Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

576 reviews

corebooks's review against another edition

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2.0

Otessa is a sickenly good writer. Many of the events are out of my comfort zone. Sometimes i went to bed and was unable to sleep bc of how disgusting a chapter was.

 Yet, i couldn't stop. 

She shines a microscope on a degeneracy of men, the mass poverty inherent to a fiefdom, the dirt, grime, sickness, and violence of it all. Nothing is off the table. 

Then, the part with pedophilia and rape came, and i could no longer say that i truly enjoyed this tale.

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adampjt's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective

5.0


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cleotheo's review against another edition

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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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mreinstadtler's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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missmarycrawford's review against another edition

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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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amirahazhar's review against another edition

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1.0

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

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misterbugman's review against another edition

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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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smurphy5337's review against another edition

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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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jamiewagenknecht's review against another edition

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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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kimipr's review against another edition

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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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