It was about as interesting to read as a biology textbook. My school book club voted to take it as a read, and I reluctantly agreed.
First off, the book is just like Twilight in a sense that you pretty much have a girl who complains 70% of the time, worries 20%, and acts 10%. That fact that this girl actually has a voice that speaks to her in her head doesn't accommodate the borish aspect that a great majority of the book is simply flashbacks and monologues. For an already over-used theme of mind-controlling aliens, adding in the romantic jibjab you'll find in many of Meyers's contemporary works just doesn't suit the situation as well in proportion. I felt that the plot revolved more on the main character's love interests and feelings than it did on the actuall situation that needed to be resolved, making it a hint of a psychology lesson as well.
What it'd take to get me to appreciate her work a little more is a variation in her characters. I saw so much of Bella in the main character of THE HOST, that it was actually as painful to read as Twilight all over again. Even the dashingly drop-dead-gorgeous hero was cliche'd to the point where it was just another Edward with body-snatcher rapage.
In conclusion, another chick-flick.
