Stephenie, I really wanted to love your book, but frankly I thought it was just OK. For those of you who haven't read or heard about the Twilight series (maybe you're the last person on earth, ha ha) The Host is Stephenie Meyer's first foray into adult fiction (but I still might argue that it's young adult fiction). As an aside, I'm horrible at summarizing books so if you want an idea about the book check out The Host on Amazon. I adore the Twilight series and so I anxiously awaited The Host to come out. In no way am I trying to compare The Host with Twilight but the comparisons can be inevitable. For example, does a self-sacrificing young woman who falls in love with an older male with a penchant for carrying her while running ring a bell? Many times throughout the book Wanderer really brought to mind Bella in Twilight. Another quibble I had with The Host was the length. There was so much that could have easily been edited, it made me think that the editor gave Stephenie too much free rein.
Now, I don't want you to think that I detested the book, it was a fun read. Stephenie Meyer can be so creative and inventive with her story ideas. The premise of the story was interesting and it was fun to read about how the humans survived and lived in the caves hiding from the aliens/parasites. The internal dialogue that Wanda had with Melanie could be entertaining, as well, it was exciting to read about the raids that Wanda went on and how she was able to get the medicine from the Healer. Overall, it was a good read. I think from reading the Twilight Series I expected so much more from Stephenie Meyer, hopefully her next book will have tighter editing and better writing.
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Hey! You are right we did some say of the same things about this book. The word of the day is definitely "edit"
I agree that it was too long but I really liked it. Of course, I tend to like science fiction. (This coming from a girl who has only read the first book in the Twilight series.)
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