Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

           

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I really enjoyed this book. It is written as a journal entry and I think it was very different. It is a very strong opening to this trilogy and I am very interested to see where it goes. I also do like that the books were released so close together. While I am not reading them as they are coming out, if I had known about the series then I definitely would have been more inclined to read it. I usually wait for a chunk of books in a series to be out since I hate waiting a year in between books.

            This book really makes you think and how the narrator sees the world and comments on it is very interesting and well done. Vandermeer also was able to write very strong and compelling characters. I loved the use of memory as a way to learn more about our narrator and the connection we feel towards her. In this type of book it did not bother me that none of the characters had names, but where referred to by their role in the group. I think that added to the mystery and danger of the mission and was an interesting psychological feature to the book.

             Another thing I really enjoyed was his writing style. It was very easy to read and was fast paced. I never felt like this book lagged or was slow. It was a fast paced book and he unraveled just enough mystery that you really wanted to keep going so you could find out more.

             I would highly recommend this book if you are looking for something new. It was a delightful read. It also is pretty short which is great for the first book in a series. I know the other two are different and I actually look forward to see the other side of the world and exploring more of Vandermeer's work.

Book Tube and my digital TBR

I have been watching a lot of Book Tube/ You Tube bookish posts. I have been getting a lot of great book ideas. I love the videos on books. I also have a book haul post to or two to put up on recent books I have bought. Most are young adult books since I bought them for my classroom. I do enjoy reading young adult as well. I also bought some ebooks I want to talk about. So let me start with my digital TBR: 1. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. For this book I have downloaded the sample and am trying to decide if I want to buy a hard copy or just download it for my ereader. 2. Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. This is the first book in a dystopian trilogy. I heard some good things about this series from Book Riot and it was not very expensive on my Nook so I picked it up. 3. Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer. I pre-ordered this book. It is ready to be downloaded on my Nook once it is available on September 30th. I had been hearing so much about this book all over the place, I had to read it. 4. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. It was on sale and I had been eyeing this book for a bit. It sounded really interesting and for $6 on my Nook I could not pass that up. 5. Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop. I also pre-ordered this book, which does not come out till March. I loved the first two books in this series. Written in Red and Murder of Crows. I read both and have listened to them on audio books. I love them so much and can not wait for this one to come out.