Trevor Baluski answers “This has been a difficult book to get...”

Charles Nelson asked this question about Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1):

This has been a difficult book to get through...out of sheer boredom. I'm about a third of the way through...the biologist is just reaching the lighthouse. Does this get any better?

Trevor Baluski I don't agree with many of the assessments that this was a boring book. I actually found it fascinating. The wonder lies in truly connecting with the …moreI don't agree with many of the assessments that this was a boring book. I actually found it fascinating. The wonder lies in truly connecting with the Biologist. I feel that you are simply bored because Annihilation seems to be extremely special interest. You need to share parts of your character with the Biologist, be it the scientific curiousity or the fascination with nature. You simply couldn't connect to the Biologist in the way that makes the book enjoyable. I myself read it in a mere 3 hours. Not due to it being short, simply because I became so engrossed with the Biologist's descriptions of the world around her and her reactions to it. She is a very specific type of person and I firmly believe you have to be similar to that kind of person to enjoy Annihilation.(less)

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