Theron

......dang. I feel bad giving this 3 stars, but I just somehow “feel” this deserves it. Did that frustrate you? Good, cause that's exactly how I am after finishing this book.

First critique: “Without sauce a man is lost, but a man can become lost in the sauce.” - the wise philosopher Gucci Mane. I feel as if Mr. Vandermeer got lost one too many times in the sauce. In most of my personal opinions on books that I've read, I find that this phrase holds water almost every time.
To be fair, it is a very large trap to fall into because of the fine line of not giving enough detail or too much detail. I understand that we need to peer into the biologist's mind to fully understand her thoughts on a particular event or subject, however the author sort of drones on in these instances. I don't feel like someone's thoughts take this long to flesh out when there is the looming risk of life or death possibly just around the corner.

Second critique: flow did not meet the pacing for me. In areas I felt like we needed to slow down, the author sped up and vice versa for areas that needed to get on with it.

In conclusion, will probably read the rest of the trilogy.