tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post7888794989862042534..comments2023-06-03T06:21:09.910-07:00Comments on Out of Coffee, Out of Mind: Book Review: THE HOST by Stephenie MeyerLiz Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-32664978995715877002015-08-25T08:40:03.716-07:002015-08-25T08:40:03.716-07:00You should read it. :) Jamie and Jared are great (...You should read it. :) Jamie and Jared are great (the other love interest is great as well). I just love the dynamic between the two love interests, and Jamie is the greatest little brother ever. There is a movie version staring Saroise Ronan, Max Irons, and Jake Abel, but I would really recommend reading the book first. <br /><br />Thanks, and thanks for commenting! :) Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-67840692987787205722015-08-25T08:24:18.208-07:002015-08-25T08:24:18.208-07:00I've heard a lot about this book, but I just h...I've heard a lot about this book, but I just haven't read it yet. It does sound interesting, though, and I like what you've said about the characters, so I might have to check it out just for Jared and Jamie, lol<br /><br />Nice review, btw!<br /><br /><br />Alexa<br />thessalexa.blogspot.com<br />verbositybookreviews.wordpress.comAlexa Mintahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865586987033390255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-67048131451069525782015-08-24T19:48:42.489-07:002015-08-24T19:48:42.489-07:00It is super interesting. And yeah, on the one hand...It is super interesting. And yeah, on the one hand, the love square/quadrangle/thing is rather sappy, especially when you're just talking about it. When I was actually reading, it wasn't glaring (although I'm sure if I really paid attention, it would be a little bit eye-roll worthy). But I also feel that, considering the situation, it's a genuine struggle to be dealt with in that world. It's like, conjoined twins falling in love with two different people, only instead of being conjoined twins, its two consciousness sharing the same body. So yeah, six of one half dozen of another--somehow it tickled my fancy. <br /><br />But yeah, poor dearest little Jared. His reactions to Wanderer-in-Melanie's-body are so painful. I mean, it's worse when you think about people you've lost and then imagine someone coming back in their bodies. *shudders* Poor Jared. Stephenie Meyer is so mean (which is obviously why I love her). <br /><br />I think that insight into human nature was really what made me enjoy it the most--and it's especially why I chose to reread it twice. I mean, I'm not a romance junkie--so if I've read a romance three times, I should think that's saying something (though whether it's saying something about the book or my sanity is another question altogether). It is really intriguing--I totally recommend it. And I hope you like it! :) <br /><br />Thanks for commenting! Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-37172360280849159512015-08-24T13:41:48.647-07:002015-08-24T13:41:48.647-07:00This sounds really interesting. The love triangle,...This sounds really interesting. The love triangle, er, square thing. . . I'm a bit edgy about that. It does sound like it could get sappy. <br /><br />The whole time I was reading this I was thinking, "Oh, wow! Poor Jared. Seriously, this author has it in for him or something, because that is like the worst thing in the world!"<br /><br />But that first point you made, that it sheds light into human nature. I might be able to read this. That sounds interesting. "What is it really mean to be human?" I would read it for that. Also, it just sounds intriguing. a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.com