized as adult and not young adult. I've read young adult books that were much violent than this.
To sum up, I'm done with Stephenie Meyer and her poor writing skills.
THE HOST IS HARD TO PUT DOWN! GREAT BOOK! July 26, 2010
LITTLE SUE
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
THE HOST STARTS OUT A LITTLE SLOW BUT PICKS UP PACE THOUGHOUT THE BOOK. NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH THIS STORY. I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE MOVIE COMES OUT.
 Slow start July 26, 2010
Mark Robinson (Spring City)
I had the hardest time trying to get through this book. It took forever to get to a chapter that kept my interest. I kept waiting for the story to pick up. The internal conversations were hard to follow at times. If I had to put it in a category, I think it's still like her other books and would gear it towards young adults.
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