Reviews

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

ghosthousecat's review against another edition

5.0

YES GOOD

cosmiccroptop's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

staronel's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sittingwishingreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

possumrevine's review against another edition

3.0

too much worms

abadab's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

daniup's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

jagisoffline's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

domthedev's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jayseewhy's review against another edition

3.0

I primarily got this book because it’s follow-up was the nicest looking book I’d ever seen (and I love to judge a book by its cover).

I love Jeff VanderMeer’s fascination with the weird and fantastic. One of his earlier books, Annihilation, shows that he has an incredible to weave the strangeness from his imagination into suspenseful mystery. Where his writing seems weaker is in the telling of more concrete stories and this was no different with Borne where the overarching story seemed lacking in cohesion.

It was still a lot of fun to read and had many great moments.