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A review by samdalefox
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
Thank god the series is over. I was so god-damned bored. I should have DNF'd this book, but I held out just to say that I had completed the trilogy. I can whole-heartedly say that I do not recommend the sequels. Read Annihilation as a stand alone book and enjoy it for what it is.
Acceptance is written in second person ( Idon't understand or feel the reason why), from five people's point of view; Control, Ghost Bird, The Director, Saul (the lighthouse keeper), and the Biologist. We get some answers, none are satisfying. The tone and pace of the book are boring, no mystery, tension, or dread that I've been seeking since Annihilation.
Final gripe - the audiobook quality was spotty. The voices sometimes sounded far away, as if there were two recordings spliced together. This was offputting since the change happened every few sentences, not at expected intervals such as for an entire chapter.
"But what if you discover that the process of purpose is to render invisible so many other things?"
Others' reviews that I strongly resonate with
Acceptance is written in second person ( Idon't understand or feel the reason why), from five people's point of view; Control, Ghost Bird, The Director, Saul (the lighthouse keeper), and the Biologist. We get some answers, none are satisfying. The tone and pace of the book are boring, no mystery, tension, or dread that I've been seeking since Annihilation.
Final gripe - the audiobook quality was spotty. The voices sometimes sounded far away, as if there were two recordings spliced together. This was offputting since the change happened every few sentences, not at expected intervals such as for an entire chapter.
"But what if you discover that the process of purpose is to render invisible so many other things?"
Others' reviews that I strongly resonate with
txw9394's review:
I enjoy how this series explores insanity in the face of something truly unknowable, but the unknowable here is also apparently unwritable for the author. The descriptions of the central mysteries that surround Area X are so deliberately vague they almost always failed to make me feel anything. Just kind of bummed, because again the premise is fascinating.
ahna's review:
As the conclusion to a trilogy, I expected it to answer the questions around Area X set up by the first two books. While it does answer some, it leaves much wanting, and not in a thought-provoking way. Simply in a disappointing way.
ryanmcweeny's review:
never come close to capturing the brilliance of annihilation. There are some answers but nothing truly satisfying and no new mysteries to excite the imagination.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, and Death