Acceptance
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Jeff VanderMeer
The New York Times bestselling final installment of Jeff VanderMeer’s wildy popular Southern Reach Trilogy It is winter in Area X, the mysterious wilderness that has defied explanation for thirty years, rebuffing expedition after expedition, refusing to reveal its secrets. As Area X expands, the agency tasked with investigating and overseeing it--the Southern Reach--has collapsed on itself in confusion. Now one last, desperate team crosses the border, determined to reach a remote island that may hold the answers they've been seeking. If they fail, the outer world is in peril.Meanwhile, Acceptance tunnels ever deeper into the circumstances surrounding the creation of Area X--what initiated this unnatural upheaval? Among the many who have tried, who has gotten close to understanding Area X--and who may have been corrupted by it?In this last installment of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, the mysteries of Area X may be solved, but their consequences and implications are no less profound--or terrifying.
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Author
Jeff VanderMeer
Pages
352
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Date
2014-09-02
ISBN
0374710791 9780374710798
Ratings
Google: 4
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"For me, this was not a great ending to the trilogy. It left many questions open that I would’ve loved to have answered. I know he wrote it this way on purpose, but this type of book/series simply isn’t for me. I didn’t expect a happy ending, but I did want answers to my question for the series as a whole. "
Annabella McMillian
"Worst book of the worst trilogy I have ever read. <br/><br/>Because it's impossible to spoil a book in which nothing happens, allow me to summarize it for you: Oh, wait, nothing happens. That's it. Book 3 is a series of flashbacks on all the nothing that filled the pages of the first 2 long, self-aggrandizing, pointless books. <br/><br/>How did this get published? Incoherent narrative. Rambling reflections that accomplish no plot purposes - oh, wait, no plot! No plot at all! No reason to read these books! Save yourselves!"
Crimson Sparrow
"The story progresses. This part of the story shows us more of Kevin’s friends Milton and Cindy. This story shows the progression of Kevin and Dario’s relationship. Enamored by Kevin’s accepting family and the boldness with which Kevin lives his truth, Dario continues to fall deeply for this man he finds equally frustrating and alluring. Despite this budding romance, Dario continues to have difficulty with the word gay. A short sweet read, this is one more really great stop on the series that will have you laughing, crying, and reminiscing about treasured close friends.<br/><br/>I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review."
Georgette Atkinson Brown
"So many things happening and a lot of questions from "autorithy" answered, i just love every single book from this trilogy, altough the end left me with even more questions."
Little_dreamcatcher
"I kept feeling this book should be funnier than it was, although there are some priceless moments; notably the stranded Harvard prospective students in the blacked out bookstore who fear that screaming for help might negatively affect their chances of admission. I connected only with Grace, low-key,down to earth mother of the insufferable AP Harry; and Taylor, the blue haired, self-abusing misfit. Everyone else evoked either a yawn or a sneer.<br/><br/>There is a quite decent film adaptation with the same title; less manic than the Tina Fey/Paul Rudd <i>Admission</i> which covers similar ground but generally avoids the student point of view. Although Joan Cusack is wasted as a tasteless caricature of Taylor's mother, the young actors playing the teens give honest heartfelt performances; even AP Harry was somewhat (somewhat) redeemed."
Lesley Williams
"Finally back on my library's shelf"
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"<b><i>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</i></b> I can Barely articulate how this made me feel even after sleeping on it!!!!!!!!!!! This entire series made me feel seen in a way that I didn't think was possible, and that was SUCH a WONDERFUL conclusion!!!!!!!! Though I have heard VanderMeer is going to come out with a fourth book, and I sure hope he does!!!!!!!! This series feels like coming home and finishing this book and ending the series feels so painful!!!!!!! I am experiencing the Full Range of human emotions and then some about this series!!!!!!!!! HIGHLY recommend!!!!!!!!!!!"
Rook
"This book was the craziest of all 3 in the Annihilation trilogy. I loved how it told how it all got started in the beginning, while still keeping the present moving along towards the big finale. I have to admit that this was the most confusing book of the three & I had to read quite a few threads from Goodreads to help me make sense of what the heck was going on. With that said, I still really enjoyed these books & how they actually creeped me out, scared me, made me nervous, made me ponder over each book & basically took me for a crazy blast of a ride."
Tracy Walters
"I just read a New Yorker review of the Southern Reach trilogy that describes it as "psychedelic nature writing in the tradition of Thoreau." I think that's about as good of a characterization as it gets. This whole series is weird and VanderMeer totally gets all artsy-fartsy at the end and leaves the reader totally unsatisfied. Maybe I just don't get it. There are certainly interesting stylistic choices in the trilogy and there may even be some provocative ideas about man's relationship to nature and to other men. But as a story, the Southern Reach trilogy has a weak finish."
Max Nova
"I enjoyed this so much more than the middle book. Thought provoking, strange, and richly descriptive. The journey through distant past, recent past, and present, shuffling through the stories of Control, Ghost Bird, the Director, and Saul, answered questions about Area X sufficiently enough while leaving just enough to ponder after turning the last page. I feel satisfied and rate this 4.5 to 4.75 stars."
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