Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

39 reviews

allyre's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Ableism, Rape, Child abuse, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Classism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Body horror, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Incest, and Mental illness

captainyaht's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, and Murder

megano_oregano's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Incest, Gore, Death, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Miscarriage, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, and Abandonment

stardustdreamer's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Rape, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Abortion, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Alcohol, Classism, Blood, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Pedophilia

Minor: Vomit

abi_ch0m's review

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Animal death, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

missymaus's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.25

One of the most grotesque books I've ever read. Interesting but definitely not for the faint of heart/stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Bullying, Classism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gore, Colonisation, Death, Child death, Abortion, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Religious bigotry, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Incest, Excrement, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

ileniis_'s review

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Incest, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Abandonment

nixieba25f's review

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Self harm

erenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

this definitely was one of the books i’ve read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Cannibalism, Classism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, Incest, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Classism, and Excrement

Minor: Miscarriage

gigette's review

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Wild. Dark. Disturbing. I don’t know how many “what-the-fucks” i’ve said. No likable characters (except for Lispeth maybe?). This is so good and intriguing though, it will either leave you wanting for more or just rage quit the damn book 🤣

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Grief, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Cursing, Vomit, Misogyny, Gore, Child death, Blood, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship