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29 reviews

Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I think this book really completed the trilogy effectively! Annihilation is kind of uncanny enough to stand on its own but the background that Acceptance illustrates the complete story quite well. This was my favorite book in the Southern Reach. I thought it was really emotional and compelling to get into the Director's head posthumously and see her history and the journey of her efforts to reckon with the alien encounter of Area X. She's sincerely a great character. It was also very interesting to see what became of the original Biologist.

Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It's not a bad book but I saw it more as a stepping stone from Annihilation to Acceptance. A lot of important things happen very slowly and I do think the slow creep of events is interesting but I would struggle to read this book again. Maybe I just didn't pick up on everything, I'm sure I would notice things the second time around.

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this about a year or two ago. Very intriguing. I loved the Biologist as a character and how her relationship with her husband was portrayed. This book was refreshing although I can understand some readers being frustrated by the style of story telling being a bit obscure. I really liked it.

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I really appreciate this memoir. I was raised Shi'a muslim so I was always told a certain image of religion in Iran. Satrapi portrays a very intelligent perspective on life in the political reality following the Islamic Revolution and the violence enforced over the years.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

I think it was good but I actually don't remember any of it despite having read it.

Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Great development for the character Death that really spoke to me personally. I've yet to reread this but I am looking forward to when I can approach it again with fresh eyes.

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My favorite Discworld to date! I loved the characters and the events of the book were an exciting ride.

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was really entertaining! An excitingly written mystery. I don't personally like Vimes or any of the guard as people but they make good point-of-view characters. I look forward to each book I read in this run because I know the plot will be satisfying and laid out well.

Watership Down by Richard Adams
Did not finish book.

Lost concentration during the school year, on pause