Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

107 reviews

ileniis_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Incest, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Abandonment

scarfires's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gore, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Torture, Suicide, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Abortion, Ableism, Mental illness, Grief, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Abandonment

lonnie_rockwithfrog's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage

riesigeratte's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Rape, Gore, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, Death, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Child death, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

nixieba25f's review against another edition

dark slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Self harm

porporina's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexism, Vomit, Bullying, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Ableism, Abortion, Cannibalism, Child death, Excrement, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, and Violence

racl's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

2.0

It meanders and feels less a story with a plot than an examination of the community it focuses on for a year. There are moments of death and horror but they don't have a purpose in the larger picture that I found. There's no growth, just repetition, and while that itself can be an interesting story, it's too scattered to leave an impact in this case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Animal death, Classism, Death, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Death of parent, Abortion, and Body shaming

Minor: Incest and Miscarriage

specificwonderland's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Gruuuuuuuuesome. I didn't have any idea where this was going and I went along for the ride. I read this in 2 bus rides to and from work, and then was so engrossed I had to sit on the couch and finish the last 50 pages. I'm also reading The Year of Rest and Relaxation and I really like the way Moshfegh writes. I'd read anything she wrote. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Incest, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Rape

swamphag42069's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This was on a "wtf did I just read" list and I mean, that really says it all. Wtf did I just read. Haven't felt this weird since seeing Midsommar for the first time, which I think is a cool thing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Torture, Abandonment, Abortion, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Animal death, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Slavery, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

erenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.75

this definitely was one of the books i’ve read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Cannibalism, Classism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, Incest, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Classism, and Excrement

Minor: Miscarriage