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Feb 04, 2019Hillsboro_RobP rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'm starting to think that Jeff Vandermeer books should come with a disclaimer: Vandermeer does not care what the reader thinks. Annihilation is half a beautiful exploration of genre creativity and half a maddening slog of vague hints and unanswered questions. I have to applaud what Vandermeer did with his protagonist. You are not going to like her, and you definitely shouldn't trust her. I've read two of this author's books, and never has the narrator been reliable. The other characters are just as meticulously created. Some might even be the true protagonist. I found myself, much like Annihilation's characters, crafting wild theories about the narrative with no way to reach a true conclusion. A fascinating short novel of literature-twisting science fiction.