The Host Book Review

The emcee Book Review Melanie Stryder is unmatched of few wild human rebels who crap evaded the unkn aver region souls currently victorious over the Earth. With her younger brother, Jamie, and the man she be intimates, Jared Howe, Mel is on the run from souls who hunt rarify host bodies for use. Souls are creatures that rely on host bodies to survive. After insertion, they wipe off any mental presence of the being originally there and turn out a claim over the body and mind. Earth is Wanderers ninth satellite, and Mel is her ninth host body.Upon waking inside her new body, she is shocked not except by the vividness of human emotions, memories, and senses, but quickly learns that Melanie Stryder is not spontaneous to give up the entirety of her mind. Stephenie Meyers Twilight Saga has often been set forth as vampire fiction for mess who dont the like vampires. It is fair to say that with The army, her latest novel, she has once again managed to break the prevalent g enre stereotypes. This time, writing a science fiction novel for people who dont like science fiction.Unlike the most popular terra incognita invasion movies and science fiction television shows, The Host doesnt have Will Smith or Richard Dean Anderson to save the planet against a background of gun fire, secret weapons, and loud explosions. In The Host kindness is lost, vastly outnumbered and overwhelmed by superior technology. There are tiny pockets of fortress left just a handful of humans who have yet been captured, but they dont spend their days plotting to retake the planet from the aliens.Just trying to survive consumes all their time. The Host isnt real almost saving the planet from alien invaders its a story close to what it is to be human, about identity and about individuality. Most of all The Host is a story about the nature of love. Romanticlove, love of family, love of friends all of these emotions are explored by Wanderer as she first surrenders to Melanies emot ional memories then surrenders to the emotions for her ego.There is more than just memories left of Melanie though she is trap inside her own head unable to take control of her own body, forced to be an unwilling host to the alien Wanderer. Which makes things very evoke when Wanderer and Melanie eventually meet up with Melanies loved ones. by chance the largest similarity between The Host and Stephenie Meyers Twilight Saga is the character of Wanderer. She has something of a Bella palpitation going on. It is the way that they are both self sacrificing.Wanderers alien nature actually makes her even more self sacrificing than Bella which means that she need others to look out for her and take care of her since she has little instinct for self preservation. Unlike the Twilight Saga, I would recommend The Host for both teens and adults. Stephenie Meyer wrote this news to attract a wide audience. All in all The Host makes a very compelling read. Avoiding the obvious science fiction cliches, it concentrates on humanity and the human emotions experienced by an alien invader who really wants to be a human.