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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-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
I really love when authors play around with prose and structure in interesting ways. From only filling part of a page, to interesting sentence structure to all different points of view this book has it all. That being said, its written, intentionally so I imagine, as a fairly incomprehensible train of thought. I was able to put together a through line, more or less, but the book doesnt make a lot of sense. On the other hand the world is so rich and weird and beautifully described that I was able to move through it fairly quickly. Overall it was okay, if you like his other stuff you might like this.
This is one of the weirdest things I’ve ever read. I don’t know how to describe it, and I don’t think I understood it. I also don’t think it matters.
Lack of compelling plot line and relatable characters.
Okay so I really enjoyed the first book and the strange bird novella but this was WAY to weird for me, and I hated most of it, but 2 stars for the beautiful cover and the sections break drawings
I need to think on this a bit before rating it. I feel like if ever there was a book that would benefit from a study guide, it would be this one.
There are many words I could use to describe the book, but the topmost are ambitious and experimental. This is post-apocalyptic, multiversal, bleak, loud, trippy, and surgically precise. The text keeps snatching at your brain and it plays both with words as well as concepts. There's rage, fear, despair, vastness, and awe. And also, confusion. And second guessing. And a whole lot of what the fuck. Not that much plot, though, so be warned.
I've never taken acid, but I would be surprised if the same can be said of the author.
There are many words I could use to describe the book, but the topmost are ambitious and experimental. This is post-apocalyptic, multiversal, bleak, loud, trippy, and surgically precise. The text keeps snatching at your brain and it plays both with words as well as concepts. There's rage, fear, despair, vastness, and awe. And also, confusion. And second guessing. And a whole lot of what the fuck. Not that much plot, though, so be warned.
I've never taken acid, but I would be surprised if the same can be said of the author.
I don’t know if something this non-linear can properly be called a trilogy, but this is the third book in the Borne sequence. It is voiced through a series of maybe-human and non-human intelligences, and offers clues to the interconnected fabric of its world, and extrapolates without conclusion. At least I don’t think it does, though to be honest some of it is so opaque that it is hard to tell. One could call it “avant-garde” or “experimental” in style and in approach. And it finds hope and compassion in the most hopeless of environments. If more emerges from Vandermeer in the Borne sequence, I will definitely read that too!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence
Does he have an editor? This was like a drug fueled fever dream. I usually like his books that leave you with more questions than answers but I didn't understand this book enough to have questions.
Update 4 months later: this is a great review https://youtu.be/jT1z5FR4CnE
Update 4 months later: this is a great review https://youtu.be/jT1z5FR4CnE