onetruelorn 's review for:

Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer

5.0

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A fantastic prequel/sequel to the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer. I'd honestly argue this series does Lovecraftian horror better than Lovecraft, doing an excellent job of always creating more questions for every answer given, and instilling a sense of constant mounting dread at all of the strange, arcane knowledge that always seems just barely out of reach. Some great chilling moments in this one, mixed in with some genuinely funny ones. I'd put this at my second favorite in the series behind the first.