Book to Movie Adaptations: The Host

Over the years, more and more book to movie adaptations are being made. The Mortal Instruments, Percy Jackson, Les Miserables, Beautiful Creatures, Life of Pi, Silver Linings Playbook, and pretty much every new Nicolas Sparks book that hits the shelves. Many purists will refuse to see the movie until they've read the book it's based on.

I, however, don't mind seeing a movie before reading the book it's based on.  Sometimes I even prefer it that way.  Like when I went to see one of the more recent book to movie adaptations, The Host, I hadn't read a page of the book but everyone and their grandma has told me how amazing the book was.

The size of a brick, Stephenie Meyer's The Host is about a futuristic society where aliens have invaded Earth that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, didn't expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

I had put off reading The Host simply because I was too busy with my homework assignments and on top of that I was reading other books. I had heard mostly good things about the book from friends and other book bloggers, and the movie looked like it wouldn't disappoint.

After going to see the movie, I found that I wasn't too keen on it. Will I be going to see it again in theaters? No. Will I be buying it when it comes out on DVD? Probably not. It had it's moments, but in my opinion the cringe-worthy cheesy bits outweighed the more moving ones. However, I've learned over the years, though, that books and movies are two different medias. They're to be judged on their own and apart from each other, I feel. Don't get me wrong though, I'm still very excited to start reading the book, and I'm fairly sure it won't disappoint.