The Host
By: Stephenie Meyer (2008)
According to what I have understood by some reviews, this story is about an alien soul called Wanderer who takes the brain of a human being named Melanie in a way that the alien is freshly implanted into a human host and is looking forward to experiencing life on Earth. The only problem is that Melanie refuses to let Wanderer take her over completely. Melanie has unfinished business and Wanderer cannot help but go along with it. Jared is Melanie’s boyfriend and now they are both in love with him and actually they make a triangle of love involving just two bodies and finally the writer leaves the readers with an open ending.
In my opinion such kinds of stories are a waste of time. What is the use of an imaginary plot that would never happen in reality. Is that something more than entertainment? But still there is something to mention: The emphasis on resisting the body's passionate urges. This is something that the writer wants to mention indirectly and can be considered as a good point in the story.
The Resources:
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20197308,00.html
http://blog.oregonlive.com/books/2008/05/_headline_scifi_romance_tale.html
http://www.graemesfantasybookreview.com/2008/05/host-stephenie-meyer-sphere-books.html
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/books/archive/bookarchive.php/The_Host%3A_A_Novel/13826
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