Shifting the perspective, Stephenie Meyer thrusts readers into a post-apocalyptic reality. The Host is a beautiful slow burn that takes the whole Invasion of the Body Snatchers idea before turning it completely on its head. Both The Martian and The Host focuses on survival, exploring humanity and the fundamentals of the human spirit. What connects these two books though, is their underlying themes. Set on a futuristic Earth, The Host examines how humanity would survive if Earth was invaded by alien life. The Host, in comparison, is a much lighter, toe-dip into the genre. The Martian is hard core science fiction – a classic Robinson Crusoe. That and I’m totally trash for her angst riddled romances.Īt first, the connection between The Martian and The Host might not seem obvious, besides their shared genre that is. What can I say? Reading Stephenie Meyre’s book is like coming home after a long semester away. Last month I read The Martian and almost immediately after, I re-read The Host.
You may or may not have noticed that lately I’ve been on a little bit of a science fiction bender. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.įeaturing one of the most unusual love triangles in literature, The Host is a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence of love and the essence of what it means to be human. Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given Melanie’s body, didn’t expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.Īs Melanie fills Wanderer’s thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she has never met.
The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact.
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