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The Host: A Novel | 
| Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  688 reviews
Sales Rank: 46
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 624
Number Of Items: 1
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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Condition: Like New! May have ink mark on book edge and/or very light shelf wear
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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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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 The Host is GREAT! November 21, 2008
Olivia Dejesus (New York)
Well, I read the reviews on Twilight and I do agree with many of the reviews. The book was an easy read and it went against many of the norms of the ideas we have of vampires, however, I like a little imagination and something new...so that brings me to The Host!! which I thought was a great book which took me into a genre I have never thought I would enjoy, SciFi, not that it's completely SciFi, but it's really more SciFi than I'm used to reading, (I'm in Law School, so when I read for leisure I DO take it easy...lol) but i really did enjoy this book even though I thought it was a slow read at first it did get better so it was worth it in the end. The one unfortunate thing, about the book is that Wanderer is a bit like Bella, she "shudders" at many thoughts, mainly her love interest being away from her or being hurt..not sure what all that is about...but I think that was the worst part of the book, at least for me it was...I honestly want a second book to come out because as you may have read it seems that Wanderer is not so unique within her kind as she thought she was. So...it's a good read after all and I can't wait to see if there is more to come in connection with The Host. Thx!
Really good book! I hope she writes a sequel. November 21, 2008
M. Herbert (Sacramento, CA)
After reading the Twilight Saga, I HAD to read The Host. I really like how this book is completely different from the Twilight Series and still is a romance novel. Stephenie Meyer uses a lot of creativity in this book that I respect. If you like Fantasy or Sience Fiction, you will probably like this book. After reading it I was hoping for a sequel.
 The Host: A Novel November 20, 2008
S. Pruett (Norman, OK United States)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have always been a fan of sci-fi and this is definitely one of the best. Not since "The Ship Who Sang" have I enjoyed sci-fi so much. I can't wait to read Stephenie Meyer's next book.
 Horrid November 20, 2008
Booklover (Leawood, KS USA)
I have never taken the time to write a review before but the utter awfulness of this book inspired me. I thoroughly enjoyed the Twilight series but had to force myself to the end of this book in hopes that something would redeem it. Could not believe the rating on Amazon, of all my friends not one person would recommend this book!
Boring November 18, 2008
Yoichi
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As I had read Meyer's Twilight Saga, I wanted to read her first novel for adults to see how different it was to her other three novels. Also the plot of The Host seemed to be very exciting and unusual. To me, the novel, however, turned out to be very boring. When I read Twilight, I was truly fascinated by the story and the easy read, so that of course I also read New Moon and Eclipse. But already New Moon showed that Meyer was trying to change her writing style from a simple one to a more sophisticated language style, which unfortunately did not work out. I was also disappointed with the way in which she developed the exciting love between Edward and Bella. To me, it looked like that she could not come up with better ideas (other than werewolves and Bella being comforted by Jake) to develop her story further. The Host appears to fall into that category that she started approaching with New Moon and Eclipse: namely that she tried to use a more sophisticated language (without managing to do so) and to have a great story but no ideas of how to develop a gripping plot. I have to admit that I just read 60 pages. I gave the book one chance after another, but boredom stayed with me right from the beginning. Before giving it up completely, I looked through the book a bit more and took a look especially at the last couple of pages, but they seemed to be as boring as the ones I had read. Meyer uses a lot of direct speech, which I do not like as much anyway, and does not really spend time on descriptions. Basically, those 60 pages that I read, consisted of dialogs between the Wanderer (which is the alien soul) and Melanie (which is the human body) or the Wanderer and others of his kind. Although it is true that through the dialogs, the reader finds out about the figures' personalities and about Melanie's brother and a guy she fell in love with, everything happens very slowly, so that I got the feeling that Meyer just wanted to fill her pages. I have given up on the book and I begin to think that especially Twilight was such a great book because of that fascinating plot and the excitement such an unusual and dangerous love causes. But I fear that The Host is the complete opposite and neither fascinating nor exciting.
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