Remember Stephanie Meyer from the Twilight series of books?
Well, she has written yet another book called The Host.
When Twilight came out and made such a huge noise (especially when the movie featured the dreamy Robert Pattinson as Edward), I had to rush out to the nearest Barnes and Noble and buy the entire series!
Yeah, I know, I am a little freaky that way: if I know that a book is a part of a series, then I have to buy the whole thing, because then I read all those books one after the other… if not, I go stir crazy!
Anyways. I read the whole Twilight series. And I liked it – for the most part. To be honest with you – I am a huge fan of Vampires, but I just cannot stomach the stupid Vampire books / movies. In any case, the Twilight series has all the elements to make me want to just keep on reading – vampires, a love story, a vampire and a girl falling in love with each other, the girl wanting to become a vampire, hints of a historical / mythological background … I was hooked!
But towards the end of the fourth novel I figured the author just wanted to tie up all of the loose ends she had created so wonderfully during the series of books. She just wrapped things up – suddenly. It was jarring.
But overall, I think as a series, the books are a total hit!
So, when Ms. Meyers came out with yet another book – which did not belong to this series, I was a little skeptical to say the least. But I ventured out and bought it.
The theme of The Host has been done before (remember Body Snatchers?) but I wanted to see how she had handled it.
See, when someone has written a very successful series of novels, that has a huge fan following, the movies coming out and all that jazz, it is a very, very bold and crazy move for such a writer to put out a new book that follows a different theme and does not belong to the aforementioned series of novels.
Bold because she is really telling her fans to test her mettle. And crazy because the verdict may go either way.
End of the day, it is her talent at storytelling which will be tested through and through.
If she wins, she will remain in the limelight and be recognized as a talented writer through and through. And if not, she will be a one-series wonder – and may even be easily forgotten.
Ms. Meyers, has however, succeeded in reducing all the fears to dust with her new book.
Not only has she proved her mettle at writing with her storytelling, but she has also taken the reader deeper into a perspective of the theme, in a way that wasn’t done before. With The Host, Stephanie Meyer has proved to me, that she is, in fact, a really amazing writer and really gifted at her craft.
Smashing plot. Amazing insight into the characters. Not a dull moment in the narrative. And most of all, this time round, the plot wasn’t hastily closed or wrapped up. The story wove together well, leaving me wanting to keep on turning the pages to find out what happens next… and then too, the ending was well put together.
Hats Off to Stephanie Meyer! Ten Out Of Ten!
My recommendation: This is one writer to watch out for. Go buy her books. They are a worthy addition to your collection.
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My name is Madhavi Ghare. I am a Website Content Writer and a Tarot Card Reader. I conduct Tarot Workshops for those who want to Learn Tarot.
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October 8, 2009 at 11:02 PM
When reading The Host I saw Jared as Jensen Ackles. He is the live embodiment of Jared to me (and to others if you look at the youtube cast clips.) And I saw Steven Strait as Ian. When I read that a movie was being made I jumped up and down like a teenager (I’m 27). I was hoping just to find that Mrs. Meyer would be writing more to the story but, now the movie!!! I’m so excited!
October 9, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Interesting choices for Jared and Ian! Both of them are quite handsome and do suit the roles you mention….I am also quite excited to hear about the movie and am also looking forward to it with a similar kind of excitement! LOL… am also looking forward to seeing New Moon – having read the entire Twilight series, I want to see how the story gets portrayed on screen!