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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

25 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

5.0

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the_great_tumbleweed's review

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No

5.0

This is definitely the spookiest scifi I've read - the mysteriousness and hostility of the setting and its impact on the characters is so pleasingly creepy!

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boglord's review

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adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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marareading's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was not for me. The beginning was so interesting. This sci-fi just didn't work for me.

In this book Area X had been cut off by a strange border from the world for decades. The government has been sending expeditions of varying types to try to explore, and non are fully successful... and apparently not in the way they think. No one returns the same.

We are following the Biologist's perspective (along with an anthropologist and psychologist) on the recent expedition. This is an all female expedition. One of my issues is the male author writing the perspective of a female and her emotions... it just didn't land for me. I also don't think I got what he was trying to do with Area X. Metaphor maybe? There was too much that just wasn't there for me. Too much was unexplained. I likely won't continue with the trilogy

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kathleentcarroll's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

I loved this book at the beginning, but felt like there was no resolution to the fantastic setup.

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hoiyan's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

this is definitely something i wouldn't usually gravitate towards for books, but i'm glad i picked this up. it's definitely not everyone's cup of tea based on mixed reviews i read prior to reading this.

i liked it! it was creepy, mysterious, very atmospheric, and the descriptions of Area X freaked me out. a lot.

i found the writing style to be difficult to read, but i got a bit more comfortable as i kept reading. it was unsettling how uncomfortable the writing made me, maybe it was intentional, maybe it wasn't. but it did add to the overall fear factor on top of the tense atmosphere.

this isn't one of those books that resolve every single question you might have while progressing, and it does leave you to think on things even after finishing. i personally liked the mystery and unanswered questions, but that may be frustrating to others to sit in confusion.

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