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A review by tanja_alina_berg
The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
4.0
I started reading this book late at night and only got through some pages. The next morning, I definitely did not like my bed companion. After a few more pages, I got sucked into it. The problem is that Nolan, the main character, is decidedly unappealing. His saving grace is that he knows that he is "at best a rough first draft".
Nolan and his team are looking for a cave in the Grand Canyon, that some other explorers found a century earlier but which was then lost again. It's supposed to contain secrets that will topple the accepted world views and be - an anomaly. Of course things go sideways! However, they do so in unexpected ways and despite having read a great deal of similar books, I was nonetheless both entertained and surprised. This is a page turner and the characters in the book even show development. This is not the type of book where you would expect to find insights into the human condition, but even that is provided. I'm seriously impressed, even if the plot twist took some extreme suspension of disbelief.
Nolan and his team are looking for a cave in the Grand Canyon, that some other explorers found a century earlier but which was then lost again. It's supposed to contain secrets that will topple the accepted world views and be - an anomaly. Of course things go sideways! However, they do so in unexpected ways and despite having read a great deal of similar books, I was nonetheless both entertained and surprised. This is a page turner and the characters in the book even show development. This is not the type of book where you would expect to find insights into the human condition, but even that is provided. I'm seriously impressed, even if the plot twist took some extreme suspension of disbelief.