The Host: A Novel
Now in the trade paperback edition: New Bonus Chapter and Reading Group Guide, including Stephenie Meyer's Annotated Playlist for the book.Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact....
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Now in the trade paperback edition: New Bonus Chapter and Reading Group Guide, including Stephenie Meyer's Annotated Playlist for the book.Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, didn't expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.Featuring one of the most unusual love triangles in literature, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence of love and the essence of what it means to be human. (2008)
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Format: paperback
ASIN: B004VD3XE2
Publish date: 2010-04-13
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Pages no: 656
Edition language: English
The writing and story was so bad that I had to give up after a couple of chapters.
I wasn't the biggest fan of Meyer's Twilight Saga, but the Host certainly caught my eye... (Haha, made a pun, considering the cover is a picture of an eye... you don't get it, do you...) This certainly shows love can be of any size or shape, or in this case, any body. I honestly think the writing is...
Wanderer has just arrived on Earth and been implanted into her new host. She has lived on seven worlds before coming here. She is arriving toward the end of the alien invasion when very few humans remain. The aliens are known as “souls” and are a peace loving type that don’t know of violence or l...
great read. the shift from the twilight saga to the host did not leave me disappointed.
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