In “Absolution,” Jeff VanderMeer has written a book that defies stultified notions of literary genre to lure readers into a ...

Jeff VanderMeer's 'Absolution,' a surprise fourth installment to his Southern Reach trilogy, is eco-horror science fiction that asks more questions than it answers.

If human nature has been in conflict since recorded history began, perhaps it should remain the elephant in the room. This seems to be a kind of silent consensus.

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Jeff VanderMeer's 'Absolution,' a surprise fourth installment to his Southern Reach trilogy, is eco-horror science fiction that asks more questions than it answers.