Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

La anomalía by Hervé Le Tellier

74 reviews

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

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

iliune's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

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

eliel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The book has fascinating story concept, beautiful characters and great writing.

For me this was the perfect book to read right now. It tied together so many things I have heard and read lately. Definitely a book I can get back to eventually.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Cancer, Incest, Death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Torture

bookdelope1's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

There are a lot of different characters. I found it hard to remember all the details, so I had to go back to earlier chapters every now and then.
Other than that it is a great book. It is interesting how different people handle the situation. It could have gone more into depth here and there. The ending left me speechless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Blood, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, and Death

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

bre88's review against another edition

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

anscha3000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse