Annihilation
A Novel
Readers rate it 3.7 (2K on Hardcover)
209 pages · Released Feb 4, 2014 · Macmillan
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Annihilation is a literary science fiction/horror novel with a dark, unsettling atmosphere and existential dread rather than straightforward action. The narrative explores a mysterious, dangerous zone that transforms life in disturbing ways, creating sustained psychological tension. While not graphically violent, the book contains body horror, death, and mature themes about identity and contamination that make it better suited for older teens and adults. The writing is sophisticated and introspective, rewarding patient, thoughtful readers.
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Area X has claimed the lives of members of eleven expeditions. The twelfth expedition consisting of four women hopes to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itsel... Area X has claimed the lives of members of eleven expeditions. The twelfth expedition consisting of four women hopes to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.
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- Fiction
- Unloveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- Weak Character Development
- Character driven
- A mix driven
- Strong Character Development
- Plot driven
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- Unowned
- mysterious
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ISBN 9780374104092 · Macmillan