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
Hello everyone ! I read the SP last year and can't remember that part of the book so I am for a re-read !Love the SP, love all Diana's books, the Outlander series, LJ books, all the side-stories ! greetings from France. Christiane
ReplyDeleteHi Christiane, it is great to hear from you! I am just discovering the Lord John books, and this is the first one I've read. I liked it so much that I want to read the rest of them. I read the Outlander books last year and now want to read everything else Diana has written before the new Outlander book comes out. I'm glad to know that you recommend them so highly!
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