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ClareR (5879 KP) rated Annihilation (Southern Reach #1) in Books

May 11, 2025  
Annihilation (Southern Reach #1)
Annihilation (Southern Reach #1)
Jeff VanderMeer | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
7.0 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
I watched the film of Annihilation ages ago and really liked it. I’ve always meant to read it (and the rest of the series) but just didn’t get round to it. After being offered the 4th book in the series, I panicked and bought the first 3 (like I do). Then I read a review of the 4th book that said I only really needed to read the 1st book to understand what was going on in the 4th. Based on this book (and I’ve since read the 4th - review to follow!), I will probably read the 2nd and 3rd books at some point.

It’s spooky, weird and wonderful - horror at its heart! I loved how this incorporeal being is able to take over humans minds and bodies, driving them mad. Extra-terrestrial or spiritual/ demonic? Who knows, and I hope we don’t find out because it makes it that much more terrifying.

It’s a really tense, frightening book, and I loved it.
  
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David McK (3562 KP) rated Odyssey (Stephen Fry's Greek myths #4) in Books

Mar 9, 2025  
Odyssey (Stephen Fry's Greek myths #4)
Odyssey (Stephen Fry's Greek myths #4)
Stephen Fry | 2024
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The final(?) part in [author:Stephen Fry|10917]'s retelling of the Greek myths, with this one - as in the name! - mainly concerning itself with what happened after the fall of Troy.

Indeed, I was surprised at how late into the tale it was before it stated focusing on Odysseus and his epic (10 years) trip to get home to Ithica and his wife Penelope!

Said legendary journey is what I was expecting the novel (retelling) to be about: I was unaware that it also concerned what happened to Menaleus (amongst other Greek victors) or to his Trojan captive Cassandra - fated to never have her prophesies believed but always to become true - amongst others.

I was also unaware, prior to reading/listening (I did both, switching back and forth), that the Latin name for Odysseus was Ulysses, or that - shall we say - Odysseus could be a randy old so-and-so ...

Looking forward to the forthcoming Christopher Nolan movie, now, to see how much is changed!