Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

161 reviews

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

franniiia'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, and Excrement

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Cannibalism

botulinum's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.25

Disgusting. If I had a gun to my head and told to recommend this, I’d say pull the trigger. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Incest, Murder, Sexism, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Incest, Abortion, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Classism, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

toujours753's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Chronic illness, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Torture, Vomit, Gaslighting, Excrement, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Infertility, Incest, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Stalking

makayla_m812's review against another edition

dark 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: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Animal death, Infertility, Death of parent, Gore, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicide

veerau's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

How gross! (positive) 

TW for pretty much everything in existence, perhaps even more

Glad I read it, now my eyes can be glad nothing I'll ever read from this point on will be as disgusting 😃👍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse, Rape, Abortion, Child death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Slavery, Classism, Death, Pregnancy, Animal death, Excrement, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Religious bigotry

lucajgrainger's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Classism, Abandonment, Rape, Death, Animal death, Incest, Sexual violence, Body horror, and Violence

maddievoll's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-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

3.5

I have such mixed feelings. I love the message of this novel and what it stands for but it was hard to read. At times it was boring or repetitive. I enjoyed the ending of this novel and love this author. Worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexism, Suicide, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Rape, Abandonment, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Animal death, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

kayla_wikaryasz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

0.5

This book was gross. Not even in a good way. Clearly this author is talented, but the story was so perverse that it seemed they were just going for shock value. I only finished it because I invested too much time into it already, and was hopeful that it would at least end in a meaningful way. It didn't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Blood, Mental illness, Death, Animal death, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical trauma, Gore, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Violence, Sexism, Miscarriage, Self harm, Religious bigotry, and Animal cruelty