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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

530 reviews
Sales Rank: 70

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 2.1

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

Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Predictable August 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

As a huge Stephanie Meyers fan I found this book to be a little on the predictable side with one exception...everytime that the plot could make a down & dirty twist, the author seemed to take the easy road, which is not what I would have expected. As always, the writing is wonderfully done and I am drawn into her books. The Host was a bit chaotic and difficult to follow for about the first ten chapters. Then it became something that I could follow a bit better from there on. The Host storyline is very similar to "The Alliance" written by Gerald Lund in the 80's. I feel that both books prove valuable in giving insight on how this world would look if we did not have the agency and freedom to choose for ourselves. That part is intersting. I liked the setting, and again she writes in such a way that I feel that I am right there with the characters, but I just did not feel the depth that I do with her Twilight books.

5 out of 5 stars

The Host August 9, 2008
Stephenie Meyer has an incredible imagination. I loved the "Twilight" series and was anxious to read "The Host". It was slow at first but once I got into the story I absolutely loved it. I could not put it down. The story forced me to look at myself and make me wonder how I am as a human being. Although Wanderer was the alien, she had more human qualities than some humans. I read with tears in my eyes through many of the chapters. I highly recommend this book.

4 out of 5 stars

Different... August 9, 2008
It was a pretty good book. Another great Stephenie meyer Original. I hope she writes a sequel :)

4 out of 5 stars

The Host: 1 body + 2 minds = 1 very strange love triangle. August 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Story:
The earth has fallen to the star faring race know as the souls. There was no resistance until it was to late and now the souls "control" most of earths inhabitants by taking over there bodies and carrying out the lives of their host as if nothing has changed. The true "humans" are an almost extinct race except for small pockets that realized what was happening and scattered to remote areas that the invaders either find to difficult to get to or don't feel like wasting resources on. Melanie Stryder is part of one such group. Melaine is captured when she goes into an occupied city to try and find some of her family she hopes is still human, unfortunately she is found out and tries to kill herself before she can be turned which also fails. Her body is healed and she has her new "soul" implanted. Now her name is Wanderer... or is it? The orignal Melanie is one of the few human hosts that can retain their mind after implantation and Melanie will not fade away quietly. Pretty soon Wanderer is fighting a losing battle with Melanie who wants to be reunited with her younger brother Jamie and her lover Jared. Soon her odd behavior brings the attention of a seeker, more or less an alien police detective, who wants to know why Wanderer is acting strange and why she cannot seem to access the information on the rebels that the seeker wants. Wander/Melanie desperatley want to find their family but do not want to bring the seekers down on them. Pretty soon their every move is being watched, until they get a lucky break while driving to another state to get some "help" for Wanderer's problem. Melanie recognizes a landmark in the desert and belives her family may hiding there. This begins Wanderer's journey to understand what is to belong to the body that she is inhabiting and perhaps to help the surviors understand their themselves and their unwelcome guests a little better.
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There is proably not much I can say that hasn't already been said about this book considering it already has 501 reviews. It is differnt from the run of the mill alien invasion books. It did keep my attention especially later in the book once certain characters stop acting like idiots and actually try to work with the situation they are in. I did like how most of the story was written and it does show how a non violent method way of invasion can work (really just a modified version of a conquering nation winning by owning everything, in this case bodies rather than businesses or real estate). I would recommend this book to any one who likes alien scifi, complicated romantic triangles, and those who like the action to come through dialouge and situations rather than everything getting blown up. If you like this you also might like Belarus, Learning the World, Voyage from Yesteryear and Quozl.
m.a.c

5 out of 5 stars

I loved it, but extremely concerned August 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I loved The Host! It was exactly like Twilight, new and fresh. The Host is a book that brings an exciting twist to everything, it was well written and deserves the praise its getting. However, I am concerned if she writes a sequel will she screw it up like she did with the Twilight Saga? I hope for the book's sake and hers' she doesn't.

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