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Anyone here read Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy?
May 16 · 6 months ago
👤 emilis · 2023-05-16 at 14:50:
I have read the first book in the trilogy (Annihilation). Wasn’t bad, but isn’t exactly my type of sci-fi.
🦎 fearghuis · 2023-05-16 at 16:53:
Yeah it’s not for everyone I personally loved it though
🦋 yvonne · Jun 26 at 02:07:
I've also only read the first one, Annihilation. I *quite* liked it, silly that I haven't yet grabbed the other two. VanderMeer's approach to cosmic horror is very appealing to me.
🌲 sloum · Jul 02 at 03:23:
Yes! Very much my type of thing. Though when I read the first book I didn't like the writing style very much at all. But I got used to it eventually and really enjoyed the other two. I also enjoyed Bourne and Dead Astronauts (also by VanderMeer). I do think, though he claims otherwise, that it was basically a combination of HP Lovecraft in general with Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Stugatsky (one of my favorite novellas).
🦎 fearghuis · Jul 23 at 19:49:
@sloum didn’t know of the last authors you mentioned, I’ll have to check them out. that’s really surprising, most people like annihilation better than the other 2. I love them all personally. Borne I liked but I don’t think it was honestly as good as the southern reach trilogy, probably because it’s more character driven and I don’t think that’s Vandermeer’s strength. I have DA but haven’t read it yet. Heard it’s insane, haha. Are there any books by Stugatsky you recommend?
🦎 fearghuis · Jul 23 at 19:50:
@yvonne the other 2 are great. authority is more of a slow burn, but it’s cool in its own way. think the same horror as annihilation but transmitted through the medium of bureaucracy.
🌲 sloum · Jul 26 at 03:13:
@fearghuis I've mostly just read 'Roadside Picnic' by the Stugatskys. It is great. I really should delve into more of their stuff. I was mixed on Dead Astronauts. Some of it was great... it was always right on the edge of being what I wanted it to be, but never quite getting there.