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AudibleInk - The Host: A Novel
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Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780316068048
ISBN: 0316068047
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 624
Publication Date: 2008-05-06
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: 2008-05-06
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
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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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Summary: great read
Comment: Great Sci-Fi book. Starts out a little slow but ends up being really good. Much more adult oriented than her Twilight series.
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Summary: Amazing read! What a page turner w/ an emotional pull!
Comment: I loved this book...yes, I agree it took me until page 60 or so before I was hooked but I definitely was hooked! Stephenie Meyer has so quickly become my favorite author by far with her writing methods. I feel the connection she does with her characters...I like that I worry about them that it's after 4 am in the morning and I can't put it down until I know what happens to them. I am a 32 year old mom and am also a fan of her Twilight Saga Series so it didn't surprise me that The Host was destined for greatness too!! I'd love them to make this into a movie!!!!
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Summary: Great Book
Comment: This is definately sci-fi for the non sci-fi reader. I really enjoyed it, another great book by Stephenie Meyer. Even if you don't like Twilight, you should give this book a try, its great.
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Summary: Impatiently Waiting for a Sequel!!!
Comment: I had my doubts about this book. I am a huge fan of the Twilight series! I decided to give it and try and was thoroughly impressed. I love how she developed the relationship between Melanie and Wanda. And the conflicting relationship with Ian and Jared.
Upon finishing this book, I truly hope that she continues this story!
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Summary: Interesting idea. Terrible execution
Comment: Ms. Meyer has an interesting concept here, one that could have allowed her to examine the very nature of being human, of love, and of the relationship between mind and body (as Kazuo Ishiguro did so brilliantly in "Never let me go."). Unfortunately, she does not possess the writing ability to pull that off. Her narrative is sprawled and often meanders for pages on end for no apparent reason. The novel (at 600 pages) could have been 300 pages shorter. Worst of all, is Ms. Meyer's limited vocabulary and expression. Reading the book, I kept thinking of a drinking game where one would have to drink every time a character "hissed," "shuddered," "trembled," or somebody's stomach "growled." I think that you'd get drunk by page 5. The plot never quite arcs and the conclusion is too sweet for its own good. This could have been an amazing novel. In the end, it was simply a mediocre attempt at writing.
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