Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier

4 reviews

imds's review

• 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

bre88's review

challenging informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

Incredible. A truly unique and multi layered story with diverse perspectives from a large group of characters. Somehow the writer successfully builds worlds around  characters who span the globe and brings authenticity to all of them. I can’t wait to read this one again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Medical content, Gun violence, Suicide, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit

lemonflower's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Child abuse, and Cancer

Minor: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

lyko100's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

First of all, this book has some triggers in it so it may not be for everyone and I’ll try to list those triggers in this comment - without spoilers. 

At the beginning we learn about various characters who are of different age and each of them with a completely different story. We somewhat get to know them, see their flaws and later in the book we observe how those characters change and adapt to weird and indescribable circumstances. We see the characters observe their own behavior in a analytical type of way, and change their own behavior based on what they saw. 

The book touches various topics: from child harassment, through homosexuality in orthodox parts of Africa to metaphysical existential debate. 

Hard to say more about it without spoiling anything, overall a very good book with a rather predictable ending - hence 4/5. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Homophobia, Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness