The Host
- 537
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 6 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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Our view
“The Host” is science fiction with little interest in hardware: the alien invasion is mostly a frame for a story about two minds sharing one body and the loyalties that follow. Some readers consider it the author’s strongest and most affecting work, largely thanks to the characters. Others find the pace slow and the action sparse across more than five hundred pages, and some think the romantic dialogue clichéd.
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About the book
The Host is a 2008 science fiction romance novel by Stephenie Meyer. The book is about Earth, in a post-apocalyptic time, being invaded by a parasitic alien race known as "Souls", and follows one Soul's predicament when the consciousness of her human host refuses to give up her body.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 801 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 84% of the weight and the score stays at 7.3 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Books | 9.0 | 17 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 784 | 98% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Host?
It has 537 pages — longer than 69% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Romance — with scores between 7.3 and 8.4, closest to this book.
