The Host: Book vs. Movie
Andrew Niccol's 2013 film The Host adapts Stephenie Meyer's book. Saoirse Ronan plays a young woman and the alien occupying her body, whose competing loyalties draw them toward a hidden community of human survivors.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Stephenie Meyer
- Year
- 2008
- Pages
- 656Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 23 hrGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Kate Reading
An alien called Wanderer is placed inside Melanie Stryder's body as part of a species that has taken control of humanity. Melanie's consciousness refuses to disappear, and her memories draw Wanderer toward the people she has been trying to protect. Sharing a body with someone she was meant to replace, Wanderer sets out to find humans who would regard her as an enemy.
- Director
- Andrew Niccol
- Writer
- Stephenie Meyer, Andrew Niccol
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 2 hr 5 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons, Diane Kruger
- Genre
- action, Adventure, alien invasion, Drama, dystopian, Fantasy, post-apocalyptic, Romance, science fiction, Thriller
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Captured during an alien occupation, Melanie Stryder has her body given to an invader called Wanderer, but her consciousness refuses to disappear. Their struggle leads them to a hidden group of human survivors who see the newcomer as a threat. Sharing one body, Melanie and Wanderer develop conflicting loyalties while an alien Seeker closes in.
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- Book or movie, which was better?
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