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Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

maddy506's review against another edition

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4.5

Echos the Old Testament, very tragic, unsatisfying ending, one of the best books I’ve read all year. My favorite of Ottessa’s works. 

maddy506's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Echoes the Old Testament, dry, tragic, full of turns and twists. One of my favorite books this year. 

wilderannie12's review against another edition

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3.0

I'm not sure what the point of this book was/is, but at it's best it's a biting satire of capitalism, and at it's worst... "greasy penis"

mxajlikesbooks's review

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medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

2.5


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kirsten_mccormick's review against another edition

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5.0

woahhhhh ottessa chill

kctherineb's review against another edition

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4.0

i can seriously understand why this might not be for everyone - pretty much nothing actually happens throughout the whole book. if you prefer plot to a character driven story, this might not be the book for you… that said, i actually quite liked this - quite a well written book. also pretty funny, which i didn’t expect!!

sigkil's review

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

keha_mj's review

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

caitlinluter's review

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

3.0

charrisharris's review

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dark medium-paced

4.0