1.7k reviews for:

Absolution

Jeff VanderMeer

3.73 AVERAGE

jjcarre's review against another edition

3.25

challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

niczo's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

theogray's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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VanderMeer’s key skill is writing to create a very evocative mood/tone, and it’s definitely on display here. However, this book is caught between trying to answer questions and evoking that mysterious feeling, and it does hamstring it a little bit - if it’s successful at establishing the mystery then it can basically never actually answer the questions that it’s trying to. I do still think it’s a solid piece of writing, though falls into some of the same traps as Acceptance for me. 

platypusinplaid's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious

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AUDREY'S ONE-SENTENCE BOOK REVIEWS

finally, some good fucking body horror

austingaal's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ashryn's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark mysterious 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: No

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Ugh. This was a slog, and completely unsatisfying with no resolution or explanation of what the hell was going on. 

soyedmilk's review against another edition

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Fuck

lucipaca's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

zaxtreme's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loves this one! Best of the series. Narration was exception

b_can_read's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes