A review by sonja_mueller
Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer

adventurous dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

3,5 stars. The read of the main story was a intense experience and could have been 4,5 stars. I was first thrown off by the extreme suffering and violence until it clicked. It really is a story about hell and descend to even more gruesome levels of hell. It is extremely well written in my opinion and immersed me completely in the reading experience.
I was disappointed by the end though which went anticlimactic for me. And to me personally the Acknoledgements in which the backstory is explained made it even worse. Instead of being left with an impactful read the end and these commentary faded the experience out. 
Heavy content warning for torture, animal torture, body horror, violence...
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