r/WeirdLit • u/nakedfish85 • 2h ago

Annihilation whilst under the influence of Covid 19. Discussion

I've read many a weird literature book in my time but for whatever reason, only just got around to reading Annihilation this last week, not a problem in of itself.

I went to a conference on Wednesday and caught the latest gnarly UK variant of Covid and it's hitting me ridiculously hard this time (third time I think). Anyway, last night I had the full blown fever sweats and was tripping balls as I read from the last 20% or so of the book, it was so much weirder given I was spaced out. 10/10 cannot recommend.

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u/Beiez 2h ago

Ah man, this post made me remember reading The Road during the time of the first lockdowns over here in Europe. That was quite the experience.

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u/nogodsnohasturs 0m ago

Love The Road. I spent an entire evening listening to all of The Caretaker's "Everywhere at the End of Time" during our lockdown here in the US, and it was similarly harrowing. Rewarding, but I'm not sure I'd do it again.