betty reviewed Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (Southern Reach, #1)
Review of 'Annihilation' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
What if: Lovecraft, but instead of the dark secret at the heart of madness being racism, it was ECOLOGY?
Which is dismissive, but I actually think it's pretty impressive. Lots of people try to write modern fiction in Lovecraft's mold, but if you leave out the creeping Victorian fear that racial superiority might not be within their possession, it comes off a bit toothless, and if you put it in, then uh. You're super gross.
So I think substituting in ECOLOGY is kind of clever?
OTOH, I don't really like Lovecraft that much.
