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Average rating2.5
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. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Classic Wtf-is-it-a-thing-or-not-a-thing VanderMeer. Enjoyed it!
This was like a dreamy, surreal poem.
I hate dreamy poems.
DNF.
The World is Full of Monsters by Jeff VanderMeer
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Horror Fable
This is obviously an extended fable about writing and authorship. The story begins with the author holding a story, which burrows into him, and then transforms him, and, then, there is a sleep of 100 years and more and more transformation.
This short story is not a story. It does not have a discernible plot and is written in something like a stream of consciousness format. However, we can discern from the weird transformations and descriptions that are strange and horrifying that author, Jeff VanderMeer, is still working out some of the themes that formed the core of his Southern Reach trilogy.
If you are interested in a story that could be a bad acid trip, then this story is for you. If not, give it a miss.