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Annihilation (2018): Film vs Book
Film · 2018 · Directed by Alex Garland · Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh
About the film
A team of scientists enters a mysterious zone where nature seems to follow different laws.
How close is it to the book?
Loosely based on the bookThe film takes the book's premise and mood and tells a more visual, action-driven story with changed characters.
Read or watch first?
The novel is quieter and stranger, and it is the first in a trilogy.
What the book gives you
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
A short, strange and beautiful expedition that sticks in your mind.
Who will like it: Readers who like eerie, atmospheric stories about a mysterious zone.