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ginny.fan.1997
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PostPosted: February 5, 2010 4:27 pm    Post subject: The host Reply with quote

has anyone read it ? i've just started it , after a lot of nagging from my mum and cousins , i haven't read much , since i just started it today and i am slowly nodding off (11:30 PM over here) , so... to those who read it , what did you think ? was it good ?
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PostPosted: February 5, 2010 5:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

no i have no read it
i have tried so many times
but i just cant get through it
i only read like the first ten pages and wanted to chuck it out the window
xD
it just bored me
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PostPosted: February 5, 2010 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

^ lol , boring ??? i once walked in to my mum's room and found her crying her eyes out while reading it , lol , she told me the plot of the story and i thought it was really interesting , 'course i didn't wanna read it then , cuz i thought that it would be considered trespassing on enemy lines (it was written by stephenie meyer , author of twilight , lol) , but i guess i came around to reading it , it's really quite hilarious Laughing
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PostPosted: February 5, 2010 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really? I thought it was soo boring everyone is always telling me to read it but I just can't. Itdoesnt capture my intrest what so ever to be honest.
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PostPosted: February 6, 2010 3:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My friend has it, she said it was good. I'll borrow it from her.
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PostPosted: February 7, 2010 12:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One thing - the book has such a nauseating cover. I know you shouldn't "judge a book by the cover" by I can't pick up a book if the cover makes me want to puke.
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PostPosted: February 7, 2010 6:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

^lol , i actually don't have the original cover , the one i have is like half a face with a weird looking eye and 'The host' under it Laughing
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Alice88
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PostPosted: February 7, 2010 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Everyone I know has this problem with the book. I admit that it starts off kinda slow and it's hard to follow but you have to give it a chance. Believe me, if you can get through four Twilight books, this will be nothing. It really starts to pick up a few chapters in. After that, you won't be able to put it down. The plot is so much more interesting and thought-provoking than the other Stephenie Meyer books. The characters are much more likeable (no whiny Bellas in here!) and realistic, too. I didn't think I'd enjoy it but I actually loved it and would definitely read it again. I can't wait to read the sequels and see the movie next year.
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PostPosted: February 9, 2010 1:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ginny.fan.1997 wrote:
^lol , i actually don't have the original cover , the one i have is like half a face with a weird looking eye and 'The host' under it Laughing

That is the original cover, isn't it? I thought there was only one cover.


Alice88... same here. I felt it started off slow, as a lot of people have said to me, but picks up. I thought the story was incredible and just amazing. Even the characterization and content was really good.
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PostPosted: February 9, 2010 10:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

GinnyX wrote:
ginny.fan.1997 wrote:
^lol , i actually don't have the original cover , the one i have is like half a face with a weird looking eye and 'The host' under it Laughing

That is the original cover, isn't it? I thought there was only one cover.


Alice88... same here. I felt it started off slow, as a lot of people have said to me, but picks up. I thought the story was incredible and just amazing. Even the characterization and content was really good.


I didn't know there was another cover. The one I have (the one-with-the-weird-eye) scared me a little. I had to turn it around the other way when I went to bed because I didn't want to wake up and look down at the big, scary eye. Lol! Very Happy

Yeah, I think people write it off too quickly. Some people might pick it up because it's Stephenie Meyer and don't give it a chance because it takes a little more concentration that the Twilight novels. Also, there's no hot vampires in this book... just a super sexy human! Razz You're right, though - the characterization and content was amazing. I was surprised.
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PostPosted: February 9, 2010 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The only cover I know of is this one...

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And, yeah, I agree with you, it's such a shame some people won't even try it. It really is such a good book.
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PostPosted: February 9, 2010 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I does start off slow but it does get better. I liked it.
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PostPosted: February 20, 2010 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That book was horrible, in my opinion. I mean, I checked it out and started reading the book, and I swear I couldn't understand any of it! I didn't know what was going on! I was so frustrated with the book that I threw it at the wall (mind not mentioning to my school librarian, please) . I quit on reading it. Maybe it was cause it was a novel for adults that I didn't get any of it, who knows? I, personally wouldn't try to read that book again. Sick It mighta been a great book, but not from my perspective.
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PostPosted: February 25, 2010 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I read it and...I thought the ending was horrible. Firstly, it was just like Stephenie Meyer to give Wanda and everyone a cookie-cutter ending. That's what pissed me off, not the inconclusive ending, but the cookie-cutter ending. I might have liked the novel if Wanda would've died like she was supposed to!
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PostPosted: March 24, 2010 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I absolutely loved this book.
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The death of Wes and Walter was quite depressing.


Fantastic book, it's a must read!
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PostPosted: March 29, 2010 10:26 am    Post subject: Re: The host Reply with quote

I liked it. It's emotional, moving, and thought provoking...
It really depends on your literary taste, but in my opinion, it's worth a try.
(I cried at the end. =))
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