5-2-09 The Host by Stephenie Meyer - Fiction

5 - I've figured out why I love Meyer's books so much. She focuses on the humanity of her characters regardless of the species. She did it in the Twilight series and she does it again here. The Host is a story of alien invasion a la the Body Snatchers. Souls, a parasitic species, are inserted into human hosts. The human inside usually just disappears and the soul lives on in the body with the humans memories for guidance. But Wanderer is inserted into Melanie Stryder who is too stubborn and willful to just fade away. So begins this incredible story that really does explore what it means to be human and what it means to love. I do look forward to enjoying many more Stephenie Meyer books.