The Host by Stephenie Meyer My rating: 5 of 5 stars "You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." – Anonymous (Inaccurately Attributed to C.S. Lewis) A substantial aspect of this novel's theme is how love can be utterly illogical, and I think that is fitting considering my love (nay—obsession) with this book. From a logical standpoint, I can see how some readers would have issues with The Host . (view spoiler) [The happy ending does not make sense from a black-and-white, rational point of view. Wanda should have died if the ultimate goal was humanity's reclamation of the planet. (hide spoiler) ] But humans are not impartially logical creatures. There is a difference between what they know is just and right from an objective standpoint and what they feel is fair from an emotional, experiential perspective. And if we are being honest, how often do "happy endings" in novels make logical sense? But there are still those of us who desperatel
