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crofteereader 's review for:
Dead Astronauts
by Jeff VanderMeer
The contents of this book are a sort of lyrical chaos that brings to mind the works of Mark Z Danielewski but without the ridiculous structure that not only holds Danielewski's work together but allows a reader to be receptive to it.
I had absolutely no idea what was going on through about half of this book. The portion about the "astronauts" was the only part that really made sense. Everything else felt like the weird asides of peripheral characters that doesn't necessarily impact the plot. I couldn't latch on to the purpose behind anything that happened.
I looked back to check on my review of Borne (which also got two stars) and I think at least that one had a plot, a tether for the reader to hang on to as we're led through (Borne) or dropped into (Dead Astronauts) this weird and chaotic and violent world. Because of the way the book is written, I didn't get a sense of anyone's character except maybe Sarah (who might have in some alternate timeline become Moss?). And the blue fox and the dark bird had no apparent bearing on the story of the Astronauts except as points of reference?
I have absolutely no idea what this book was about. And I think that's probably explanation enough for my rating.
{Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.}
I had absolutely no idea what was going on through about half of this book. The portion about the "astronauts" was the only part that really made sense. Everything else felt like the weird asides of peripheral characters that doesn't necessarily impact the plot. I couldn't latch on to the purpose behind anything that happened.
I looked back to check on my review of Borne (which also got two stars) and I think at least that one had a plot, a tether for the reader to hang on to as we're led through (Borne) or dropped into (Dead Astronauts) this weird and chaotic and violent world. Because of the way the book is written, I didn't get a sense of anyone's character except maybe Sarah (who might have in some alternate timeline become Moss?). And the blue fox and the dark bird had no apparent bearing on the story of the Astronauts except as points of reference?
I have absolutely no idea what this book was about. And I think that's probably explanation enough for my rating.
{Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.}