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Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

31 reviews

lizardcha's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Child abuse, Misogyny, Body horror, Blood, Slavery, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Physical abuse

seanamcphie's review

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Child death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Ableism, Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Suicide, Violence, Body shaming, Death of parent, Excrement, Sexual violence, Incest, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Classism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

princesspunkass's review

dark sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Death, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Body horror, Murder, Abortion, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

cherryflowers's review

dark mysterious tense 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

I didn’t really get the point of the book. It’s disgusting and disturbing but it doesn’t really give a strong message through that. Its more like a slice of live during medieval times where everyone is just fucking weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Classism, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

hristiyanak's review

dark sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Excrement, Gore, Body horror, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Miscarriage

literarylion's review

dark emotional funny reflective tense 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

4.5

Pros:

• Every book that Moshfegh writes is completely different -- in tone, plot, pacing, character type, voice. You can hardly tell they are written by the same author. It's pretty incredible. 
• Moshfegh is a master of grotesque description that is both arresting and revolting. 
• Well-paced and solid throughout.

Cons:

• From a disability perspective, there are some problematic elements, but it's hard to tell if that's a product of the setting or Moshfegh herself.
• There were some medieval cliches, but not to a distracting level. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Pedophilia

nialiversuch's review

dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Rape, Abortion, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

surlyjackson's review

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

4.75

Filthy and depraved and unputdownable, a literary car crash. Her first foray into an omniscient narrator in a novel was a brilliant one with even the side characters being fully fleshed out. For fans of Robert Eggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Rape, Child death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Animal death, Incest, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

edamamebean's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I finished this book in a day. It was a gruesome car crash I couldn’t look away from. I actually feel a bit sick now. Don’t get me wrong, it’s very good. Ottessa Moshfegh has created a world so absurd that it’s actually believable. But every inch of this book is covered in enough bodily fluids to make my skin crawl for a year. Not for the faint of heart!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Cannibalism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Self harm, Gore, Death, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, Animal death, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Animal death

avaaustin's review

dark reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

Moshfegh looked at a list of content warnings and said let’s put them all in one book. Lapvona was totally en(gross)ing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Grief, Excrement, Abortion, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Ableism, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault