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Lädt ... Acceptance: A Novel (2014. Auflage)von Jeff VanderMeer (Autor)
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Not sure why I bothered finishing this series, considering what a slog book 2 was. I had people telling me 3 was better, but really, only minimally. Book 1 with the biologist was at least intriguing & she was the only character I found the least sympathetic in the whole darn thing. 2 stars just to be polite. ( ) It was Given that humans can't understand or communicate with an alien entity, then, no surprise that much in the books is left vague and unexplained at the conclusion of the trilogy. Some things are known. Area X seems to have been physically relocated to some other coordinates in the universe, with unknown means of transit between it and Earth through the border, and unknown what lies in its corresponding coordinates back on Earth. It appears to have been interconnected with other places in the universe, again by unknown means of transit. The intelligence behind the transformation and expansion of Area X may have been artificial, built by an extinct race, and somehow attracted to Earth through the powerful lens of the lighthouse beacon. And then Control seems to have shut it down by throwing himself into its essence. Jammed up the gears with his molecules. Seems unlikely, but there you go. Before he managed that though, Area X had expanded suddenly and perhaps greatly (catastrophically?) out of its previous borders, and two survivors strike out to find what if anything remains of humanity out there. It was a trilogy of promise, which set up some good mysteries and atmosphere, and had a modified trendy hypothesis about alien contact at its center. Often it was not greatly written and characterization tended towards the poor. A mixed bag. It has been optioned by a movie studio, which is interesting... if a potential film can keep those good parts, and fix the bad parts, it might have something. The title of this book gives a clue as to the overall point. If it is frustrating and answerless it is because it is supposed to be. This is a little bit of an environmentalist fable and a little bit of a character study; the first because it demonstrates a hostile and conscious natural world that fights back against despoiling humans, and the second because of how it details how individuals react to a solutionless problem. Characters who attempt to fight Area X, or even to understand it at all (a defiance in its own right) will come up short. This doubly applies to the reader in a sense. The biologist who is at home in the natural world and becomes (quite literally) one with her surroundings is the only one who can take the realization that the end is neigh with peace. That isn't to say speculation is impossible; Vandermeer drops little details and images throughout the book in order to get a rough idea of a self replicating terraforming agent gone wrong-- or maybe a microscopic alien invasion that duplicates the genetics of what it hits-- or is it a magic lighthouse lens that opens a portal to another dimension that is slowly overtaking this one? The point is these details, evocative and diverting as they are, only open up more questions. By sheer coincidence I am also reading [b:Roadside Picnic|331256|Roadside Picnic|Arkady Strugatsky|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1173812259s/331256.jpg|1243896] which is also about an alien zone whose toxic hazards and all-around weirdness metastasizes into the environment around it. That Vandermeer was influenced by the Strugatskys is evident, we will see how well the two compare with each other.
[T]he real accomplishment of these books lies less in their well-designed plots than in VanderMeer’s incredibly evocative, naturalist eye.... At its best, VanderMeer’s language is precise, metaphorical but rigorous, and as fertile as good loam. More than mere atmosphere, the rich natural details are the trilogy’s most powerful technique — and, in some ways, its point.... With Area X, VanderMeer has created an immersive and wonderfully realized world; I wouldn’t be surprised if he revisits it. If so, I’ll happily sign up for the next expedition. One peculiar satisfaction of being a reader is seeing an author you have followed for a long time finally break into the big time. VanderMeer has been a favourite among aficionados of New Weird fiction for more than a decade, exploring his fascinations with fungi, subterranean spaces and decay across half a dozen books. But with his Southern Reach trilogy – Annihilation, Authority and Acceptance, all released in 2014 – he has finally hit the bestseller lists. And with good reason. This trilogy is a modern mycological masterpiece. Finding a way satisfactorily to pay off so much mysteriously tense apprehension is no small challenge for a writer – and VanderMeer manages to avoid banality and opacity both, and generates some real emotional charge while he's about it. Gehört zur Reihe
Nach der Rückkehr der totgeglaubten Direktorin beginnt die Grenze von Area X sich unkontrolliert auszubreiten. Deshalb kehren Agent Rodriguez alias Control und Ghostbird, die überzeugt ist, die frühere Biologin zu sein, in die bedrohliche Atmosphäre von Area X zurück, um das Rätsel der Zone zu entschlüsseln. Sie gehen jedoch zunächst nicht zum versunkenen Leuchtturm, sondern auf eine Insel, wo sie auf die frühere Direktorin von Southern Reach stossen, die von entsetzlichen Vorkommnissen berichtet. Ist doch eine ausserirdische Intelligenz involviert? Der Schlussband der Trilogie (nach "Autorität", ID-A 11/15) greift ständig auf Geschehnisse und Personen der beiden Vorgängerbände zurück, wird aus verschiedenen Perspektiven erzählt und wechselt häufig die Zeitebenen. Er zeigt die Reaktionen und das Verhalten von Menschen, die mit dem Unbegreiflichen konfrontiert werden und sich zudem in einer mysteriösen Transformation befinden. Die tiefgründige und anspruchsvolle Geschichte lässt viele Fragen offen und den Leser mit einem Gefühl der Enttäuschung, aber auch Faszination zurück. Für versierte SF-Leser Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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