How long does it take to read The Host?
The Host by Stephenie Meyer takes about 11 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 53 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2008. 648 pages, about 178,200 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The author of the Twilight series of # 1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake. Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time.
Subjects: Betrayal, Betrayal in fiction, Biological invasions, Spirit possession in fiction, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Biological invasions in fiction
