Reviews

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

taxidermy's review against another edition

4.5

I also want to go missing in the wilderness.

yanloureiroc's review against another edition

5.0

"TUDO O QUE OUVÍAMOS ERA AQUELE GEMIDO BAIXO. O EFEITO QUE ELE PRODUZIA NÃO PODE SER ENTENDIDO POR QUEM NÃO ESTEVE ALI. A BELEZA DE TUDO TAMBÉM NÃO, E, QUANDO PASSAMOS A VER A BELEZA NA DESOLAÇÃO, ALGO MUDA DENTRO DE NÓS. A DESOLAÇÃO TENTA NOS COLONIZAR."

Vi muita gente comentando que ANIQUILAÇÃO era uma leitura incrível. logo depois saiu o filme e várias pessoas falaram que era sensacional também. e daí o universo se alinhou e jogou uma promo desse livro no meu colo enquanto eu tava passando pela cultura (isso ainda não é um publipost). resultado: eu me joguei de cabeça nesse universo meio louco .

Eu não quero entregar muito do plot, mas se tu curte aquelas ficções científicas onde um grupo de gente aleatória vai parar em um lugar remoto levemente bizarro e que as coisas começam a degringolar logo no início do rolê, esse livro foi feito pra ti.

jacobkgomez's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

bella0813's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

emilectron's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

hgbush's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

goodyeargoodbooks's review against another edition

2.0

Maybe soon I'll write a full review. For all now I can say is it's been a long time since a book made me feel so little. 2 stars.

colinwd's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

3.0

mrpatperkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The vagueness of the story caught me off guard. The protagonist has no name, only known as the biologist. The setting is richly described, with forests, marshes, canals, and beaches, but there’s no indication of its location within our world, only its designation as Area X under the control of the Southern Reach. There’s a sense of modernity, but technology has been removed and the decay of the evidence of human activity eliminates a distinct time frame. Yet all of this contributes to the eeriness that helps drive the story. I never really knew what was going on, only that the biologist survived to share her narrative and would continue to explore Area X in search of her unnamed husband.

pawswithprose's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0