A review by mk_reads_in_bk
Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer

challenging dark mysterious

3.5

For some reason I found this more challenging to continue than the original trilogy. I cant put my finger on what was different for me. The prose was beautiful. Everything an eire, creepy, bizarre fever dream (in a good way usually?).  It I just found myself really engaged at some points and at others I had trouble staying tuned. I liked the background it gave to the originals set but there were times I felt lost. I listened to all of them on audiobook and the narrator does a great job. All the fucks at the start of part 3 were… a lot. But while I found it a bit tiring he did a good job with it and it really conveyed the state of mind of that part. I dunno. I’m having trouble figuring out how many stars to give but it’s def lower than the originals for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism