Acceptance

Answers. Everyone wanted answers in this one, but I think it would have been too much of a cop out to give a clear cut resolution. If that's what you're looking for in this final volume of the Southern Reach trilogy, then you'll likely be disappointed. Don't get me wrong, there are answers to be had, there are a lot of story lines that come full circle and you get a much bigger picture of things only hinted at in the previous books. However, a full on resolution is never forthcoming, it is all very open to interpretation and to thoughtful contemplation. This is what I actually really liked about this finale and from other reviews I've read, others have really disliked. There is no A+B = C equation to the end of the story. It is meant to make you think, to make you try and put the puzzle pieces together yourself and discuss it long after the last page and the closed book. And I think that's perfect. I think any answer wouldn't have been good enough and the enduring quality of the story is more about the questions it asks, rather than the answers it gives. I really enjoyed it, in the sense that I have never really read anything quite like it. The writing is amazing through all three novels. It is darkly poetic and yet still manages to tell a story. Overall the journey this trilogy took me on was unique and dark and otherworldly and I really reveled in it.