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This World Is Full of Monsters
By Jeff VanderMeerPublisher Description
An alien invasion comes to one man’s doorstep in the form of a story-creature, followed by death and rebirth in a transformed Earth, in this Tor.com Original science fiction tale from Jeff VanderMeer, the New York Times bestselling author of the Southern Reach trilogy.
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“Don’t read this book on your lunch break”Charlotte M
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“4.25 STARS
CW: body horror, death (including of loved ones), gore, mention of suicidal ideation
I listened to this short story during my walk this morning when I went to vote for the European election. I had read one other book by Jeff VanderMeer so I knew this story would probably be weird and mindbending. My expectations were fully met and I was surprised at how much I liked and enjoyed it and how thoughtprovoking this story was.
The symbolism of having the alien invading the main character (which is mentioned in the blurb) be a story or rather, disguise as a story so the protagonist lowers his guard and takes it in was stunning to me. I spend so much time while listening thinking about the power of stories, mostly in connection to what happens throughout this one. What the main character does and thinks and the way this alien / story is talked about was great. I could see myself talking about and dissecting this for a long time.
I was also reminded of Edgar Allan Poe, specifically the story William Wilson, because sometime in the middle, a sort of doppelgänger appears and there's a lot of confusion between many different versions of someone but still in connection to this story that appeared on the doorstep in the very beginning. This led me down a path of thinking about how much stories can influence people, it doesn't even have to be fictional stories, any story or narrative can contribute to decisions we make and how we conduct ourselves.
Overall, it was a little unexpected for me but I absolutely loved this story, especially this aspect of underlining the value of stories and their power.”
Aune S.
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“I’m tempted to give this a one star, but at the same time I want to like it. I understood NONE of it, and that’s what is making me feel like I need to read it again to make sure this is for sure a low rating.”
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About Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer’s New York Times bestselling Southern Reach trilogy has been translated into over 35 languages. The first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula Award and Shirley Jackson Award, was shortlisted for a half dozen more, and has been made into a movie to be released by Paramount Pictures in 2018. His latest novel, Borne, is the first release from Farrar, Straus and Giroux’s new MCD imprint and has received wide critical acclaim, including a rare trifecta of rave review from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. The novel has also been optioned by Paramount and it continues to explore themes related to the environment, animals, and our future. The New Yorker has called Jeff “the weird Thoreau” and he frequently speaks about issues related to climate change and storytelling, including at DePaul, MIT, and the Guggenheim. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.
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