21k reviews for:

Annihilation

Jeff VanderMeer

3.84 AVERAGE

sashasghost's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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overall enjoyed this book. it's an interesting sci-fi horror but i personally didn't find it that scary. i have read the whole trilogy and would recommend just reading Annihilation. if you want to know the key thing revealed in the other books

it's an alien planet. once you cross the border you are actually on another planet. you get no other answers as to what it is, or why it came about, just that it's an old technology from a long-dead species??

just read Annihilation, your ideas about Area X will be more interesting

booklord666's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

martinabandzo's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5

knartmaker's review against another edition

5.0

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An unapologetically unique, creepy, and beautiful book that doesn’t care if you’re confused by what you’re reading because it knows you’re going to keep reading regardless. I loved it. I hated it. I loved it.

loewamitai's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Astonishingly great storytelling. 

Pages 170-182 blew my mind

taylorkay's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense medium-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder

edennavarrete's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

heyitsbennett's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous slow-paced

patwilson621's review against another edition

3.0

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I am probably missing something. Interesting story but too much unresolved. The author builds up a mystery and then just doesn’t let us see the explanation

aristocatty's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No