Annihilation

Langue : English

Publié 14 février 2015

ISBN :
978-0-00-813910-0
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Annihilation is a 2014 novel by Jeff VanderMeer. It is the first in a series of three books called the Southern Reach Trilogy. The book describes a team of four women (a biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, and a surveyor) who set out into an area known as Area X. The area is abandoned and cut off from the rest of civilization. They are the 12th expedition; the previous expeditions have been fraught with disappearances, suicides, aggressive cancers, and mental trauma. The novel won the 2014 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 2014 Shirley Jackson Award for best novel.A film based on the novel, starring Natalie Portman, was released by Paramount Pictures on February 23, 2018.

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Absolutely not for me

The twelfth expedition enters Area X.

This is not a bad book, Annihilation is just absolutely not for me. I didn't enjoy the premise, characters, world-building, story, all of it was dull verbiage. I cannot stand supernatural stuff, it reads like tedious bullshit to me. Which is, coincidently, how I'd describe this book. I got a strong “Lost” vibe from it, and if one considers that a good thing, I can see Annihilation being enjoyable.

a publié une critique de Annihilation par Jeff VanderMeer

One of the coolest takes on the "Forbidden Zone"

Avertissement sur le contenu General statements about themes and plot events

a publié une critique de Annihilation par Jeff VanderMeer

One of the coolest takes on the "Forbidden Zone"

Avertissement sur le contenu General statements about themes and plot events

a publié une critique de Annihilation par Jeff VanderMeer

"Visceral" is the word that comes to mind

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.

Beautiful Horror

I greatly enjoyed the movie, but loved the book even more. While the movie does a great job of visually portraying everything, it just can't compare to the books and your imagination. The book also seems to put a bit more focus on the characters conflicts with each other, and what happens between them.

It goes into such detail of the weird things happening in Area X, and all the strange happenings. I found it less scary, and more beautiful.

Not only is everything amazingly and skillfully written, but just the goings on are beautiful as well, in my opinion.

a publié une critique de Annihilation par Jeff VanderMeer

creeping horror

it's the journal of a biologist exploring an area where things are Wrong and Strange. if that sounds like an enjoyable read to you it probably will be