I’ve yet to meet a person who doesn’t have some sort of strong reaction to the mention of “Twilight.” Common critiques against the series include its emphasis on maintaining a (heterosexual) romantic relationship above all else the abusive aspects of the Bella-Edward relationship and Bella’s passivity/lack of agency as a female protagonist. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series is probably the most controversial Young Adult work of at least the past decade, with many people either devoutly loving it or completely hating it. –Prologue to film version of The Host (2013), dir. The few humans who have survived are on the run. They occupy the bodies of almost all human beings on the planet. Honesty, courtesy, and kindness are practiced by all. By doing so, she would be denying the Seeker Melanie's memories and the humans they would lead her to.The earth is at peace. As Wanderer starts to uncover some of Melanie's memories of her younger brother Jamie Stryder and her boyfriend Jared Howe, Melanie gets her to follow a series of landmarks throughout the Arizona desert to find her Uncle Jeb, hoping that Jared and Jamie are with him. Wanderer's assigned 'Seeker' suggests that she could be placed into Melanie to retrieve the memories before disposing of the defective body, but Wanderer makes several attempts to deny her Seeker's wishes. However, Melanie's consciousness is still alive and begins to communicate with Wanderer mentally. Wanderer, a Soul, is placed into the body of Melanie Stryder. When a Soul is implanted into a host body, the consciousness of the original owner is erased, leaving their memories and knowledge. It was translated into many languages.Ī species of parasitic aliens called 'Souls' have invaded Earth, deeming the humans too violent to deserve the planet. An international version of the novel was released on April 2, 2009, in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia and Hong Kong by the UK publishing division. The Host was released on May 6, 2008, with an initial print run of 750,000 copies.

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.

The Host is a 2008 science fiction romance novel by Stephenie Meyer.

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