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Feb 27, 2024Tera_C rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Part of a trilogy, so, disappointingly, only part of the mysteries of Area X have been uncovered. I went into this with a climate change lens, so for much of what I was reading, I was looking at it from an environment apocalyptic sort of…
Oct 31, 2023P_rick rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A nice quick, mysterious read.
Sep 20, 2023Kinesisca rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very enjoyable. Relatively short so I was able to read it in a day. It has simple writing as suits first person narration, moves along at a reasonable pace, contains some good sci-fi ideas. I found it suspenseful and only a bit creepy, far…
Aug 19, 2023alliecopeland rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Mr.VanderMeer is enamored of his own prose, for no reason I determine. The book was self-consciously 'eerie' without any foundation. The plot, that I could find, was actually quite predictable and would have found a better home in a short…
Aug 16, 2023Jynxing_Gemini rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good Sci-fi book. Very first-person, thought centric so if you are not a fan of self-narration books that not much dialog happens, this is a great book! I am moving onto the sequel and look forward to learning more about the mysterious…
Jul 10, 2023noahjane rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I finished reading this two weeks ago, after a protracted battle with it that lasted 4 years across two cities at the end of my college career. I quite liked it, though it's a book I had to grapple with by the end, due to the nature of its…
Jun 25, 2023GeoArchExplorer rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I had to think about this for a while after reading but I did enjoy this. I liked how the author was able to make even normal things feel abnormal. An eerie, ethereal feel pervaded the entire story and, while much of it moved slowly due to…
Mar 03, 2023Rui_M_Garcia rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I watched the movie and didn’t like how it ended, a friend recommended me to read the book and it was so much better from beginning to end. It’s a short book but absolutely engaging.
Mar 03, 2023JCLAliceRP rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This would be a great entry point for anyone interested in exploring "Sporror" (fungal-based horror). It's moody, atmospheric, and gritty, with moderate levels of creepiness—especially noticeable after sundown.
Jul 22, 2022walls187 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"Annihilation" as a novel (novella?) doesn't directly correspond to the the 2018 movie of the same name. I found both to be separate, but complementary works that play off of each other in my mind like strange (but no less relevant)…
Feb 15, 2022majikarte rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
My expectations were too high. Roadside Picnic is one of my absolute favourite books. I love the artifacts that are so strange you wonder how anyone could have come up with them, so strange that they feel like they really could exist. It's…
Jan 11, 2022JCLFlanneryC rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I've always liked the idea of "cosmic horror" genre but have found most of it- HP Lovecraft, Arthur Machen, MR James- impenetrable, interesting only for the eccentricity of its language. Annihilation is a modern cosmic horror novel, also a…
Jan 01, 2022AForlornBookReader rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A good read if you enjoy stories that don't give you all the answers and let your imagination fill in the blanks. The 2nd (Authority) and 3rd (Acceptance) books should be read shortly after the 1st so that certain easily over looked…
Dec 22, 2021Kimthereadingqueen rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Smart, tremendously thought-provoking story which goes way beyond the imagination of lesser mortals.
Oct 06, 2021
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Sep 27, 2021
Area X is a closely guarded government secret, cut off from the public and presumed dangerous. A small group of scientists and experts are tasked with its exploration, and the unpredictability of this alien-seeming world takes hold,…
Aug 10, 2021dunmirerachel rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"Annihilation" is a spooky, ethereal read that really immerses you into the land of Area X. The language and descriptions can be pretty advanced but does not detract from the story and is in-line with the narrator. It is a quick read as…
Jul 13, 2021severina2001 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
** spoiler alert ** Despite multiple failed expeditions, four explorers are sent to a mysterious supernaturally-tinged area – Area X – that is impenetrable to the rest of the outside world. We are never given the names of our four female…
Jul 06, 2021ReadingAdviser_Jessica rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This one works for so many reasons. I wanted answers, yes. It's vague, yes. It's frustrating if you're expecting anything more than speculation, yes. But if you're looking for atmosphere, tension, and intrigue, you'll get that in spades…
Jul 06, 2021librarianjessica rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was a TRIP and I'm so glad I finally read it. A biologist, a psychologist, a linguist, a surveyor, and an anthropologist have set out to enter Area X, a portion of the world that has been cut off from the rest for decades. What will…
May 10, 2021SirRichardII rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Thought it was good except for the writing on the wall stuff.
Apr 05, 2021Brian_173 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a good book. It does a really good job with the subtle atmospheric horror and sci-fi vibe. I wouldn't recommend the next two books in the trilogy, since they don't really continue with the same atmosphere which the first book…
Dec 28, 2020readingfairy rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Here's a word to describe this book: Perturbing. Now perhaps you like being unsettled in this way, which I guess is why there are whole genres of these kinds of books. Maybe for what it is, Annihilation is a good book. But this is my first…
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Oct 16, 2020wingertdj rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Jeff VanderMeer’s novel “Annihilation” bears little resemblance to the movie. If you were a fan of the movie, you may not like the book. The book is a slow burn cerebral experience that never really catches fire. Yes, there are many…
May 15, 2020
This book is an excellent, atmospheric and unsettling spin on the science-fiction genre. A group of scientists, all of them women, are tasked with venturing into Area X: a coastal area that has been abandoned for 30 years which has…