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The first book in the series left me with many questions and I happened to already have the second as I'd bought it on a cheap deal previously so was able to dive straight in. Seeing from the blurb that it was set in the Southern Reach itself I had high hopes for learning more about Area X, what it is and where it came from. Sadly I was rather disappointed.
We did learn a few choice nuggets of information, but not enough to support a second volume which was longer than the first but in which almo ...more
We did learn a few choice nuggets of information, but not enough to support a second volume which was longer than the first but in which almo ...more
VanderMeer has hooked me. I have no idea wtf is going on but I can't tear myself away.
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I'm having trouble deciding what to think about this book. I liked Annihilation and was curious for more of the mystery to be solved. So as John Rodriguez, aka "Control" (not the only ironic name), goes to work at the Southern Reach I had high hopes. There are so many times I'd think I was about to learn something, but then it ended up only being an unsatisfying snippet. Otherwise, there's a lot of office politics. As an English teacher, I enjoyed the idea of an unreliable narrator. John is neve
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Area X is coming. More questions are answered from the 1st book, Annihilation, and with any luck, the rest will be clarified in the 3rd book. Not so much a full out horror novel as a creep fest, with added spy elements. Can’t wait for the final entry in the trilogy.
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