The Host: A Novel
by Stephenie Meyer
Book Summary Information
Author: Stephenie MeyerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Published: 2008-05-06
ISBN: 0316068047
Number of pages: 624
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Book Review: The Host
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Summary of The Host: A Novel
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.
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
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