PJ reviewed Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Review of 'Annihilation' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
God this book is just as good and just as utterly strange the second time...
Paperback, 208 pages
Published Feb. 20, 2018 by Harper Perennial.
Annihilation Movie Tie-in
4 stars
(8 reviews)
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The twelfth expedition arrives expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers. They discover a massive topographic anomaly and life-forms that surpass understanding. But it's the surprises that came across the border with them, and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.
speljamr reviewed Annihilation Movie Tie-in by Jeff VanderMeer
Review of 'Annihilation Movie Tie-in' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
So, based on previous reviewers, you either love this book or you hate it. I have to admit, this book is probably not for everyone, as it takes some patience to get through and at times is not the easiest of reads. It is told from a single person point of view as that person's journal, though the writing is more in depth than you would probably find in someone's real journal. The beginning and into the middle can be a bit slow going, and I'm not sure yet exactly why some of the personal information about the person writing the journal was relevant (maybe more in the next two books?). Things pick up toward the end and the big reveal at the end reminded me a bit of Dan Simmons' Shrike in his novel Hyperion. My final assessment is that I did enjoy the book and will continue reading …
So, based on previous reviewers, you either love this book or you hate it. I have to admit, this book is probably not for everyone, as it takes some patience to get through and at times is not the easiest of reads. It is told from a single person point of view as that person's journal, though the writing is more in depth than you would probably find in someone's real journal. The beginning and into the middle can be a bit slow going, and I'm not sure yet exactly why some of the personal information about the person writing the journal was relevant (maybe more in the next two books?). Things pick up toward the end and the big reveal at the end reminded me a bit of Dan Simmons' Shrike in his novel Hyperion. My final assessment is that I did enjoy the book and will continue reading the next two to finish the trilogy; I do have some fascination with where this is ultimately going.
