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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
It took me a while to actually get past the first chapter and force myself to read this book. It took quite a few more chapters to be invested. And a couple more after that to be hooked.
This is a really good book, but the start is slow. The size of the book, itself, is daunting but you have to push through the first hundred pages or so to really like it. It gradually gets better and better.
The ending was good and can be left without a sequel, but personally, I like at least two sequels. It's been awhile since this book came out so I'm thinking that's not gonna happen. But I'm gonna hold out hope anyways.
This is a really good book, but the start is slow. The size of the book, itself, is daunting but you have to push through the first hundred pages or so to really like it. It gradually gets better and better.
The ending was good and can be left without a sequel, but personally, I like at least two sequels. It's been awhile since this book came out so I'm thinking that's not gonna happen. But I'm gonna hold out hope anyways.
If you think the book is broody and sappy... try the audiobook. The reader- I really don’t care enough to find her name- reads the entire. Entire. Entire book in this breathy-sappy monotone fashion that completely detracted from the story. I like the concept - sorta like Heinlein’s “Friday” or “Puppet Master.” With less snark. Less intellect. I will watch the movie because it has potential. Who doesn’t like a Puppet Master-esque story?
4,5/5
Me ha encantado, aunque a habido partes en las que me aburría un poco. muy recomendable :D
Me ha encantado, aunque a habido partes en las que me aburría un poco. muy recomendable :D
3.75 ⭐️! This book is riddled with plot holes and what I can only describe as religious propaganda re: gender roles, individual freedom, and questions of choice, but I honestly couldn’t put it down. Stephanie Meyer puts narcotics into all of her songs, as Taylor Swift would say. Wanderer is a captivating character, and despite its flaws the plot was certainly engaging. I was hooked
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“Perhaps there could be no joy on this planet without an equal weight of pain to balance it out on some unknown scale.”
Did it take me 12 years to finally read this? Yes. Did I love every freaking second of it? Also, yes.
Back when this book came out and I had it gifted to me I was too obsessed with Twilight to really pay any attention to it. Having read it, I wonder how it is that Stephenie Meyer wrote this, since it sounds nothing like her other books.
Mark me down as surprised and happy.
Now, since it has been 12 years and there is still no second book, I guess I’ll just stare into the void and shriek.
#1: The Host ★★★★★
Did it take me 12 years to finally read this? Yes. Did I love every freaking second of it? Also, yes.
Back when this book came out and I had it gifted to me I was too obsessed with Twilight to really pay any attention to it. Having read it, I wonder how it is that Stephenie Meyer wrote this, since it sounds nothing like her other books.
Mark me down as surprised and happy.
Now, since it has been 12 years and there is still no second book, I guess I’ll just stare into the void and shriek.
Having not read The Host since I was 18 I thoroughly enjoyed giving it a reread. As I was reading, all the feelings I had came back and I remember not being able to put this book down despite the length. I loved it just as much now as I did the first time.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Doch fünf von fünf. ...weil... Ian & Wanda. - Und eh ja und ehm LIEBE
Einen Monat um dieses Buch zu beenden. Und es hat sich gelohnt. (Ich habe zwar eben die ganze Zeit nur gelesen und mein Frühstück, eine Dusche & Criminal Intend vergessen aber...egal!) :)
Einen Monat um dieses Buch zu beenden. Und es hat sich gelohnt. (Ich habe zwar eben die ganze Zeit nur gelesen und mein Frühstück, eine Dusche & Criminal Intend vergessen aber...egal!) :)