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Absolution

Jeff VanderMeer

3.73 AVERAGE

fosterwalrus's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

asmith11's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reanbug's review against another edition

1.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

joshuacwhite's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

nickbaldassare's review against another edition

4.25

medium-paced

sunscour's review against another edition

4.0

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So, So weird. A prequel to area X but actually explains some of the backstory for Area X. Lowery is still a turd. Old Jim and Cass were wonderful characters. The rabbits were weird, and I will continue to avoid alligators. I really need to do a reread of Area X very soon.

yellowkryptonite's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

kaychen's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jenpires's review against another edition

2.0

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bdizzlebooks's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I’m so glad we got to look into the past and understand the events that lead to Area X. I’m still let with many questions, but I feel satisfied with the information given. We’re left to decide for ourselves if we trust the theories of the narrators or if we want to believe our own theories. 

I loved the first two sections of the book. They had my attention GRASPED and it felt like we got a taste of new information on every page. I found last section much more difficult to get through. The cursing was a bit intense, and while I admire Vandermeer’s ability to vividly paint a character, it was just a bit much. However, all in all, a wonderful read.