yeats_motel 's review for:

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

4.75

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I picked this up because I wanted to try something a little out of my comfort zone; it’s sort of sci-fi, which is a genre I usually don’t enjoy, but I liked the movie they made of this book so I thought I’d give it a go. Turns out it’s very different from the movie—so much so that I can easily see someone liking one but not the other. The book is a quieter and more interior story, though still really unsettling. The use of language is beautiful and strange. Definitely recommend if you like low key creepy borderline sci-fi.