The Host

This was easy reading and very interesting. This is a story about after the aliens take over. Only a few humans are left, and are in hiding.

The aliens are like parasites; they take over the human body and live off it. They over take planets when they feel they can change it for the better.

The story is told from the perspective of the alien. When the alien takes over her host body, the host doesn't leave. Having someone elses mind in her own shows her a lot about humans and more importantly the memories of the guy the human was in love with who is still in hiding. So the alien and human escape from the rest of the aliens in search of the guy they are both in love with.

Sounds cheesy and dumb? Try describing Twilight. Stephanie Meyer has a good way of making simple stories/plots amazing. This is a story that lingers in your mind when you're done, not because it was deep, but because it's this adventure story about castaways in the desert on an alien inhibited planet. She makes it fun to imagine and think about.

This is a modern tale of the story of Cain and Abel. It wasn't easy reading. I had to force myself to read it, but by the end of the book is was worth it.

The story is about a man and his relationship with his twin sons. The mother was psycho and left after they were born. The father takes years to overcome his grief and even longer to want to love his sons. Throughout the book the story of Cain and Abel is disected, mostly by his chinese servant, and how the story is relevant to him and his sons. The whole theme of the book is about choices. We have the choice to choose. I read it over a month ago and I still can't stop thinking about the story. A very meditative read.

Time Traveler's Wife

I read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Simply put, I hated it. Which is weird because it would appear to have everything I would like, a unique plot, thoughtful and educated characters, many references to art and literature, and a sweet love story. In spite of all of these good things there was a crassness to the book that disgusted me. A lot of vulgar language which included frequent references to sex as f***ing. Could you repulse me any more? And even though the characters are "educated" they seemed to have very bohemian attitudes toward morals, healthy relationships and just plain happiness. These themes were underlying and subtle but came through more and more as I got into the book and became kind of an ethical turn-off for me. There was also way too much graphic sex for my taste and, like I said, a lot of dirty language. By the end of the book I had to make myself finish it. 2 thumbs down.