Jeff VanderMeer, 胡绍晏: 湮灭 (Paperback, chinese language, 天地出版社)
Paperback, 256 pages
chinese language
Published by 天地出版社.
四位女性被派遣前往边界外勘察。这是一片荒芜了多年、被称为“X区域”的神秘地带，她们已经是政府派遣出的第十二支勘探队，以往的勘探队均以失败告终。在探险的过程中，女主角发现自己一直在被欺骗和误导，身处危险与谎言之中。
Hard to describe without spoiling. It has a propulsive style that belies the almost physical senses the words and the text evokes. Wholly original.
Very weird with lots of visuals. I feel like the book requires you to use your imagination to formulate the details of the descriptions. I liked this book. Made me curious about the sequels, but I’m feeling like I don’t want to read the next one right away.
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I am definitely going to come back and reread this one, because I feel there's still some tasty snacks hidden amongst the pages.
Honestly, this book was so good I'm having trouble what to talk about, so I'll just kinda free associate. The writing is amazing. The unreliable narrator is pulled off masterfully. There are scenes in the book that made me physically tense. The end was somehow both a happy ending and a sad ending, which are my favorite kind.
I could say more but honestly, you should just read the book.
Content warning General statements about themes and plot events
I am definitely going to come back and reread this one, because I feel there's still some tasty snacks hidden amongst the pages.
Honestly, this book was so good I'm having trouble what to talk about, so I'll just kinda free associate. The writing is amazing. The unreliable narrator is pulled off masterfully. There are scenes in the book that made me physically tense. The end was somehow both a happy ending and a sad ending, which are my favorite kind.
I could say more but honestly, you should just read the book.
Um. I will continue on in the series. It was interesting. But let's see; the prose was... relentless. Like a pressure squeezing my temples. I can't say it was pleasant.
But now I feel obligated to continue. Like in homage to those traveled before.
Um. I will continue on in the series. It was interesting. But let's see; the prose was... relentless. Like a pressure squeezing my temples. I can't say it was pleasant.
But now I feel obligated to continue. Like in homage to those traveled before.
The movie and the book are both interesting, although they are different enough that I'd say the movie is "based on the back cover of the book". The unreliable narrator and weirdly disorienting story telling makes it a challenge to piece out what (if anything) is real while reading, which is can be an enjoyable experience for some readers.
Also the workplace dynamics of the Southern Reach office is really suboptimal. HR should probably get involved.
The movie and the book are both interesting, although they are different enough that I'd say the movie is "based on the back cover of the book". The unreliable narrator and weirdly disorienting story telling makes it a challenge to piece out what (if anything) is real while reading, which is can be an enjoyable experience for some readers.
Also the workplace dynamics of the Southern Reach office is really suboptimal. HR should probably get involved.
One of the most emotionally impactful books I've read, ever. Several times I had to put it down for a moment and just let the feelings it had dug up find their way through my brain to process.
One of the most emotionally impactful books I've read, ever. Several times I had to put it down for a moment and just let the feelings it had dug up find their way through my brain to process.
I love to read to learn something, to travel to new places born in the mind of a creative author, or simply to bask in the beauty of the words… I found none of that in this book and, consequently, feel cheated for time I invested in this journey.
I know this is only the first book in a trilogy, but my companionship as a reader in this adventure has to be earned. I simply can’t risk going through another fruitless, plotless, mind-numbing instalment of this story. Even my always-present curiosity to find out what happens next died before the end. So, dear reader, if you have more stamina and desire for self-abuse than me, I wish you happy reading onward in this trilogy. I am getting off this train right here!
Well written and all, but I never quite managed to enjoy the atmosphere VanderMeer has created in this book. At times rather suggestive, but never intriguing, I kept going - hoping for some sort of payoff in the end.
Nope, I won't read the other two books. It doesn't seem worth it.
Well written and all, but I never quite managed to enjoy the atmosphere VanderMeer has created in this book. At times rather suggestive, but never intriguing, I kept going - hoping for some sort of payoff in the end.
Nope, I won't read the other two books. It doesn't seem worth it.
Mysterious, interesting, even to a certain degree relatable.
I'm eager to read the next one to get some answers.
Mysterious, interesting, even to a certain degree relatable.
I'm eager to read the next one to get some answers.
Felt like I stumbled upon the rambling person at the bar. I can understand most of what he says but I can never get the complete picture.
I don't think I can continue the series... I'm really at a loss for words. 1) The "journal" style writing lacked any depth into the character. Even when she spoke of her past...it remained guarded. 2) Nothing is explained...nothing. She makes assumptions, but the reader spends the entire book not knowing what's going on. If you are truly reading a journal, then you are bound to have context otherwise there is no meaning in the reading... 0 context is given. 3) I feel like the writer is lazy. There were more than one occasions that he specifically makes a statement that he left out context or something actually interesting to the reader intentionally to "ensure the reader sees this as an impartial account", but it is anything but impartial. Her motivations are key but that story is left wanting. 4) Where are we going? It's like I literally found volume …
I don't think I can continue the series... I'm really at a loss for words. 1) The "journal" style writing lacked any depth into the character. Even when she spoke of her past...it remained guarded. 2) Nothing is explained...nothing. She makes assumptions, but the reader spends the entire book not knowing what's going on. If you are truly reading a journal, then you are bound to have context otherwise there is no meaning in the reading... 0 context is given. 3) I feel like the writer is lazy. There were more than one occasions that he specifically makes a statement that he left out context or something actually interesting to the reader intentionally to "ensure the reader sees this as an impartial account", but it is anything but impartial. Her motivations are key but that story is left wanting. 4) Where are we going? It's like I literally found volume 5 of 13 in someone's personal life accounts in the sand and decided to read it. Yes there were interesting events, yes there were sympathetic characters, but I have no idea where they came from our where they are going... What is the point of this book... OK so maybe I'm not at a loss for words...
