湮灭

by Jeff VanderMeer, 胡绍晏

Paperback, 256 pages

chinese language

Published by 天地出版社.

ISBN:: 978-7-5455-1616-6

(5 reviews)

四位女性被派遣前往边界外勘察。这是一片荒芜了多年、被称为“X区域”的神秘地带，她们已经是政府派遣出的第十二支勘探队，以往的勘探队均以失败告终。在探险的过程中，女主角发现自己一直在被欺骗和误导，身处危险与谎言之中。 “遗落的南境”The Southern Reach是一个秘密政府组织，负责派遣探险队穿越国界去一个被命为“X区”的地方进行监测。三十年来前，在这个无人小岛“X区”发生了一件被政府封锁消息的意外事件，当时的探险队员有些离奇消失，幸存的队员返国后则是丧失心智成了行尸走肉。最新被派往“X区”的第十二支探险队由四位不同领域的女性专家组成，其中有心理学家、人类学家、勘测员与生物学家。由于任务机密，她们的名字不被透露。其中心理学家是领队，她具有催眠人类的能力。她们没有任何对外的通讯器材，但有自卫的枪支。在基地附近有一个地道，下了地道后，她们发现地道墙面上突出的菌类像是雕刻成文字的圣经箴言。生物学家不小心吸进了通道里的细小孢子，后来她才发现这些孢子让她的身体散发光芒，像是具有了特殊的超能力。随着探险的进行，队员开始产生争执，关系日益紧张。后来，人类学家离奇消失，其他三人后来发现她死于一座会排出绿色灰烬的高塔。接着心理学家也消失了。主角生物学家抛下颇具敌意的勘测员，独自到岛上其它地方探险。她怀着恐惧攀爬上灯塔，想要追查杀人凶手。像所有的科学家一样，女主角生物学家有一股驱使她分析万物了解其运作奥秘的好奇心，这也是她的热情所在。她对于科学的执着研究导致婚姻触礁，她的军医丈夫先前也参与了前往“X区”的探险，但后来返家后成了行尸走肉。到底是谁杀了人类学家？生物学家从人类学家的尸体上采样，发现是奇怪的脑细胞。这个细胞有机体遇到人类时会瞬间侵入造成人类心智丧失，生物学家匿称这个有机体是“爬行者”。

4 editions

Jakers reviewed Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

One of the coolest takes on the "Forbidden Zone"

5 stars

Content warning General statements about themes and plot events

I am definitely going to come back and reread this one, because I feel there's still some tasty snacks hidden amongst the pages.

Honestly, this book was so good I'm having trouble what to talk about, so I'll just kinda free associate. The writing is amazing. The unreliable narrator is pulled off masterfully. There are scenes in the book that made me physically tense. The end was somehow both a happy ending and a sad ending, which are my favorite kind.

I could say more but honestly, you should just read the book.

Jakers reviewed Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

One of the coolest takes on the "Forbidden Zone"

5 stars

Content warning General statements about themes and plot events

I am definitely going to come back and reread this one, because I feel there's still some tasty snacks hidden amongst the pages.

I could say more but honestly, you should just read the book.

Ian Sudderth reviewed Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Not sure what I just read but couldn't stop

5 stars

I'm not sure if I'd call this one of my favorites, but there was something gripping about the way it was written and the slow burn of revelations. The utter unknowableness of everything was crushing, and the mysteries never fully unraveled, but I couldn't put it down.

~erin reviewed Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Beautiful Horror

5 stars

I greatly enjoyed the movie, but loved the book even more. While the movie does a great job of visually portraying everything, it just can't compare to the books and your imagination. The book also seems to put a bit more focus on the characters conflicts with each other, and what happens between them.

It goes into such detail of the weird things happening in Area X, and all the strange happenings. I found it less scary, and more beautiful.

Not only is everything amazingly and skillfully written, but just the goings on are beautiful as well, in my opinion.

bookafnd reviewed Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

creeping horror

5 stars

it's the journal of a biologist exploring an area where things are Wrong and Strange. if that sounds like an enjoyable read to you it probably will be

Subjects

horror
body horror
alien invasion