Reviews

Die Anomalie by Hervé Le Tellier

cooperkm's review against another edition

4.0

Very cool book and well-executed idea. Vibrant characters who all served unique purposes.

SPOILER


Duplicates are seeming to have a real cultural moment. There was an ep on it in Black Mirror, I oddly just watched the movie annihilation came up.. there was also a similar idea of this whole story in this podcast about a plane and a Netflix show about a plane too where people show up on different time loops.

mariaclind's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense 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? No

3.75

jarvm's review against another edition

5.0

I have read a lot of bad good bad books this year. This is a good good book. The kind you don’t forget by years end.

majaanushka's review against another edition

4.0

*4.5

beautifully written existential philosophy. this is how clever black mirror thinks it’s being

threejames's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

5.0

anderesumadrid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Original y fascinante. Como reaccionarían personas de todo tipo ante un duplicado de sí mismos? No es un asunto desconocido en la ciencia ficción pero la profundidad y sobre todo la variedad de personalidades que se despliegan aquí es de otro nivel. No es una novela de sci-fi, solo hay un hecho insólito que no se molesta en intentar justificar, una simple excusa para desarrollar la trama. El resto es una novela psicológica de personajes enfrentados a una situación totalmente nueva ante la que nadie sabe como reaccionar.

wychwooddreams's review against another edition

2.0

Sadly this is a DNF for me. The book started off well but just didn’t hold my interest at all. Disappointing.

charlietuna92's review against another edition

4.0

This book was a really interesting concept, and I loved all of the different perspectives of the different characters. However, I feel like the first half of the book was all dedicated to what happened before the flight, and that the mystery with the flight an outcome was disproportionately represented in the novel. I would’ve liked to see more about the fall out, how things got rectified, and the impacts on the world as a whole. That being said, I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it

brina_petrovcic's review against another edition

4.0

so what actually happened??

foxsphere22_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0