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
Good quote Zee! I never read this one...I'm thinking that I might have to now. I read Interview with the Vampire and the Vampire Lestat, but I quit before this one. Might be hard to go back now after all the modern paranormal tales I've read though.
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVE this series. So unique. I may loathe Anne Rice, but this series, it's speaks to me on so many levels. There are one or two BLAH books, but on the whole, I love them.
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