Loved itThis book has just such a wonderful take of what it means to be scary and that according to this book, the scariest thing out there is actually the unknown.
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Annihilation (2014)
Others: Mostly positive 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.
- ISBN:
- 9780008139100
- Length:
- 195 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, thriller
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Loved it
Not a fanI've only read Annihilation. ... I didn't love Annihilation.
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Loved itAnd then I did read Annihilation, probably the second weirdest book I've read so far this year, and I would give this a four out of five stars. You want to just be like confused and a little bit creeped out, Jeff Vaneir is definitely the author for you.
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Loved itHowever, occasionally I will read a book and watch the film version very close together and the whole experience will meld together and birth a completely new thing, especially if both versions are really good. That's what happened with Annihilation and a Scanner Darkly.
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Mixedit has a very well- defined atmosphere cool tone it's kind of weird it's creepy it's unsettling I just wanted more than that I just wanted more than the vibe
Mixedit's too Meandering and is written was written you can tell as part of a series so it just doesn't fully stand on its own leg so much but there's some great atmosphere and horror moments in it
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Loved itwhat a trip I really enjoyed this book I really need the rep to find the rest of the Southern reach Trilogy
Loved itthis is a horror novel and in2 adored it's in a way it's a perfect book if you ask me it immerses you in this reality through a very peculiar rather strange sort of unreliable first-person narrator
Loved itI ate it up because the writing is perfect and atmospheric, and the story, despite having some really creepy elements that made me not want to read it late at night, was really good.
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