A review by audreyxine
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

That's how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in, forcing you to live in its reality.

Loved this for the rancid, wretched vibes and group of horrible women tearing each other apart. Gotta love a book that makes you root for the bad guy, and in this book the "bad guy" is a symbiotic unharnessable wilderness and abandoning all sense of individuality. It's hard to root for humanity here.

Edit: bumped this from a 4 star to a 5 star because I couldn’t stop thinking about it and how unique and wonderful it was
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