Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Anomalija by Hervé Le Tellier

15 reviews

_pauline's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

I was hoping for this to be a less religious version of Manifest, and it’s really not. it’s a thought experiment & includes more philosophical ramblings than the tension, mystery & action (+ plot twists & reveal at the end) I read thriller & science fiction books for. tbf though, the blurb implies that.

idk why apparently the author was aware that there are too many characters but still chose to keep it that way? I think having one main character (& more likeable characters in general) would’ve helped the story. nonetheless I enjoyed it & the concept is interesting, there were just too many parts and characters I didn’t care about

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

frank365's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Un aereo Parigi-New York atterra in una giornata di giugno e viene dirottato a una base militare americana. Quell'aereo ha una particolarità: a bordo ci sono gli stessi passeggeri e lo stesso equipaggio di un altro aereo atterrato tre mesi prima.
Ci si trova davanti a un caso inedito: più di 200 persone si ritrovano a fare i conti con sé stessi di tre mesi prima, nel frattempo alcuni di loro hanno vissuto avventure differenti, mentre altri dovranno condividere persone e cose con il loro nuovo doppio.
Un libro scritto molto bene e con un finale inaspettato. Consigliato.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

maddie_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I went into this book only knowing that it was categorized as science fiction. 

Very interesting read. I can see how it's not for everyone, but I really enjoyed it. 

Really enjoyed the humour throughout the book and the pop culture references. 

there are a LOT of characters and the build up is very long but I think the payoff is worth it. I did not see what happened coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

torismazarine's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Self harm, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

nikenacs's review against another edition

challenging inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcohol

jencolumb0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A multi-layered exploration into life, the universe, and everything, with a lot of wry side-swipes at pop culture as a lot of Big Questions are posed and Core Assumptions challenged. This book manages to be thought-provoking without bogging itself down. It echoed Amores Perros for me, but border, deeper, and . . . French. The cast of characters is almost unwieldy but that observation (or even discomfort), in itself, encourages the reader down a separate rabbit hole of thought and reflection. This is not the book you pick up when you simply want a story to get lost in. It is far better suited to those nights in which you miss your university philosophy course work but don’t want to actually dig out, dust off, or dive into the original texts. For the right moment, an outstanding jumping off-point for some interesting thought experiments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Genocide, Vomit, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Specific issues to flag generally covered by the content warnings above: graphic description of dismemberment, passing reference to tattoos from German concentration camps during WWII, and discussion of incestuous child sex abuse that provides the general idea of what happened but does not get into too many details and is positively resolved.

atamano's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicide, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and War

danpeachey's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy

crizzle's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Suicide, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

pershie13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oh boy, how to describe the book that I just read… The Anomaly is a genre-bending, multi-perspective, multi-timeline book that will leave you with more questions than answers. It all takes place over the course of a few months, and the satire, science fiction, and dystopia all wrapped up in one brings you to the end of the book in a hurry. It’s a book about empathy, yet also a book about some of the biggest horrors of life. There’s not much more I can write about The Anomaly without spoiling it, so I’d simply suggest reading it and interpreting it as you wish. You may need to search the internet for answers once you’re done, but this book will leave you thinking about life for a long time. Oh, and that last page is a journey, to say the least!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy