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A review by hadidee
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
5.0
One of the reasons I love being in a book club is being introduced to books and authors that I would normally read.
Dystopian future, bio-tech stuff etc etc - is not my thing. I had the book for three weeks and I just couldn't bring myself to read it; the cover, the synopsis all put me off. I finally started it on a flight to Ottawa (figuring that as I had nothing else to read, then at least I'd get through it.)
The first few pages were a bit whacky, but by page 8-9 I was in this world. I had no idea what to make of it or of Rachel and Wick or of Borne but I trusted VanderMeer enough to just enjoy the ride.
The world he creates is brutal and fantastical, but really it's a story of parental love and of redemption. The relationship between between Borne and Rachel is by turns, funny, frightening, heartening, hopeful, loving; and that between Rachel and Wick unfolds slowly but realistically. The ending was satisfying and realistically hopeful.
Getting ready to read the Annihilation-Authority-Acceptance trilogy
Dystopian future, bio-tech stuff etc etc - is not my thing. I had the book for three weeks and I just couldn't bring myself to read it; the cover, the synopsis all put me off. I finally started it on a flight to Ottawa (figuring that as I had nothing else to read, then at least I'd get through it.)
The first few pages were a bit whacky, but by page 8-9 I was in this world. I had no idea what to make of it or of Rachel and Wick or of Borne but I trusted VanderMeer enough to just enjoy the ride.
The world he creates is brutal and fantastical, but really it's a story of parental love and of redemption. The relationship between between Borne and Rachel is by turns, funny, frightening, heartening, hopeful, loving; and that between Rachel and Wick unfolds slowly but realistically. The ending was satisfying and realistically hopeful.
Getting ready to read the Annihilation-Authority-Acceptance trilogy