Reviews

Akzeptanz by Jeff VanderMeer

alanheat11's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

curtisjc3's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.25

sydneypf's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the structure, with multiple story lines and perspectives weaving around each other, and going back and forward in time. The effect is to enhance the sense of disorientation of Area X, the feeling of not knowing what is real and what is hallucination. The book wraps up the story lines fairly well, while still leaving the reader plenty of room to theorize about just what is going on in Area X and with the Southern Reach.

smcloud's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

mtstellens's review against another edition

2.0

Not quite Lovecraft. I liked the way that the narrative skipped around between perspectives, and we got some of Area X before it was Area X, but the other books weren’t scary or didn't give enough questions to uncover for the answers to feel satisfying. I think that this series was kind of a let down. I liked the lighthouse keeper (future Crawler), his descent into madness. It was a good change because I feel like so many things happened just off screen. Another reason why I liked the encounter with the biologist, now a terrifying sea monster thing. I think that this book got somewhat bogged down in the metaphor and lost the horror which caused it to fail at both the horror and the deeper meaning under the horror. But the ending of not knowing if Area X was expanding was a good ending.

saneyossarian's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

2.0

akardian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

The writing was choppy with incomplete sentences to the point of being distracting. I think I can see how in certain points it would add to the creepiness of the story or help the reader see the state of mind of some of the characters, but doing it through the whole book was just annoying.
This book also resolved nothing. The mysteries set up in the first book were interesting, but to get absolutely no resolution on any topic and to just get more confused as I went on made this a chore to read. I really think the concepts and setting were super interesting but I don’t think it was executed well. 

defogcusp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

lizard13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

ytterbium1064's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0