Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
From what I remember of the movie, I'd say that the movie was pretty true to the book.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*some spoilers*
The good parts of this book were really good, but the style of writing and the character's love story did remind me a lot of Twilight, which I do not like. Although I did grow very attached to The Wanderer, as annoying as she could be. The ending was good; the spark of hope that the human race would continue on. One last complaint with the book is that I felt a lot of writing could have been cut out. Overall, I did enjoy the book a lot. It reeled me in, so that I kept on reading without realizing how much time had passed. Good job Stephenie Meyer. :)
The good parts of this book were really good, but the style of writing and the character's love story did remind me a lot of Twilight, which I do not like. Although I did grow very attached to The Wanderer, as annoying as she could be. The ending was good; the spark of hope that the human race would continue on. One last complaint with the book is that I felt a lot of writing could have been cut out. Overall, I did enjoy the book a lot. It reeled me in, so that I kept on reading without realizing how much time had passed. Good job Stephenie Meyer. :)
At first, I thought it was weird but then I started enjoying it a lot! It was wonderful, imaginative, emotional and very very interesting.
Look, I don't get it either, but The Host is one of my favorite book.
I read it a dozen of time, never getting tired of the intrigue wich i think is pretty original, very sciFY, sometimes weird (maybe cringe ?). Nevertheless, i always love to read it. It's way better, in my opinion than its big brother Twilight.
It is a dystopia, starring aliens and desert, and this combo is a win for me.
Don't be fooled, it's still written by Meyer, so their will be love, but the right one, the prudish one, the "I want you but I can't", the one where men and women are either one thing or the complete opposite...
I would recommend it. It's good, it's easy to read and the plotline is good and original.
I read it a dozen of time, never getting tired of the intrigue wich i think is pretty original, very sciFY, sometimes weird (maybe cringe ?). Nevertheless, i always love to read it. It's way better, in my opinion than its big brother Twilight.
It is a dystopia, starring aliens and desert, and this combo is a win for me.
Don't be fooled, it's still written by Meyer, so their will be love, but the right one, the prudish one, the "I want you but I can't", the one where men and women are either one thing or the complete opposite...
I would recommend it. It's good, it's easy to read and the plotline is good and original.
In the eighth grade, I would have told you this was one of my favorite books. I fondly remember this title and was excited to revisit it again.
I couldn't really make it past the first three chapters. The writing feels repetitive and unedited. I remember the concept behind this whole story to be exciting, but currently I couldn't handle these bits of writing.
"The woman made a sound of amusement. Laughter."
Okay, why did her "sound of amusement" need to be further clarified. I got it when you said "sound of amusement."
On the next page, Meyer does it again.
"The woman breathed out heavily. A sigh."
Again, I know that someone breathing out heavily is a sigh. Why the further explanation?
I've got one more example two pages later. This is when I decided to stop.
"The woman laughed, but the sound was false. There was no real amusement."
If you already stated it "was false," why repeat again "There was no real amusement"?
Frankly, I don't think I've ever read another book with so many odd repetitions like this. Maybe the concept could pull you along, but this is a huge book. My nostalgia just isn't strong enough to help me continue.
I couldn't really make it past the first three chapters. The writing feels repetitive and unedited. I remember the concept behind this whole story to be exciting, but currently I couldn't handle these bits of writing.
"The woman made a sound of amusement. Laughter."
Okay, why did her "sound of amusement" need to be further clarified. I got it when you said "sound of amusement."
On the next page, Meyer does it again.
"The woman breathed out heavily. A sigh."
Again, I know that someone breathing out heavily is a sigh. Why the further explanation?
I've got one more example two pages later. This is when I decided to stop.
"The woman laughed, but the sound was false. There was no real amusement."
If you already stated it "was false," why repeat again "There was no real amusement"?
Frankly, I don't think I've ever read another book with so many odd repetitions like this. Maybe the concept could pull you along, but this is a huge book. My nostalgia just isn't strong enough to help me continue.
Knowing that people will disagree or agree. This is just my opinion. I read about a quarter of this book and to me it just wasn't one of her good books.
I read this book to see if Stephenie Meyer would change her style from Twilight to The Host. She didn't. Men are still carrying girls in their arms while running.
Anyways, the beginning was really slow. It took me a couple of times to read it because I'd put it down after the first or second page. I had no context for this book, however, so that might have been why it was a little more difficult for me to understand what in the world was going on.
This book's concept was definitely interesting. I wish it focused a little more on the souls instead of the sappy love story. I'd recommend it to those who enjoyed Twilight.
Anyways, the beginning was really slow. It took me a couple of times to read it because I'd put it down after the first or second page. I had no context for this book, however, so that might have been why it was a little more difficult for me to understand what in the world was going on.
This book's concept was definitely interesting. I wish it focused a little more on the souls instead of the sappy love story. I'd recommend it to those who enjoyed Twilight.
Another twisted Stephanie Meyer story of a weird and twisted love triangle that you shamefully can't put down! Twilight was about a teenage girl falling in love with a 100+ year old guy that is a vampire. This one is about aliens that take over human bodies and this human body is still strong and leads the alien to go searching for the man she loves. So strange but still sucks u in.