Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

377 reviews

adampjt's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Grief, Child death, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Animal death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Excrement, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage and Incest

cleotheo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Holier than thou.
You are in for a ride. Lots of Christianity in here, but not in a missionary sort of way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Incest, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Infidelity, Self harm, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage

missmarycrawford's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Child abuse

Minor: Child death

misterbugman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Torture, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Incest, and Stalking

smurphy5337's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

2.5

Depravity and gore and destruction for no apparent narrative reason other than to simply be so extreme it is unsettling. Very difficult to read plot and content wise. Boo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Excrement, Gore, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Incest

jamiewagenknecht's review against another edition

too many content warnings are needed for this - if you’re into that sort of thing then its definitely worth a read but i dont have the stomach for some of the themes anymore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Excrement, Child death, Animal death, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

kimipr's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Abortion, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Child death, Rape, Cannibalism, Death, Incest, Slavery, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

miathy's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

This book has amazing writing, and I often found myself having to put the book down and return to it later because of the gruesome horrors imprinted through the language. 
Horror isn't a genre I typically read, but Moshfegh's beautiful style of writing is one that I definitely enjoyed. 

However, I found myself losing interest in the second half of the book. It felt as though the development and journey of the characters fell short through their abrupt deaths.

In the end, I really was expecting more, and it felt a more forced read in the end for me.
This ultimately comes down to reading practices and the atmosphere one is looking for when they're going in for a read. I wasn't reading this to analyse or really to engage my brain at all, and saw it as more of an avenue for entertainment, and this felt like a missed opportunity. 

This book is so character focused, and the result is an array of equally complex and compelling characters, each with their own backstory and ability to alter the course of the plot. 
I think this is where I lost the direction of the story, because so much of it extends to the village of Lapovna as a whole. As the story progressed, more and more characters were introduced, developed and explained, but I wasn't able to find a connecting link outside the physical acquaintances and relationships between the characters. 

I think I definitely have to revisit this book in another time, but it seems that horror is just not something I can handle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

emmayoung95's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Child abuse, Vomit, Self harm, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Incest, Physical abuse, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

lizzyamurray's review against another edition

dark medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Gross but hooked me from the start. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Body horror, and Death