Not one to let the grass grow under her/their feet, Wanderer/Melanie quickly finds Jared’s new home…a colony of surviving humans who have not undergone soul implantation, and begins to slowly assimilate into the rebel community. To put it simply, there are two minds sharing one body.įrom the beginning, Melanie is obsessed with finding her lost lover, Jared. However, her host, Melanie Stryder, refuses to go away. The narrator, Wanderer, is one of these souls. Essentially, the story takes place after Earth has been invaded and subjugated by a race of alien creatures nicknamed “souls.” These souls are tiny creatures that are implanted in the bodies of humans, and subsequently take over their hosts’ minds. It’s romantic chick-lit with a bit of a fantastic twist. So when I last went to the library, I picked up Stephenie Meyer’s first science fiction novel for adults, “The Host.” (Yes, she’s also the author of the “Twilight” series…) I figured that maybe “The Host” would be an improvement over “Twilight.”įor starters, “The Host” is only science fiction in the loosest sense of the term. After reading complex, challenging books like “Le Morte d’Arthur” and “The Brothers Karamazov,” I thought it was time for something a little easier.
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