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The Host

By: Stephenie Meyer
Narrated by: Kate Reading
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 Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that takes 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's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.©2008 Stephenie Meyer Fantasy Fiction Paranormal

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This book by Stephenie Meyer, author of the aclaimed Twilight Saga, is a deeply moving story about what it means to be human. Aliens have conquered Earth and taken over the minds of humans. Most humans have submitted, but there are some who resist. When Wanderer is driven by her resistant human host to seek sanctuary among the people her host once knew, she faces rejection, hatred and violence, but also discovers the meaning of true love and friendship. This is a science fiction tale which is not my usual fair, but I thought it was very well written and I found the characters both complex and engaging.

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Stephameie Meyer's book is a very good read, she is one great writer, even if you are not in to sci-fi give this a try... I don't think you will be able to put it down once you start reading it.

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Simply wonderful, very well written and very well narrated had me totally captivated after listening for about 20 minutes.

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Sadly I watched the film after listening to the book and found the film sadly lacking :(

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The story was a little hard to get into at first but I persevered and actually really enjoyed the story. Although the writing cadence and style show this was written by the author of Twilight, it has it's own unique charm and actually is an enjoyable and engrossing story.

Great story - Better than Twilight

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enjoyed this book was a bit sceptical about it as the movie was a bit of a flop but then again the books are always better good read

good book

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