Beautiful
5 stars
A very beautiful post apocalyptic short novel that creates the most amazing surreal images in ones mind while reading.
English language
Published Feb. 20, 2018 by MCD x FSG Originals.
The Strange Bird: A Borne Story
5 stars
(3 reviews)
The Strange Bird: A Borne Story is a short story written by Jeff VanderMeer and published in 2018. Its genre has been described as being post-apocalyptic, new weird, and climate change fiction. Its main character is a bird-like creature made of biotechnology with some human consciousness inside of her, and it has been thematically interpreted as an analysis of people's relationship with the environment and with animals.
Hauntingly Beautiful
5 stars
If you didn't like the one with plants, this one distills the beauty and horror into a streamlined experience. If you did like the plant, then here's more texture and perspective woven into the world for your enjoyment.
Addon after completing the series, hopefully this helps someone know what they're getting into: I would say Borne is great as a standalone and doesn't need any of the other two books. Strange Bird adds a heart breaking and beautiful layer of nuance to the world and makes for a great Duology. Dead Astronauts does for me what Strange Bird did, while requiring a huge cognitive lift to really enjoy.
