The Host
Posted in Books by: Alisa
I finally finished it and I love it!! I will admit that the first half of the book was weird for me.
Even though I was excited about the book coming out I hadn’t anticipated my reaction to it. I felt betrayed at first hearing Stephenie’s voice come out of the alien Wanderer. I thought I had prepared myself for this but it took the whole first half of the book for me to come to terms with it. I also didn’t like Wanderer at first. How dare the aliens come here and take over our planet and then stifle our voices in our own bodies!! Then I got to know Wanderer better and realized I hadn’t given her a fair enough chance. I ended up loving Wanderer and those she is surrounded by. I loved the ending and really hope that there is a series coming (which I read she does want to do). I’m not obsessed about this book like I am with the Twilight series but that doesn’t bother me in the least. I’ve been up all night dreaming about the characters and imagining their lives in the future and where this story line could go. I will definitely read this book again now that I have the correct perspective on it and probably enjoy it even more.
May 15th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Okay, I’ll be your first “Host” comment. I enjoyed it very much as well. The plot of two great guys after the same girl seemed a little familiar, and I have to say my heart always hurts for the Jacob/Ian character, but something new from Stephanie Meyer was exciting. What a great, original, creative story. I feel kind of dumb how long it took me to figure out what would happen at the end, but I was happy with the ending. I am not so sure that it could turn into a series, I mean almost the entire human population is gone and it would be crazy to try and bring them all back. Though an entire book of how Ian & Wanda and Jared & Melanie attempt to “re-populate” the planet would be interesting, only if Stephanie could lose the “PG” rating. I’m kidding…kind of…okay I would totally buy that book and read it a million times.
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:33 am
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