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Absolution

Jeff VanderMeer

3.73 AVERAGE

tontu00's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bryn_thebookworm's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books of this series, liked the third, and went into the fourth wanting to love it. While I enjoyed the Area X origin story and the dynamic between Old Jim and Not Cass, I didn’t love the abrupt tonal change in the last 150 pages. Most of this series had an eerie, dragging quality that felt entirely immersive. Reading from Lowry’s frenetic perspective was anxiety-inducing, but it was most disruptive because it made it difficult to derive meaning from each sentence. I enjoy a good f-bomb as much as the next person, but the incessant usage made them truly feel like concentration landmines. The aggressive turn felt like something I needed to endure and detracted from my ability to appreciate the ending.

achalen's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

meee398's review against another edition

4.25

challenging mysterious

rachelelewis's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark medium-paced

This series is one that has always forced me to think as I read, but this book especially had me rereading paragraphs over and over before I felt like I was beginning to understand the point. And I'm certain I have to read it again to fully get it. Vandermeer's fiction implants in the mind horrifically fascinating ways to consider the state of Earth.