After seeing it on the list in this thread, I decided to read Annihilation, and I just finished it. As others said it’s weird (I like weird, so it’s one of the reasons I wanted to read it). The writing style really reminded me of H.P. Lovecraft, which is to say it’s a bit stilted. I’m glad I read it - it’s an interesting world and the story is told in an interesting way - but it’s not a book I’ll recommend to a lot of my friends. Some of them, maybe.
Have any of you read it? What did you think?
It was pretty good. Didn’t make a huge impression on me, but I enjoyed it. Unfortunately the second book in the trilogy is ridiculously confusing and all over the place, and the third book is largely written in a highly disconcerting and off-putting second-person perspective. Oh and the ending is far from satisfying. Just my 2¢.
I have had anyone strongly recommend the trilogy yet. I get the impression that once you’re fine with the first book, there’s not a lot of rain to keep going.