{"id":3693,"date":"2019-09-23T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2019-10-06T18:26:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T22:26:30","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-133-the-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-133-the-host\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 133 &#8211; The Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <i>The Host <\/i>by Stephenie Meyer. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-133-the-host\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/childhoods.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3694\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/childhoods-132x220.jpg\" alt=\"Childhood\u2019s End by Arthur C. Clarke\" width=\"132\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/childhoods-132x220.jpg 132w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/childhoods-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/childhoods.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/coraline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3695\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/coraline-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"Coraline by Neil Gaiman\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/coraline-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/coraline-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/coraline.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dawn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3696\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dawn-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Dawn (Xenogenesis trilogy) by Octavia Butler\u00a0\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dawn-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dawn-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dawn.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Childhood\u2019s End<\/em> by Arthur C. Clarke (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LKYlxD\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780345347954\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Coraline<\/em> by Neil Gaiman\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31J2ebQ\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780061139376\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Dawn<\/em> (Xenogenesis trilogy) by Octavia Butler\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31Mt1UA\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780446603775\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hundred.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3152\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hundred-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Hundred Thousand Kingdoms\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hundred-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hundred-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hundred.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/incarnate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/incarnate-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Incarnate by Jodi Meadows\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/incarnate-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/incarnate-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/incarnate.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/animorphs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1662\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/animorphs-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"Animorphs #1 by K. A. Applegate\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/animorphs-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/animorphs.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms <\/em>(Inheritance trilogy) by N. K. Jemisin <\/span>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OdTWEL\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780316043915\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Incarnate<\/em> by Jodi Meadows (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/353hzpy\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780062060761\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The Invasion<\/em> (Animorphs series) by K. A. Applegate \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LGpIsk\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780545291514\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/longway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3698\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/longway-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/longway-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/longway-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/longway.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/parasite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3699\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/parasite-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Parasite by Mira Grant\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/parasite-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/parasite-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/parasite.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sparrow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3700\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sparrow-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sparrow-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sparrow-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sparrow.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet<\/em> by Becky Chambers <\/span>(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30okSIm\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/search\/site\/Long%20Way%20to%20a%20Small%2C%20Angry%20Planet\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Parasite<\/em> by Mira Grant (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30ji28i\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780316218924\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Sparrow<\/em> by Mary Doria Russell (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/354dOA6\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780449912553\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-place.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3503\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-place-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Good Place\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-place-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-place.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/invasion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/invasion-150x212.jpg\" alt=\"Invasion of the Body Snatchers\" width=\"150\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/invasion-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/invasion.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tng.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tng-150x187.jpg\" alt=\"Star Trek The Next Generation\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tng-150x187.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tng-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tng.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/351Ybtb\">The Good Place (TV series)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LJ6zGr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Invasion of the Body Snatchers<\/em> (movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LGG2cO\">Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer. Listen to\u00a0the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[819,1478,44,1761,849,1760,371,1762,362,1758,48,30,1759,5,1136,1757],"class_list":["post-3693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-arthur-c-clarke","tag-becky-chambers","tag-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers","tag-jodi-meadows","tag-k-a-applegate","tag-mary-doria-russell","tag-mira-grant","tag-n-k-jemisin","tag-neil-gaiman","tag-octavia-butler","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-star-trek","tag-stephenie-meyer","tag-the-good-place","tag-the-host"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3693"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3714,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions\/3714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}