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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

704 reviews
Sales Rank: 32

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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What a wonderful ending! I'm glad I read this book. May 17, 2008
At first I was reluctant to read it. It sounded depressing - an alien species invading earth and taking possession of human bodies. The aliens were winning. However, the story unfolded differently from what I expected. It's a story of love developing among people (and others) who are different. It's a story of someone finding bravery within themselves to save the lives of and to help those they love. It shows relationships within a community and how different humans are from each other. It provides feelings of hope, warmth and fulfillment.

This book has been labeled as an adult novel. However, based on what my teenagers have been assigned to read in school, I think The Host would be appropriate for teens.

Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: none. Setting unknown time, probably in the near future, in Chicago, San Diego and Arizona desert. Copyright: 2008. Genre: romantic science fiction and human relationships fiction.

For a list of my reviews of other Stephenie Meyer books, see my 5 star review of "Twilight" posted 3/10/07.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Story May 17, 2008
I was really excited to get this book and I was not disappointed. It wasn't hard to sympathize with either melanie or Wanderer. It was a great story and I didnt think the beginning was slow. It was different and completely held my attention. I finished it in four hours. I cried with them over all the hurt and the confusion. I loved the ending and it was just a really great story. Another book from Stephenie Meyer that is wonderful. I would wholeheartedly recommend it!

4 out of 5 stars

Too much love, not enough oomhp... May 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I'm a sucker for a good invasion/end of the world story. Unlike many of the other reviewers, I wasn't familiar with Stephanie Meyer prior to this novel, but the plot description made the book too hard to pass up.

While Ms. Meyer is obviously a skilled storyteller (a skill she gives her protagonist in The Host), the book is needlessly long and at times patronizingly repetitive. The premise of The Host is catchy, albeit a bit cliched, (alien "hosts" taking over human bodies), but it becomes apparent early on that this cool idea is really just a device for a somewhat bland love story. Had the book's focus been more on the alien takeover of Earth, or about the struggles the remaining humans had to go through, the book would have been better balanced -- and more fun. As it is, The Host is an entertaining and quick read. It is recommended but, for real sci fi or horror buffs, don't get your hopes up too high.

3 out of 5 stars

Who wants a whimper when you need a bang? May 17, 2008
26 out of 28 found this review helpful

No Stephanie Meyers books seems complete without a few things; A beautiful heroine, a moderately (to very) controlling male lead, and a martyr. On those counts 'The Host' doesn't disappoint. Set in a world invaded by aliens, our heroine 'Wanderer' finds herself in an odd predicament, the original owner of her body just wont leave! So here comes 400 pages of inner monologue. Seriously the book was MUCH longer than it needed to be. Kind of like the roaming in the woods part of HP 7. I don't know about you but 600+ pages of a book with very little action got to me. Also, much like the 'twilight' series the climax happened not with a bang, but a whimper.

It's not a bad book. It does have it's touching moments. Obviously it was good enough for me to get through the whole thing. The last book I read that was that long was Deathly Hollows. It just seemed to take a very long time to get to the exciting parts. I found myself skimming whole sections where 'Wanda' (I found it very hard to take her seriously with that name) fought with the inner trappings of being human. The sad part was that even the exciting parts weren't all that exciting. There never seemed to be any big threat. No real antagonist. Everything just seemed far to easy. Maybe she's setting it up for sequels, maybe not, I don't know. It left me feeling very unsatisfied in the end. Like eating a salad when you really want a big mac.

In the end, Stephanie Meyers has become literary crack to me. I know it's bad, and I KNOW I should just walk away,but I keep coming back.

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing May 17, 2008
I was skeptical when I started reading. It kind of got off to a slow start. But I guess I'm a sucker for romance. As soon as Jared was brought into topic I was hooked. I am only 14 and a HUGE fan of Twilight and I was absolutely NOT DISAPPOINTED! I laughed and I cried. This book made me think about life, love, and happiness. I am so hooked. My advice is that you read the book! All of the people that gave this a bad review are out of their mind! I just don't see anything wrong. So read this book.

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