Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

98 reviews

paigehf's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Gore, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Physical abuse, Death, Body horror, Rape, Incest, Suicide, Abortion, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Self harm, Bullying, Child abuse, and Drug use

uranuz's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Physical abuse, Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence

rosie_tyl_er's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

all of these characters are bonkers cray cray and i didn't like any of them but it was still a really fast read, and i couldn't put the book down ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Gore, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Death, Cannibalism, and Sexual content

lyricdeletedherinsta's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Gore, Pregnancy, Suicide, Incest, Blood, Sexual violence, Classism, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Drug use

autumngrace08's review against another edition

Bad and disgusting. It’s as if the author thought that writing all known atrocities made them a good writer. It doesn’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Vomit, Child abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Body horror, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Rape, Incest, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

blau_elmo's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

1.0

Just feels like cheap folk horror to me, without real substance. Disturbing things happen throughout the book, revolting things, in fact. Abuse, greed, poverty, hunger and so much breastfeeding for some reason??

The problem is that all this grotesquerie leads to no real pay off. Things just happen for the sake of cheap shock, and then before you know it, the ending comes, and you're left feeling ambivalent.

The world isn't particularly enrapturing either, just a generic feudal village.

I kind of really hate this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Sexual content

lau_charest'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Excrement, Blood, Vomit, Suicide, Physical abuse, Gore, Cannibalism, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Child death, Rape, Murder, and Incest

v333spertine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Classism, Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Death, Body horror, Violence, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Gore, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pedophilia, Rape, Cannibalism, and Excrement

Moderate: Self harm

saintesasha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

Such a thrilling and gripping read, but it definitely will not be for everybody. Moshfegh skillfully conveys the horrors of medieval life while leaning into mysticism and the influence of religion, sexuality, and the taboo. I devoured this in less than 24 hours - I found myself shocked yet riveted by the complex characters. Moshfegh richly describes the town and citizens of Lapvona, and it only took a few pages to become fully immersed in her descriptions of the world Jude, Marek and Villiam inhabit. The reflections of the meaning of religion and how religion is used to manipulate but also provide hope for those who suffer was very interesting and navigated in an interesting way. 

This novel was very refreshing and I personally loved reading such a depraved novel that teeters between a thriller, fantasy and horror novel! This book is probably best suited to those who can cope with confronting and long passages about violence/sexual assault and content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Blood, Rape, Cannibalism, Incest, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Vomit

reading_112's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Murder, Sexual content, Animal death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Cursing, Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny