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The Host: A Novel (Unabridged) | 
| Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: audible.com
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  683 reviews
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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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 Suspense, love, and betrayal... November 18, 2008
I eally enjoyed this book! It was well written, easy to picture, but not overly wordy, and packed with literary goodies! I just wish it would have ended with a little more punch! I really love Stephenie Meyer! but she seems to work it to where every one wins! I wish she would have let us think that someone had died and brought her back in the NEXT book! I am also secretly hoping there really will be a next book :)
Thanks for a great read!
 Beautiful Host November 17, 2008
No vampires appear in Meyer's latest novel, instead an alien species invades our planet and eventually the bodies of the human population. In the end most of these host lose their personality but not all. Such is the case of the young human female Melanie. She fights to keep her own identity in spite of Wanderer the strong willed soul who now inhabits Mel's body.
Melanie's thoughts first come to Wanderer in dreams. These turn into a reality Wanderer can't ignore. Eventually the people Melanie love become Wanderer's loves as well. These two share one body as they seek a group of human resisters, those not infected with a host, where younger brother Jamie, and the handsome Jared are waiting. The characters are captivating and the story riveting. At 600+ pages that, for me, is saying a lot.
 Invasion of the Body Snatchers: 90210 November 16, 2008
In desperate need of a good editor, "The Host" tells the classic body snatcher story from the view of the parasites. While the premise was interesting, nothing about the actual story is that engrossing. Apparently we are such emotional beings that our emotions cause parasites and humans alike to act irrationally at every turn. The characters are at best stereotypes. We have Jeb, the crazy yet kindly old man. The brothers, one who is kind and gentle and the other is hot-headed and mean. The women who are distrustful of the parasite because well, they should be! No one else seems too bothered by the fact that a loved one walked in all infected. She just becomes "one of the gang". The 90210 comment in the title isn't just idle banter. Seriously, all these people just needed to get a room and work it out. The audiobook's narration does absolutely nothing to help the book's cause as the narrator found it necessary to over-emote as well.
Interspecies Stockholm Syndrome November 13, 2008
Although I've never written a review on ANYTHING before, I thought this novel deserved an honorable mention from yours truly!
Ms Meyers was able to put me right into the story and hold me there. I could almost feel Wanderer's thoughts from the alien perspective and sympathize with this parasitic species. You could understand that to Wanderer, it wasn't a war but a way of life. I could sympathize with everyone and their point of view... even Kyle.
I highly recommend 'The Host' but suggest you start on a Friday night... you won't want to put it down!
 Tedious and Unnecessarily Voluminous November 13, 2008
I picked up the book because I'd read the "Twilight" series. The "Twilight" books were interesting enough to keep me hooked, but were unnecessarily voluminous and overwritten. I picked up "The Host" expecting the story would be interesting (I like the genre). I was wrong. This book is plagued by, what I guess is this author's style, which is just too much writing and not enough substance: the book would have been better read if it were edited down by 1/3. In addition, I had no sympathy for Wanderer (the protagonist), didn't know where the story was headed when I was 3/4 of the way through the book, and wasn't even mildly interested in the outcome. I don't recommend the book unless you enjoy unimaginative, tedious reads.
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