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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
A promising set up and first two missions drops the interest/style in the final act to become an absolute slog to finish.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
This book is broken into essentially two different prequel stories about Area X. I enjoyed the Old Jim story quite a lot, but did not enjoy the Lowry story very much at all. The writing style across the two narratives is different and I didn’t like the change. I would say this is the least strong of the series. That said, I still love revisiting the Southern Reach.
- Characters: 5
- Atmosphere/Setting: 8
- Writing Style: 6
- Plot: 4
- Intrigue: 6
- Logic/Relationships: 5
- Enjoyment: 3
dark
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
I give up and I'm marking this as complete because I'm giving up on the final section of the book, which is about 90~100 pages. I tried to finish this but the final character and writing choices made it unbearable. That being said the rest of the book was fine, if kind of slow. I was never interested in reading the sequels to Annihilation after reading a preview sample of the 2nd book so I'm not sure why I read the prequel. I wouldn't recommend picking this one up unless you've really enjoyed the sequels.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
really good as usual. old jim’s chapters were a great insight into more of the inner workings of central and how it morphed into the mess that was the southern reach branch. lowry’s chapters were as fun to read as they were abrasive.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
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:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
slow-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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Okay. I listened to A1-A3 twice before listening to this one and man I can’t wait to own the physical copies of these books and study them because wow these books having me going wtf nonstop, in a great way.