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Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

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_zara's review against another edition

I've read Moshfegh's other work My Year of Rest and Relaxation, and thought that her other works would interest me. I love character focused stories where maybe not much happens overall, but we're deep in within the psyche of the characters.

For Lapvona, however, it's character driven but in a disgusting way. This is not for the faint of heart. It's all of the darkness of humanity in one novel. Just a whole lotta talk about shit, and deplorable acts involving a motherfucking grape.

starrybooker's review

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Did you like Middlemarch but thought it needed more witchery and cannibalism? Well do I have the book for you!!

hodgesmia's review

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dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

arnosaurus's review against another edition

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2.0

overwritten with no direction to it

slayer4vivi's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Quality of writing

4.5/5

Pace

2/5

Favourite character

N/A

Ending

2/5

This book started strong with some gore elements, and I got to see the type of messed-up characters we were dealing with. Lapvona made me feel thankful that I was not born during those times in which the story takes place, as I know this book was just scratching the surface of what society was like. The book fell flat for me near the end, and I somewhat pushed myself to get through it but the writing was what really impressed me.