Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

33 reviews

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

julietealy's review

challenging dark funny tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Excrement, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Ableism, Torture, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Animal death, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse