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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
If you want a non-sensical environmental revenge story with a bit of what I would call not future-positive, but maybe future-neutral hope, this is the one.
Although make sure you read Borne and The Strange Bird first, because although this is not a direct sequel in any way, you will not understand a thing without the other two.
Although make sure you read Borne and The Strange Bird first, because although this is not a direct sequel in any way, you will not understand a thing without the other two.
I have no coherent thoughts. I loved everything. The world of borne is breathtaking.
adventurous
challenging
slow-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:
Complicated
A novel, but not really.
challenging
mysterious
The book itself is very beautiful.
This is the final book (as of today) in the Borne series.
It "follows" (kinda) the story of Grayson and her two teammates, Moss and Chen, in a quest. This quest might be doomed. It pans across multiple timelines / realities. They have to face in each timeline, the blue fox, the duck, and Charlie X... maybe? Is that all?
Well, that is kinda part 1 of the book. Kinda. Because it is a very vague book. It feels like an experimental project. There are some connections with the 2 previous books.
There is the leviathan from book one, in past present futur. Charlie X from book 1.5. A conversation between a duck and an important person in the series. And the blue fox throughout all books.
I feel there were questions in need of answers left in the previous books. (Although those questions in question had no impact on previous books) The portal. Or the wall of globes. The blue foxe and its place in book 1.5. This book may have tried to answer some questions. Did it succeed? Dunno.
Was it enjoyable? In parts. Was it important to the universe of Borne? Didn't feel that way. Maybe if future books expand in a non cryptic way in otherworlds and portals and creatures and... dunno honestly.
Oh! I was forgetting. Nocturnalia. IIRC it was mentioned in Borne as a hypothesis. But in here, it is official and everywhere. Always.
That is enough.
"Once upon a time in a land of too many monsters, a blue fox appeared across the drifting sands..."
P.249
????? says to the duck/dark bird
This is the final book (as of today) in the Borne series.
It "follows" (kinda) the story of Grayson and her two teammates, Moss and Chen, in a quest. This quest might be doomed. It pans across multiple timelines / realities. They have to face in each timeline, the blue fox, the duck, and Charlie X... maybe? Is that all?
Well, that is kinda part 1 of the book. Kinda. Because it is a very vague book. It feels like an experimental project. There are some connections with the 2 previous books.
There is the leviathan from book one, in past present futur. Charlie X from book 1.5. A conversation between a duck and an important person in the series. And the blue fox throughout all books.
I feel there were questions in need of answers left in the previous books. (Although those questions in question had no impact on previous books) The portal. Or the wall of globes. The blue foxe and its place in book 1.5. This book may have tried to answer some questions. Did it succeed? Dunno.
Was it enjoyable? In parts. Was it important to the universe of Borne? Didn't feel that way. Maybe if future books expand in a non cryptic way in otherworlds and portals and creatures and... dunno honestly.
Oh! I was forgetting. Nocturnalia. IIRC it was mentioned in Borne as a hypothesis. But in here, it is official and everywhere. Always.
That is enough.
"Once upon a time in a land of too many monsters, a blue fox appeared across the drifting sands..."
P.249
????? says to the duck/dark bird
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
I would write a review, but I have absolutely no idea what happened.
As I'm typing this I'm still not sure if this book deserves 2 stars or 3. I have no idea what I just read and I don't mean that in a good way. The book started off strong with three astronauts fighting against an evil corporation. Awesome, but as the book pushes on the writing becomes more and more difficult to process. Near the end of the book I wondered what was the point of the story. There's so much in this book that feels incomprehensible. I felt like Vandermeer's book was either too smart for my brain to process or that he was on too much drugs when he was writing this.
Speaking of VanderMeer's writing I have to admit it can be incredible at times throughout the book. There were certain chapters where I constantly reread them because of how beautiful they were. VanderMeer has a special way of creating amazing imagery in my head when I was reading this book. But the prose and the narrative are all over the place to the point where I had more questions than answers as the book went on. Some folks may enjoy that in a story. I know I do in other books but with 'Dead Astronauts' I felt more annoyed than pleased when I finished it.
Speaking of VanderMeer's writing I have to admit it can be incredible at times throughout the book. There were certain chapters where I constantly reread them because of how beautiful they were. VanderMeer has a special way of creating amazing imagery in my head when I was reading this book. But the prose and the narrative are all over the place to the point where I had more questions than answers as the book went on. Some folks may enjoy that in a story. I know I do in other books but with 'Dead Astronauts' I felt more annoyed than pleased when I finished it.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
An interesting story with impactful themes and imagery that explores non-linear & fractured or even recursive narration.
The style feels overwritten often and gimmicky at times, and you can feel the author trying too hard to make it sound weird/poetic/esoteric/confusing by reusing the same literary device multiple times to the point where it feels amateurish. The core intent is there but you can see the strings, as it were.
The style feels overwritten often and gimmicky at times, and you can feel the author trying too hard to make it sound weird/poetic/esoteric/confusing by reusing the same literary device multiple times to the point where it feels amateurish. The core intent is there but you can see the strings, as it were.
medium-paced