1.61k reviews for:

Absolution

Jeff VanderMeer

3.73 AVERAGE

howdoyouspellbridget's review against another edition

3.5

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I love Vandemeer's work and have read almost everything he's written. I like the way he uses stream of consciousness to create complex characters that we often hate but understand. His world building is haunting and inescapable - it has forever changed how i see the world. 

All that said- the second part of this book was whack omg.

mnkinch's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This is the literary equivalent of bushwacking through a haunted jungle while tripping on mushrooms. It was interesting, but challenging and purposefully confusing. It didn't really answer my questions about the Southern Reach trilogy, but raised even more. I'd like to reread the trilogy and give this another try. 

staceyrenee's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lindril's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 32%

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a book that stumbles and drags and never finds its footing. 

garfieldsam's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

carolineparkmanbarr's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

ebani_butterfliesonmybookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fenchurch's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 5%

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I don't normally like dense prose so I was stretching myself reading so much VanderMeer in a row. I'm only 24 pages in but I am bored with these biologists! I scanned ahead and finally just read the synopsis of the book. I'll be counting on a friend to tell me any juicy bits she liked because I'm moving on.

shelbywebb's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Like some large-scale jelly and jam preserves operation had gone all cannibal cult.

There's so much I love about this book. But literally what the fuck was going on.

cboldwoman's review against another edition

5.0

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wow

I wish I could give this book 6 stars! So great! now I want to read all the Southern Reach books over again!