Annihilation

Wow, I really didn't know what to expect going in to this book. It became both more and less than I expected. It's labeled as Eco-Sci-Fi, which is a subgenre I'm really excited to get in to. I LOVE biology. Love everything about it. So having the main character being a biologist is a huge plus to me. I would have loved to have seen more biological anomalies, but I understand that the narrative wanted to explain more about what was happening with the expedition groups reaction to everything happening to them in Area X.
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If I had any fault it the book, I would say that it didn't give me enough. I want more of the world, more about the other characters. I found that I wasn't really caring would might happen to the other characters because I didn't know anything about them. They seemed more like empty plot devices.
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But overall, I did really enjoy the book. I'm told the other two books in the trilogy are more descriptive, so I'm really looking forward to continuing on. This story is truly unique, and a branch in sci-fi that I believe doesn't get explored enough with as skilled a writer as Vandemeer. I found myself locked in because curiosity just had me wanting to know what is Area X. This first book gives you just a taste, but leaves you with so many questions that I won't hesitate to pick up the second book soon.