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Autoridad (2014)

by Jeff VanderMeer(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Ediciones Destino

series

Southern Reach Trilogy

review 1: Again, VanderMeer captures a surreal dream/nightmare world (Lovecraft meets Kafka) so well that, even though I got bogged down in places, I ended up greatly admiring the unique achievement of this author. (I know I said Lovecraft and Kafka, but that was only to give a feel...this is VanderMeer's own world). Here's a passage that captures some of what I'm talking about (spoiler alert!). "At first, Control thought that Whitby must be sleeping with his eyes open. A waxwork corpse. A tailor's dummy. Then he realized that Whitby was wide awake and staring at him, Whitby's body shaking ever so slightly like a pile of leaves with something underneath it. Looking like something boneless, shoved into a too-small space.So close that Control could have leaned over and bit his nose o... morer kissed it."The fuzzy, out-of-place details and half-remembered events of a dream...the feeling that something is just out of reach...Onward to the third book in the trilogy: Acceptance. I don't expect all the mysteries to be tied up neatly. Welcome to the real/dream world!
review 2: Wow, that was tedious. Hopefully, this just ends up being the crappy lunchmeat sandwiched between the delicious slices of bread that are the first and third installments of 'The Southern Reach Trilogy'. I know I loved 'Annihilation' and this book's ending at least suggests there's more exciting things in store for 'Acceptance', so I have that to look forward to. This book, unfortunately, is just required reading to complete the trilogy, but complete it I will. less

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