As you might know, there's been a blog tour going on for Stephenie Meyer's The Host. You can see all The Host tour stops by clicking the link. The giveaway for this great book is over, and the winner is... Ms. Mazzola! Congratulations, an email has been sent to you asking for your address. Please get back to me ASAP so I don't have to pick a different winner. I reviewed The Host a while ago, so I'm not going to post another review today. Instead, I'm going to respond to a few of the comments on my review, and leave you with the book trailer. I'll summarize my Host review by saying I really liked this book and I think you will too!
Here are a few of the comments from my review:
Michelle said...
I'm a huge Stephenie Meyer fan, and this one does not disappoint. My husband also read it and enjoyed it. Meyer definitely has a way of creating extremely vivid new worlds that draws in the reader.
NotNessie: I agree! I've been trying to get Joe to read The Host, too.
Chris said...
Hmm...I don't know about the concept of (humans as) barbaric animals in general, although I understand where it comes from. That ideology has just always bugged me...
NotNessie: The debate on the humanity of humans is an ongoing one in science fiction. I thought this book did a good job of exploring it in a positive, honest way. From the perspective of an outsider, Wanda doesn't understand humans, but perhaps in the end she comes to admire them.
Mardel said...
I've been wondering if I should try this book, as I really couldn't get into the twilight books. After reading your review, I'm more inclined to try it. The only thing I'm wondering about - you mentioned a lot of internal dialog about feelings; is on a scale with say...Anita Blakes continuous dialogs with her partners'? 'cause that might put me off. But if it's interesting, and not repetitive, then it might be good.
NotNessie: I'm not familiar with Anita Blake, but the internal dialogue in The Host was interesting to me, because a lot of it is actually Wanda talking with Melanie. So perhaps "internal" wasn't the perfect word for me to use.
Juju said...
What you said about what it means to really be a human reminds me of a film I adore called Blade Runner (1982). In it robot human replicas are being hunted down and destroyed. But the problem is they don't believe they're robots. They have memories and feelings just like humans. So the question arises what makes a human?
NotNessie: I love that movie too! I love that you compared it to this book... so interesting. And Juju, you're my favorite.
I love commenters! You should all go over to The Host review and read the comments, because there are some really interesting ones other than these.
And, finally, The Host book trailer:
1 comments:
1. You're my favorite :) You've been an inspiration as well. I've been trying to think of something I can blog about and am considering starting a book review site.
2. Oooo I think I'm going to call my husband right now and hint that I want this book as an anniversary present. :)
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