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A review by poisonenvy
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Ghost Bird is a biologist who prefers the company of nature to people, and doesn't make friends very easily. Which means that a job exploring a strange wildness with a group of women who are also only known by their job titles is right up her alley.
This book has a theme that a lot of the books I've read recently share, and now that I recognize it I'm pretty annoyed by it. But other than that I enjoyed this a lot. The biologist is an extremely unreliable narrator, and all the things she doesn't write are just as, if not more, important than the things she does write, which makes this an extremely fun read. The prose is interesting. Some scenes were downright cinematic. Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot.
This book has a theme that a lot of the books I've read recently share, and now that I recognize it I'm pretty annoyed by it. But other than that I enjoyed this a lot. The biologist is an extremely unreliable narrator, and all the things she doesn't write are just as, if not more, important than the things she does write, which makes this an extremely fun read. The prose is interesting. Some scenes were downright cinematic. Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot.