Reviews

Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer

claraeileen99's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

chelseamguy's review against another edition

4.0

That was really weird and I really liked it. (Except maybe the amount of violent imagery.)

adelopycruz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

leakyeyelugo's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I thought i’d like this book, as i’m a huge fan of Vandermeer’s other works (SR Trilogy, Borne), but this was just a chore. 

The story felt hard-to-follow with not much payoff in the end. Maybe its ideas were too complex for my simpleton brain, but i just simply was not a fan. It was well-written and had some ideas i did like. Others…not so much. 

clonegarden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

i honestly have trouble remembering a lot of the plot because it was such a painful read (this is a good thing). i know it impacted me.

rainstar's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

theaveragegatz's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I adored reading Borne and loved Annihilation so thought I’d enjoy this, but unfortunately it wasn’t for me.

kcalland's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

bookswithcori's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

edriessen's review against another edition

4.0

Weird. But Good. I think.