Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

88 reviews

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

sarahsbookss's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Vomit, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, Incest, Animal death, Self harm, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Sexual assault

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

mburnsides's review against another edition

I regret picking this up. Its genuinely gross and made me uncomfortable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Abortion and Excrement

belle_oftheball's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

Impossible to rate with stars. Great book, hated every minute of it. It takes a great author to write something this upsetting and also worthy of the time and effort to get though it. Give it a try if you want to feel bad, read about gross things, and write "ugh," "gross," and "Jeeeesus" in the margins every few pages.

*EDIT* I'm adding a star rating because I haven't stopped thinking about it since I read it. Unforgettable book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Miscarriage, Death, Drug use, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Rape

gigette's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Wild. Dark. Disturbing. I don’t know how many “what-the-fucks” i’ve said. No likable characters (except for Lispeth maybe?). This is so good and intriguing though, it will either leave you wanting for more or just rage quit the damn book 🤣

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Grief, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Cursing, Vomit, Misogyny, Gore, Child death, Blood, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

princesspunkass's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Death, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Body horror, Murder, Abortion, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

horrorandmagic's review against another edition

dark tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Gore, Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Animal death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicide, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Grief, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

caidyn's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What a bizarre, difficult to rate book. It felt like a big character study of this small, medieval town. And very fucked up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Cannibalism

quietlex's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-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

5.0

I loved this book. It’s disturbing, uncomfortable, and makes you feel icky inside, but it is written beautifully. So many horrible things happen- sexual assault, imprisonment, suicide, cannibalism, murder, drought, starvation, greed, religious trauma… and lots more I won’t mention, this book has it all. You hate every character, yet can’t wait to turn the page to see what they do next. Nothing is predictable, besides maybe the legitimacy of heirs. Trigger warnings galore, but a captivating story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Incest, Child death, Cannibalism, Rape, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual assault, Grief, Excrement, Animal death, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Murder