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The Host: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
List Price: $25.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  769 reviews
Sales Rank: 19
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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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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 Great book, thanks January 9, 2009
I liked this book. It describes psychological situation, in which alien, inserted into human body, instead erasing mind of resistant owner, begin to cooperate with it ( girl Melanie Stryder ) and share her feelings - love to her younger brother Jamie and man Jared, who is very brave and excellent at taking decisions, living underground and raids. They managed to get to people she loves, but those few human survivors rather hate and distrust aliens and do not believe that Melanie is still alive in this form. Wanderer (alien) manages to prove herself to be very decent intelligent being. The book has happy ending: Melanie gets her body back and returns to Jared and Jamie; Wanderer is loved too, has a partner Ian, gets new body and remains with humans on Earth, helping them to survive among dominating aliens.
Good Read A+! January 9, 2009
Excellent book. It didn't pull me in as quickly as Meyers Twilight series, but by the end I was sad the book was over. I am hoping for sequels. I would definately recommend this book to anyone!
This book was a surprisingly good read despite the slow beginning January 8, 2009
I had bought this book over the summer and got about 150 pages into before I left for college and had to focus on reading for my classes. Over this past Christmas break I got back reading this book and I had good hopes for it because two friends of mine had already finished it. I thought the beginning was slow, but I stuck it out because some of the best books or series start out slow. Once I got half way through the book I started to enjoy it and want to see where these characters were end up. I enjoyed the ending, however I did disagree with the age of what was chosen for Wanderer. It seems that with Breaking Dawn I had the same sort of disagreement with age, but all in all I've liked all of Stephanie Meyer's books. Meyer is very good at developing her characters in a way that everyone can relate to them.
 Because I'm over 13, that's why. January 7, 2009
If you are a 13 year old girl you'll probably really like this SciFi version of abstinence only alien sex education. But I'm not and so I had to really work to get through it. I actually think Stephenie Meyer is probably a good writer and if she'd leave her preachy morality behind she might write a really good book someday. But she didn't here and the book shows it. The 'heroine' is a sexually frustrated ultimately sacrificing doormat. The story is OK, but was done better by Robert Heinlein in 'The Puppet Masters' and also by Jack Finney in 'The Body Snatchers.' The saccharine ending really put me off, but there you go; novels intended for 13 year old girls have to have happy endings. I seriously cannot recommend this book serious SciFi readers, but for Juvenal readers it is worth the investment. Whatever gets kids reading, even stuff like this deserves some credit.
LOVE Meyer's writing style January 7, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this book. I bought it after i finished the Twilight series and was not disappointed. The Host is a great story and I was sad for it to be over, although the ending was good. It started off a little slower than i expected, but picked up quickly. I absolutely love the way Meyer makes u feel like you ARE the narrator. i felt happy when she was happy, cried when she cried. she is a compelling writer and i highly reccommend anything she writes! i cant wait until she writes another piece!!
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