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Sci-fi fever dream. This whole series was good but it kinda took a long time for the reader to get any explanation and even then it was half-assed and generally confusing. I liked it, I‘d read it again, but I will say towards the end of this book I just wanted it to be done. I think the writing adds to the ambiance, and the plot/character combo has many layers that are not quite clear if you just read this too quick

Finally finally finished this trilogy. Definitely struggled to hold me at many points but I powered through all three. Gd I want to like sci fi more than I do. The final book was cool jumping between characters' perspectives. No satisfying explanation of course but not that mad at it.

I dragged myself to finish this book but I should have bailed. The problem is that the set up is so great and mysterious that there is no good way to resolve it. If you like ambiguous non endings tinged with melancholy you are the audience for this trilogy. I, unfortunately, am not.

Finished my reread of this fascinating trilogy. Now I've read it once in English, and once in German. All in all I prefer the English version, but it was useful to get the whole story in translation as well. The third book is my number two, while the first book is my favourite. But it needs all three to make it perfect.

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Here's my list for the #BookSpinBingoin December. I actually do have no plan at all when it comes to reading this month... I got my advent calendar and I already know it's filled with books 😂 So I'll try to read those asap 😅

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At times I felt a little at sea in this conclusion to the Southern Reach trilogy, but I eventually found the light. I really enjoyed this whole series and the ending. It definitely wasn‘t like any horror, sci-fi, or first contact story I‘ve ever read, and there‘s something terrible and comforting about reading about radical ecological transformation and othering when you‘re anxious about climate change. 🦉🌱🐇

Next up: the last part of the southern reach trilogy. I really enjoyed the first two, so I hope this one can keep up to my expectations!

This book was informative. All the mysteries brought up in the previous 2 books were mostly solved. I love Ghost Bird, Control, and Grace and how they come together. I‘m not sure what I was expecting the ending to be but it definitely surprised me, entertained me, and left me thinking about Area X and all that entails. Would recommend for sure 😊Gus is happy I finished my book so I can play with him. 🐶

I‘d rather be reading 😊

Supposed to be cleaning the kitchen...but this book is amazing and puppy snuggles are the best 🙂

A satisfying and thrilling ending to a so-so trilogy. Greatly appreciated this book after the last disappointment of a novel. Ties up some loose ends, but still leaves the reader questioning.

Finished up this final chapter in the Southern Reach trilogy on this wintery Sunday morning. I think this might have been the best of the three books for me. It moved along a bit better that it's predecessor. And it leaves just enough questions left unanswered for your imagination, which is what I'd expect from this type of weird fiction.

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I seriously don‘t know what to think of this last book. I said that the second in the series was like a fever dream and I‘ll say this one is very much the same. I liked Annihilation but this was so strange. I‘m not even sure if they answered some of the questions I had... weird!

Working out and listening to this. This book seems almost weirder than the first two. 🤨

I really wanted to like this series. Seems like it would‘ve been my kind of trilogy, but it just didn‘t work for me. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Does that ever happen to you?

best in the series tbh

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I know - sometimes it is hard to tell that I‘m on a bookbuying ban😅 but I‘ve already read the first two parts, so I HAD to buy the third🤷🏽‍♀️ I very much enjoyed the first two books and am looking foward to this one! Hopefully I will get to it somewhat soon🙈

But what if you discover that the price of purpose is to render invisible so many other things..?

Almost done listening to the Southern Reach trilogy!! I think I prefer reading this one to listening. It's easier to follow along that way. I really enjoyed/am enjoying this trilogy! I love how weird and nonlinear each book is, and I've really been eating up the exploration of Area X! We're reading it for one of my book clubs and some don't like the lack of explanation but I find that fun. I'm excited to read more of VanderMeer's work!

Disappointed

This book was fine. The Southern Reach Trilogy was fine. I enjoyed the sense of dread cultivated by the author. However, at times, I found the writing obscure to a fault.

I have tried and tried to get into the third book...to no avail. I am about 3/4 through and cannot complete it. Sad, because I loved the first, was slow to engage with the second but I loved it, too.

Not sure how I feel about this series still, but enjoyed VanderMeer‘s writing style for this trio.

Holiday Break To-Do List!

1. 36! 🎉🎊 Last year I read 26, and that was unusually high for me. I‘m thrilled with how much reading I‘ve gotten in so far this year.
2. My Goodreads goal was to read 25 books.
3. Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer
4. Hyperion by Dan Simmons

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⭐️⭐️ I don‘t need endings wrapped in tidy little bows, but give me ... something. And preferably something that doesn‘t feel randomly thrown together. Rein it in a little. This whole series is so vague, and that‘s fine, but I shouldn‘t close the last book thinking “What the fuck WAS that?” It all felt so pointless. Entertaining, yet underwhelming.

I‘d rate the series ⭐️⭐️⭐️, with Authority being my favorite. And I‘m obsessed with the artwork.

It‘s raining, so little buddy and I are hanging out in the play area at McDonalds before running errands.

His shirt says “a little kindness can change everything.” Happy Friday! Be kind to others. And remember to be kind to yourself as well. 💕

Just dipping my toes in the water in this one but must say it‘s quite exciting for the queer element! ❤️

Incredible book! The story keeps the reader in suspense all the time! I wanted to solve the mystery of Area X, but everything was more difficult! The book makes you think. I'm even on the last page 😢. I really liked the trilogy! I might even want to read it again!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #VanderMeer

I actually had a visceral reaction to the last few pages of this. A very good ending to a very good trilogy.

Does anybody else get excited when they find a typo in a book? (Should say forgotten *coast)

The journey is the destination with this book. If you are looking for answers, you will probably be frustrated. Some answers are given, but not enough to tie things up with a neat bow. And more questions are raised that will never be answered. If you are just looking for more time in Area X with the characters from the first two books and are willing to accept the fact that this doesn‘t end with you “knowing,” then enjoy.

A little outside my comfort zone, quite heavy and dense reading, was never sure if I was enjoying or purging the trilogy. Rewarding and satisfying all the same

Finally finished the Southern Reach trilogy 🎉🎈🎆 Haven't read a series in a long time, but it felt good.

If you're looking for all your burning Area X questions to be answered, this book isn't for you. But you'd be stupid not to finish this amazing series.

Total books read: 5
Ebooks: 3
Physical books: 2
Borrowed: 5

Average rating: 3.5 stars

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Summer. 📚 🍷 😎

I‘m slightly unsatisfied but I knew not all the questions would get answered because a world built like this it‘s impossible. The separate perspectives and the time changes made sure you have to pay attention, I wish that would have been better laid out. I loved the creature horror element to all of these books, it‘s my favorite. I also wish Whitby had made an appearance too. Overall it was good, and I‘m glad I finished out the series.

A good book. Probably my favorite of the three. (Local photo that made me think of Area X.)

In it for the long haul—this better be good...
(Also, I love Sprout bookmarks!)