snarlinger reviewed Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer (The Southern Reach Trilogy, #3)
Review of 'Acceptance'
4 stars
Very humanising ending to a story about the inhuman Area X.
Paperback, 365 pages
chinese language
Published by 天地出版社.
在灯塔管理员索尔、身为南境局局长的“心理学家”以及生物学家和“幽灵鸟”的自述中,纷繁的线索就像断开的电路一样,终于连接在一起,“真相”这盏灯亮了! “被遗忘的海岸”、净化一切的X区域、会“吃人”的边界、神秘的动植物以及科学降神会,当每一样秘密都展现在眼前时,心中疑惑却并未尽释。就像其中的人物反抗无效一样,我们也只能错愕地接纳残酷真相。
Very humanising ending to a story about the inhuman Area X.
I don't think I liked this book quite as much as the previous two, but it still sucked me in and I'm not sure how better the trilogy could have been wrapped up. There are a lot of still unanswered questions at the end, which feels fitting but something about the style of this one felt like a tease, where the previous two volumes felt more convincingly like the answers simply weren't there to be had.
I still love and strongly recommend this trilogy overall.
Interesting book, but as some previous reviewers have pointed out, still a lot of unanswered questions. I was hoping for a little more closure, but all in all, a gorgeously written series that I really enjoyed, even if I didn’t end up fully getting it.
An entirely good finish to the story, even if nothing really made sense.
If you've ever wondered what Lost might have been like if the writers actually knew where they are going, this might give you an idea. It also feels like a version of Roadside Picnic with more attention paid to the biology and ecology of the region, and the melancholic inner lives of the humans trapped in its orbit. I'm intrigued to see how Annihilation is adapted for the big screen and if it draws from the rest of the series or takes its own path.