Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

La anomalía by Hervé Le Tellier

4 reviews

maddie_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

I went into this book only knowing that it was categorized as science fiction. 

Very interesting read. I can see how it's not for everyone, but I really enjoyed it. 

Really enjoyed the humour throughout the book and the pop culture references. 

there are a LOT of characters and the build up is very long but I think the payoff is worth it. I did not see what happened coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Cancer, Animal death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content, Gun violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

torismazarine's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Incest, Murder, Cancer, Medical content, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, and Chronic illness

Minor: Self harm, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

kouran94's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, and Murder

sarah984's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

2.0

I thought the concept of this book was really cool - the characters are duplicated with a four month gap and have an opportunity to make different choices - but the execution didn't work for me. The setup is way too long and the book is much more about the simulation theory than any of the characters. I never felt really connected to anyone and nothing interesting happened. Also the book within a book of The Anomaly sounded terrible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Terminal illness, and Torture

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Self harm, and Xenophobia