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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Really great book from one of my favorite authors. It's funny and confusing and weird and insane and gross and lovely, highly recommend for those who have read the other Southern Reach novels and those who haven't.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Cannibalism
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not sure if Vandermeer has the juice anymore. I've been chasing the high I felt reading Annihilation for years.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
May come back to this. Wasn’t into it after reading the first three back-to-back.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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:
Yes
This book was grotesque and I had a hard time getting through it, but it was still well-written and gave some of the answers I wanted about Area X. It was just so brutal and vulgar, a true horror. Though it was a prequel, it was a grand finale to this series. There are some parts I hope dearly never to dream about.
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can't fucking do it. I don't fucking know what the fucking fuck got into Jeff when he was fuck fuck fuck writing the last fucking third of this book but I fuck can't fuck take fuck it fuck anymore.
In all seriousness, this book was fine. The middle section was really enjoyable, up there with my favorite moments of the series, but the end is maybe the most I've hated anything I've ever read and I could not bring myself to suffer through all of it.
In all seriousness, this book was fine. The middle section was really enjoyable, up there with my favorite moments of the series, but the end is maybe the most I've hated anything I've ever read and I could not bring myself to suffer through all of it.