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the_pale_woman 's review for:
Acceptance
by Jeff VanderMeer
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
I enjoyed reading Annihilation, and I thought Authority was interesting even if it was a step down from the first book. Acceptance, however, was a little too much for my taste. It was slow, boring, rambling, meandering, and was just trying too hard to be weird. Just like telling someone about that weird dream you had last night. No one cares. It's only interesting to you. Like a piece of art only you can see or experience. You'll never be able to fully share that with anyone or make them appreciate it in the way you do.
This boom has the same creepy horror vibe, but the atmosphere can only bring so much to a story. I need more out of my books. This felt more like an experiment than a fully realized and executed concept.
The description of this book suggests that it will provide at least a few answers and a conclusion. It fails to provide anything but confusion. There is so little story here. I'm surprised it managed to be as long as it was. Beyond the feeble story and overly meandering writing, I hated the change to 2nd person for the director's perspective. I might have excused the use of the form if it had a purpose, but if there was a reason, I was too annoyed to pick it up.
I would not recommend this series. I think Annihilation was great, but I wish it would have ended there.
This boom has the same creepy horror vibe, but the atmosphere can only bring so much to a story. I need more out of my books. This felt more like an experiment than a fully realized and executed concept.
The description of this book suggests that it will provide at least a few answers and a conclusion. It fails to provide anything but confusion. There is so little story here. I'm surprised it managed to be as long as it was. Beyond the feeble story and overly meandering writing, I hated the change to 2nd person for the director's perspective. I might have excused the use of the form if it had a purpose, but if there was a reason, I was too annoyed to pick it up.
I would not recommend this series. I think Annihilation was great, but I wish it would have ended there.