Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

263 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

amirahazhar's review against another edition

1.0

A lot of details on excrement and shit. Loads of grape, sexual harassment, incest, regurgitated food, eyeballs, cannibalism ...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Incest, Rape, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

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

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

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

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

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

cheuksin's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Generally one of the most disturbing books I’ve ever read. I hated every single one the characters

(except lispeth, dibra Agata they were mostly innocent bc as far as I can remember)

. I was told it was weird but wow was I shocked at this true extent of how bizarre and uncomfortable it would be. One of the most in depth books when it comes to critiques of religion, patriarchy and capitalism and just overall so well thought out

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Animal death, Gore, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Abortion, Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Incest

Minor: Excrement and Miscarriage