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The Anomaly by Michael Rutger

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eren_dovah's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.5

sdb27's review against another edition

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4.0

So I went into this book thinking it was going to be about one thing, and it turned into a completely different, slightly more underwhelming, thing. Still an interesting read, though. Reminded me of a cross between the book [b:House of Leaves|337907|House of Leaves|Mark Z. Danielewski|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494697179s/337907.jpg|856555]

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(dark, cavernous spaces that seem infinite and are full of mysterious noises and absent of light)

and vaguely asked the same philosophical questions as the film Prometheus

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(regarding the crux of creationism vs. evolution, and higher life forms/aliens using a "cradle of life" or "ark" to populate a planet with species).

emco_0's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

kayalilyhayes's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

elisabeterkr's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

brownbear5's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

giter161's review against another edition

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4.0

Bring on the conspiracy theories! This book was a really fun read and once it got moving impossible to put down. Suspend your disbelief and just enjoy a good crazy read! This isn’t high-literature but it was well paced, interesting and a mystery with logical enough twists that you can play along with the characters sorting out the plot!