While long- too long in my view- Meyer's Host is strongly reminiscent of her vampire series. Yes, I am aware that this was a previous series, but I am in fact referring to my reading order. The characters are similarly drawn and, like her Northwest settings, her vivid Arizona deserts play an important plot role. Within the first twenty pages, we meet- or at least hear about- all the significant players, the focus of course being the centipede-like host who is transplanted into the broken body of beautiful, twenty-year-old Melanie.(Naturally!) In the next six-hundred pages we follow her psychophrenic conflict-oft times reminiscent of the "conversations" in the tv show Ghost Whisperer- as she comes to the realization that humans aren't so bad afterall. The ending was a bit contrived, but how else do your reconcile pod folk and people? As previously said, the story was a bit long on the tooth, but our students savor her vampire stories and for similar reasons would probably find this equally enjoyable. And Meyer does address such themes as prejudice, the value of cooperation, and the myriad forms of love. I would suggest this for a summer reading alternative.
Host was in the guilty pleasure genre for me. The descriptions of places and characters were vivid. I think you can see why teens are crazy for her vampire series.Ther was a moral tone without being preachy.
I really enjoyed The Host and found it easy to read. I especially liked the walls that were built in the head of Wanda/Melanie and how they kept secrets from each other while sharing a body and mind. The ending was predictable. A great read for parents and their kids - it would give them a lot to talk about!
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While long- too long in my view- Meyer's Host is strongly reminiscent of her vampire series. Yes, I am aware that this was a previous series, but I am in fact referring to my reading order. The characters are similarly drawn and, like her Northwest settings, her vivid Arizona deserts play an important plot role. Within the first twenty pages, we meet- or at least hear about- all the significant players, the focus of course being the centipede-like host who is transplanted into the broken body of beautiful, twenty-year-old Melanie.(Naturally!) In the next six-hundred pages we follow her psychophrenic conflict-oft times reminiscent of the "conversations" in the tv show Ghost Whisperer- as she comes to the realization that humans aren't so bad afterall. The ending was a bit contrived, but how else do your reconcile pod folk and people? As previously said, the story was a bit long on the tooth, but our students savor her vampire stories and for similar reasons would probably find this equally enjoyable. And Meyer does address such themes as prejudice, the value of cooperation, and the myriad forms of love. I would suggest this for a summer reading alternative.
Host was in the guilty pleasure genre for me. The descriptions of places and characters were vivid. I think you can see why teens are crazy for her vampire series.Ther was a moral tone without being preachy.
I really enjoyed The Host and found it easy to read. I especially liked the walls that were built in the head of Wanda/Melanie and how they kept secrets from each other while sharing a body and mind. The ending was predictable. A great read for parents and their kids - it would give them a lot to talk about!
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