Från:
http://io9.gizmodo.com/remembering-the-host-a-scifi-book-that-barely-wanted-t-1794986069
"...“science fiction for people who don’t like science fiction” (that’s a
direct quote). Nine years ago today, The Host hit bookstands, becoming one of
scifi’s strangest and most unwelcome additions. ... , when the writer of the
hyper-successful Twilight series decided to take her interpretation of horror
fantasy and apply it to science fiction, it honestly didn’t seem like a
terrible idea. It was like training wheels for readers curious about scifi—
especially for fans of her earlier work ... The Host had an interesting
premise: It’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but from the perspective of the
body snatchers. By the time the book starts, most of the planet’s been taken
over, leaving a glorious utopia in its wake. The main character is a Soul named
Wanderer (later Wanda), a parasitic alien who’s traveled from planet to planet
looking for a place to belong, only to end up on Earth in the body of Melanie,
a human host who’s resisting control. ...
The Host is junior prom dry humping, with aliens. It’s a love triangle— scratch
that, make it a love quadrangle, as there are two minds inside Wanda’s head and
two practically identical white boys who are drawn to each of her dual
personalities. There’s Jared, an older man whose actions toward Melanie border
on abusive but are instead interpreted as romantic, and Ian, the sensitive guy
who likes Wanda for her personality instead of her looks. Gee, I wonder if I’m
Team Ian or Team Jared (I’m neither, I’m Team Alien Overlords). It doesn’t help
that Wanda is basically Bella Swan— the nicest, sweetest, and most innocent
alien you could ever meet. In comparison, Melanie is kind of a bitch.
For a book that’s over 600 pages, The Host has very little action or plot "
Någon som läst denna bok? Den låter tråkig....
--Ahrvid
Ps. Ber om ursäkt om texten talar om"sci-fi".Genren förkortas som bekant sf.
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