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Annihilation
- The Southern Reach Trilogy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick
- Length: 6 hrs
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Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; all the members of the second expedition committed suicide; the third expedition died in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another; the members of the 11th expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within months of their return, all had died of aggressive cancer.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-11-13
Science as fiction
The depth of analysis as our protagonist perseveres to understand the unknown world of Area X is truly astounding! The book begs rereading as I do not have a college degree in biology and I look forward to doing exactly that.
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- M. Caterina
- 2018-04-30
Unpredictable
Very good story, brutal narrative. 100% good stuff but be aware: It can be distressful some times.
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- Riff Raff
- 2021-03-31
A great read.
I really enjoyed this one and I will be listening to the next one in the trilogy.
Also, the narrator is fantastic.
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- coelacanth&shark lady
- 2023-08-18
Commenti on biologist
I was not able to connect with the character’s way of life - one may be totally immersed in observing the wonders of life, be a total introvert & yet be totally honest with team mates & share personal observation (spore infection) with them. Interesting story line but killing & selfish characters took away from the adventure.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-09-03
Enjoyed it and onto the next in series.
I really enjoyed this book and the narrator. It was fitting for the characters. Moving on to the next in the series after listening to this all in two days.
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- Ty
- 2018-12-13
awesome book
it was so easy to read, it was creppy and hard to stop, the strangeness of Area X is well done. its a must read.
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- Michael
- 2023-09-27
Loved it
Absolutely great book. Once I started listening I couldn't put it down. It's like I was compelled to continue...
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- Kelston Sergeant
- 2018-10-05
meh performance, great book
i found the performance incredibly droll, and little effort was put into the various characters. But the contents of the book itself were amazing.
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- KO
- 2022-04-08
The movie was better
There are a lot of page-long run-on sentences in this book that disrupt or distract from the content. There are also many beautiful and interesting things, which I was glad to read the book for, but in general I would say it's too long, anti-climactic and sort of lacks a point. The narrator has a nice voice but is extremely monotone throughout, which removes the horror and suspenseful elements altogether.
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- Richard Galambos
- 2019-07-30
What just happened?
I think this book is well written, I loved the story. But, man, did this story flew by. Before I knew it, it was ended.
I was left with a general sence of what it was all about, sure. Overall, I loved the story!
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