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A review by stopthesun
The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
4.0
Nolan Moore, the host of web series, The Anomaly Files and his crew set out in search of a strange cave in The Grand Canyon supposedly discovered in 1909. Thus far, archeologists have denied the cave's existence as no one has been able to locate it since the original investigation.
As an added pressure, the series has been optioned to become an actual TV show, making their current episode vital for success. Unfortunately, The Anomaly Files is known for not uncovering the anomalies they set out to investigate.
Except, crazy surprise, they actually locate the cave. It turns out the cave is much more strange and dangerous than expected, and the crew finds themselves facing what can genuinely be called "an anomaly."
I haven't read many books in this genre before, so I can't judge the originality of the work. I can say I enjoyed myself and couldn't put it down.
I had only minor issues. For one, I am now incredibly tired of the word "stylized" in all its forms. And two, there was more than one instance in which dialogue between three or more characters lacked tags. Although not a major problem, it was a little irritating to have to backtrack because I confused who was speaking. That could have just been a me problem though.
Overall, I loved the book!
As an added pressure, the series has been optioned to become an actual TV show, making their current episode vital for success. Unfortunately, The Anomaly Files is known for not uncovering the anomalies they set out to investigate.
"Hence your mantra that 'it matters not whether we find, only that we continue to seek.' Very zen. And super convenient, too. Because you've made kind of a specialty on not finding shit, right?"
"Were shit easy to find," I said, "shit would have already been found. It would be part of the consensus, instead of buried and denied."
"Neat sidestep. But seriously."
Except, crazy surprise, they actually locate the cave. It turns out the cave is much more strange and dangerous than expected, and the crew finds themselves facing what can genuinely be called "an anomaly."
I haven't read many books in this genre before, so I can't judge the originality of the work. I can say I enjoyed myself and couldn't put it down.
I had only minor issues. For one, I am now incredibly tired of the word "stylized" in all its forms. And two, there was more than one instance in which dialogue between three or more characters lacked tags. Although not a major problem, it was a little irritating to have to backtrack because I confused who was speaking. That could have just been a me problem though.
Overall, I loved the book!