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"The Host" by Stephenie Meyer...?

So, I have read the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer, and in my opinion, they are really good books. I am running out of things to read, which you already know if you answered my previous question, and someone told me to read "The Host". I read the summary a while back, and found it very confusing. To all of you who have read it, is it confusing? Would you recommend it to me? Thanks in advance...

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I have also read the twilight series and am currently reading the host. it really good and not confusing after you start reading it. also I did love the twilight series but if you really take a step back and look at it they're are not the best books. the host is really really good you should defiantly give it a try

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I agree. :D Even though it was a bit too blunt and harsh.... JK Rowling spent 5 whole years planning out her series, while Meyer took... What..? 3 months? JK Rowling was extremely dedicated with her series, and she appreciated her fans a lot. Meyer, on the other hand, seems to be really annoyed that her fans just don't, 'understand,' Twilight at all... >__> Stephenie Meyer... Her writing isn't there yet, as well as her dedication to it... (Midnight Sun? Hmmm...) Her writing is... Well, the tension is really slow pacing, so that's why people can't put it down, because there's that 'tension,' in parts of the story. The problem is, is that she's very inconsistent with her writing. Some parts in the book are soooooo boring and it drags on and on.... Also, the logic just doesn't work... >___> JK Rowling, with her creativity and imagination, I think she has gained respect in the literature world. Same with Stephen King. Now... Stephenie Meyer... Maybe later... Her writing needs to improve and mature a bit... :)

  • It is very hard to follow when you first read it at least. I loved the twilight series and in my opinion it is not as good as those are. If you are really hard up for a read then I would give it a go. It isn't horrible but it wasn't my favorite. I would probably read twilight again (5th time i think....) before I read the host again.

  • 1 decade ago

    Well first off it is way different from twilight, it is a good book but almost a complete one eighty, but as long as you can keep up it's not that hard, you switch between two charactors and the one in italics is the original girl (when you start to read it you will understand what I mean, don't want to ruin anything) but anyway yes I would suggest it, it's a brilliantly written book

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  • If you read it on it's own without comparing it to Twilight, then yeah it's a pretty good book. I read it and liked it. It's kind of slow at the start but if you persevere then it gets interesting.

  • 1 decade ago

    i read all the twilight books and then the host. to me the host fell short of my expectations. wasn't the greatest.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i would recommend . i read twilight. then the host. the host is way better then twilight in my opinion. you will love ian. he is better than edward and jacob. the first chapter is kind of confusing but the book is way better than twilight

  • lily
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    i read the twilight saga, and fell in love (TEAM EDWARD, B****ES), and also the host. it was super disappointing. if i were you, i would not waste my time. it takes too long to get going in the beginning, and then moves way too fast at the end. it's like she tries to cram in too much backstory at the start and too many events towards the finish.

  • 1 decade ago

    I was thinking of asking a question about his too... I am running out of things to read too lol.

  • 1 decade ago

    i really liked the host... im actually re-reading it right now :)

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