Tag: Jeff vandermeer
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Acceptance (The Southern Reach Trilogy) by Jeff VanderMeer – A Book Review
I did it! I finally finished this series! Sorry. That’s not very eloquent. You’ll remember that I enjoyed the movie Annihilation, so I read the source material of the same name and found myself … less impressed. I let a bit of time pass by and then gave the second book–Authority–a chance. It also failed…
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Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer – A Book Review
Like you, I thought the movie trailer for Annihilation looked very cool, so I thought I’d check out the source material. When the novel of the same name arrived at my local library, the volume’s slimness surprised me. At only 195 pages, I knew it would prove a quick read. Of course, it may be…
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Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer – A Book Review
This book touts itself as “The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction,” and that’s an accurate statement. In fact, the illustrations were really what set this book apart. Vandermeer offers great advice concerning fiction writing, but to be honest, it’s fairly standard if you read many books concerning the topic. The illustrations, however, were weird,…
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