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A Anomalia by Hervé Le Tellier

23 reviews

daja123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

nabecker13's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, and Body horror

qwends's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide

meg0207's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

lcameron123's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! Very different form anything I’ve read before - a combination of strong characters, literary fiction, philosophical questions, social commentary, and a hint of sci-fi. I loved the style and subtle humour of Le Tellier’s writing. I do agree that the sub-plot surrounding Sophia felt unnecessary and gratuitous and could turn some people away who otherwise would enjoy the book. Not for everyone but I devoured it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Incest

gemmasdilemma's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

kayahcherie's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

10/5 stars. My entire brain was just rewired and I’m better for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

amiegold's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-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

2.75

I really wanted to like this book.  The first third is essentially background on the characters and their lives.  Because the main characters include everyone on the plane, this took a long time just jumping around and hearing a little bit about each of the main characters.  Once the 'anomaly' actually occurred, I was sucked in and really loved the next 10 or 20% of the story.  However, the second half was less enjoyable.  I don't want to spoil anything, but I felt that the book was almost poking fun / blaming world religions. I find this to be in bad taste, just as I would find a book poking fun at race, weight, sexual or political orientation.  I felt the idea could have been delved into with more respect, even if the main characters are not religious themselves.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, and Sexual assault

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

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

ollie_again's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Cancer, Pedophilia, and Suicide

Minor: Racism, Torture, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Incest