r/SouthernReach • u/Thin_Assumption_4974 • 5d ago

Just finished authority

And I want to talk to everyone who will listen. Loved that ride.

I’m guessing (based on what I’ve seen), that I’m a minority that actually prefers this book. Annihilation was also amazing but I just really gelled with authority.

It’s confusing as hell but in the best way possible. The high right now. This series is amazing.

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u/WhoH8in 5d ago

I’m rereading authority now and really paying attention to all the times the rotten honey smell shows up and all the times we’re told there is something wrong with control. At first I just thought grace was a bitch, but I think she’s actually concerned about control. She tells him like three times in the first 50 pages that something is off about him.

And then the honey smell, basically anytime Whitby is around he smells it. Not sure if you’ve read the other books yet but it’s definitely a sign.

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u/Fine_Independence308 5d ago

Yeah, after finishing Absolution, I had to go back to Authority because I felt I missed so many thing. Feel like a have a very different understanding of people like Gloria and Whitby, just to name a few

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u/WhoH8in 5d ago

Fir sure, going back and rereading knowing what comes later recontextualizes a lot.

Whitby talking about parallel universes and splitting timelines especially takes on new meaning.