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Jul 15, 2019kcforreal rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I stopped reading the Southern Reach Trilogy after the 2nd book. "Annihilation" was okay but purposefully and frustratingly hard to read. But it was a LOT better than the 2nd book "Authority" in which almost nothing of real interest or note occurred until the end, which of course being a trilogy resolved nothing. I'm serious - half the sentences in "Authority" were questions the 3rd person John Rodriguez (new director of the Area X research facility) was asking HIMSELF! And there was so much clutter in the story, about who wore what, back histories that were irrelevant and detailed descriptions of people coming and going. I couldn't believe this series was actually liked. I have just finished a collection of all of H.P. Lovecraft's works and his best stories do not compatre at all - at least he eventually resolved the plot. And to boot, Jeff decides to make the lighthouse keeper gay, as if to check a political correctness box in the final book "Acceptance". Hard pass - there is far better scifi out there.