Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

241 reviews

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

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

koisgreentea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

LOVE LOVE LOVE 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cannibalism, Blood, Body shaming, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Death

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

laurenleannereads's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Animal death

cwbillings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

I forced myself to read this in a day and I’m so glad I did. I truly love it. It’s exceptional. But this story is not one you can carry in your mind for long. It’s heavy. It’s demented. And the allegorical messages are superbly written. I’d recommend reading this if you’ve got a strong stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Violence, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Gore, Sexism, and Sexual content

liv_1810's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

This book was a whole rollercoaster, and there were times I had to put it down to digest what I’d just read. But I loved how provocative it was and how it really made me sit and think deeply about what I was reading. The morally grey (if not completely immoral) characters were written so well and so deeply that it was hauntingly perfect. Definitely not for the faint-hearted but beautifully done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Gore, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Cannibalism, and Death

Moderate: Incest, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

klilla's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Child death