The Host
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Compact discs.
Read by Kate Reading.
The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie Stryder's body didn't expect her to refuse to relinquish possession of her mind.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Just OK
submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 29, 2012, 12:34pm
While I enjoyed it far better than her "Twilight" series, "Host" is still just OK as novels go. It's not a masterpiece but at least it doesn't contain glittery vampires.
The story is about an alien whose species have taken over the Earth and infect humans so that they control the human body completely and the human's own mind fades into the background or even disappears. Our main character doesn't see anything wrong with this, even when remembering another species on another planet that her people invaded. Those peaceful creatures committed mass suicide rather than be enslaved by the alien invaders. One might see this as a metaphor on empire-building.
The novel is a love story with a twist. The violence at the beginning of the relationship gives me great pause, just as the controlling way Edward treats Bella disturbs me in "Twilight."
I really liked this submitted by srclark734 on July 16, 2014, 2:10pm Very enjoyable, I liked the way the story went. Interesting...
the host submitted by hcf on August 2, 2014, 5:09pm okay book by twilight author
5 of 5 stars. submitted by cullerth on July 11, 2018, 10:25pm What can I say? Better than twilight. But also just as full of YA SF sappiness. Lighten up and read it for what it is.
Bad submitted by zmclaugh on July 25, 2018, 5:09pm If you want parasitic aliens, I suggest reading Animorphs.
Unexpectedly engrossing submitted by hduke on July 8, 2019, 10:58am I actually really enjoy this book and listening to it on audiobook. This book raises a lot of questions about what it means to be human, and granted it does so in the midst of a weird love triangle/polygon, but I find it to be an interesting and engrossing story about love and humanity. Would recommend
PUBLISHED
Westminster, MD : Books on Tape, p2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 20 sound discs (ca. 69 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781415955864
1415955867
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Reading, Kate.
SUBJECTS
Spirit possession -- Fiction.
Science fiction.
Love stories.