When I read Annihilation last fall, I was intrigued, repulsed, mystified, enchanted, horrified, compelled, absorbed, and ultimately so unable to articulate what had happened that I didn’t attempt a review. But it has never stopped growing on me, new insights twining around in my brain. It’s insidious. Then the movie happened. I. Had. To. Go. I didn’t think anyone could film the book, and I was on Cloud 9 when I saw the abundance of rave critical reviews. It got compared to Apocalypse Now and 2001: A Space Odyssey ! It got called “stunning” and the “Best Sci-Fi Film in Years” that “ranks among great philosophical sci-fi”! And though there were many differences from the book, it sounded almost as batshitcrazybrilliant as the book!! Which means there are now two equally haunting versions of this story for me to wonder WTF happened. I might not have all the answers, but I’ve certainly enjoyed replaying scenes in my mind and pondering the possibilities. And I suspect that’s
Oh, the good ole days! One of my very favorite things about this series is how the story and the characters have progressed through the six novels.
ReplyDeleteOne of my very favorite things about this quote is that it sometimes feels like people forget about or underestimate Zane's badassery in the face of Ty's total badassery. Zane is not to be underestimated people! He's absolutely as much of a badass as ex-Force Recon Marine Ty. And that is one of the thousands of reasons that I love him.