Absolution

Pros

• Yes to book 4 Annihilation being out in paperback! I think it is called Absolution. It came out in October I think. I bought it as soon as it came out
• I just listened to Absolution yesterday, great record from a band that I don't really like most of their stuff.
• I did like it but need another read to piece it together a bit more.
• My impression is most people liked it. I definitely did.
• I felt like by the end it was welcome addition to the series.

Cons

• I was kinda disappointed by it unfortunately. VanderMeer made some creative choices that I just didn‘t vibe with at all.
• I loved the original trilogy but ended up DNF’ing this one in Lowrys section. I couldn’t understand what I was reading with all the fucks and decided I didn’t care enough to bother.
• Lowry's section is... something. I think i need to reread it because the writing style was so distracting. But, its maybe one of the better examples of the inner monologue of a coked out person I've read. Idk, I loved it as I've loved...
• Like I said in the title, this book was like a car crash. It was incredibly chaotic, often hard to follow, and incredibly convoluted, yet somehow I couldn't help myself from being captivated by it nonetheless.
• I guess I'll suck it up and just read Absolution to finish off Vandermeer's Southern Reach series. ... I can't seem to get into the 4th book.