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Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer
2.25

Annihilation was abstract , but this barely has any structure at all.  There are no relatable characters and certainly no character development. Nothing happens; time doesn't move forward and there is no plot. The deliberately confusing prose is infuriating, and every mini mystery that is somewhat solved by the end is only done so in a vague way, so you're never sure what happened.  And we never really get the full backstory, which is disappointing because all of the creative ideas would have benefitted from some fascinating origin stories.