Area X

The Southern Reach Trilogy - Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance

De: Jeff VanderMeer

Narrado por: Carolyn McCormick, Bronson Pinchot, Xe Sands

If J. J. Abrams, Margaret Atwood, and Alan Weisman collaborated on a series, it might be this awesome.

This collection includes all three novels in the epic Southern Reach trilogy: Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance. Praised for its evocative prose, chilling psychological twists, and intriguing story arc, this series has amassed high critical and popular acclaim, with book one landing on the New York Times best sellers list.

Dive into the mysteries of Area X, a remote and lush terrain that has inexplicably sequestered itself from civilization. Twelve expeditions have gone in, and not a single member of any of them has remained unchanged by the experience - for better or worse.

©2014 VanderMeer Creative, Inc. Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance © 2014 by VanderMeer Creative, Inc. (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Just stick to Annihilation

Annihilation is mesmerizing and draws one in with vivid imagery and the haunting characterization of the nameless Biologist. Authority was difficult to enjoy in part due to the feeble characterization of the character it follows, John "Control" Rodriguez. The last book, Acceptance, is at least livened with perspectives outside of Control, but still seems to struggle to artfully wrap up the many mysteries sown by Vandermeer in the first novel.

excellent trilogy, excellent readings

I really enjoyed this trilogy. the writing is excellent, its language poetic and vivid. the reading performances are brilliant.

weird story but ok

The narrators were excellent but the story was too weird for me. I liked the parts from the director's point of view and Saul's but the parts about Ghost Bird and Control felt weird and aimless. The writing is good, the plot just wasn't concrete enough for me.

Good yet unsatisfying story

I enjoyed the story but VanderMeer’s writing felt lackluster. Overly wordy at times and despite shifts in perspective, all characters had a very similar “voice”.

I do not enjoy how he writes “twists”. It’s never an actual twist, just context the reader has been expecting for chapters. That style deepens the story as it goes, but rarely delivers anything that feels like it influences the direction.

There might be only one mystery the characters actually solve throughout the entire series. And that one, only halfway. Every other discovery is knowledge kept secret by other characters. I get that the book is about secrets, but it is incredibly frustrating to get so little answered with so many questions asked.

Gets a bit slow

This book seems to be a little slower than I expected it to be . At 1st I was excited to read it as it's about to be a movie. I am not sure if I appreciate the first person story telling by the narrator or if the book is just too slow to get into. I don't recommend this book. (AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY)