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Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

101 reviews

mahhias's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

What a book! Such a new perspective and storytelling. This is my first Ottessa book and  I loved Moshfegh’s techniques in story telling!  

 I will say however that I felt the book lacked some good-quality writing, there was stilted, almost blunt dialogue, and it made the experience a bit frail. The plot was a bit more mediocre than I expected and there was nothing remotely off-putting or grotesque as people were suggesting. Had my hopes very HIGH: so I was utterly disappointed by this. I think a lot of people say this since it’s probably their first book with this sort of sensitive topics and odd, wicked elements. 
So, people, don’t be so sensitive. You guys have not read books that are GROTESQUE and truly DISGUSTING yet. Do not be that dramatic. There is so many books out there that would perfectly fit the description that Lapvona is depicted as way better. 

I am fond of Lapvona in a way: but it’s not enough for me to really, really like it: there is gross imagery, most of it relating to bodily fluids and excrement, which I found super: disgusting (and this is the only disgusting thing I found in this book even though I was promised more)  and it’s darkly comedic prose, which I did liked this, sometimes, but it was done so many times that I found it super banal.

I feel this book could’ve been a bit better: but overall, this book was enjoyable and it had me very motivated to keep reading. Had me disappointed: of course, but It’s so bleak and satisfying at times. Good book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Cannibalism, Ableism, Pedophilia, Incest, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder, Miscarriage, Excrement, Drug use, Blood, Death, Abortion, Self harm, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting and Suicidal thoughts

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

emilymyra's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Abortion, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

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

bloupibloupreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Imagine having top quality ingredients and yet still baking a disastrous cake because you can’t follow the recipe correctly. This was my opinion on Ottessa Moshfegh’s “My Year of Rest and Relaxation”. This opinion still stands with her latest book, Lapnova. 

The intrigue picked my curiosity, the idea in itself is great but the way Moshfegh worked around with it was just not it. It’s always tell, never shown, the book is trying to be “something” deep in a way but completely fails because there is no substance, there’s nothing concrete in this story. 

For My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh just scratched  the top of an amazing idea with her fingernail and never tried to go deeper, here she sprinkles a semblance of deeper knowledge onto a great idea, she works around it never on it. She adds stuff here and there, left and right to the story that just makes everything feel a little bit too much. The book just comes off as trying too hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

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

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

ameliethemoomin'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

4.0

don't read this book while eating food it made me feel so incredibly sick ms moshfegh you are amazing and this was a deeply horrible book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Murder, Violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pedophilia, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Incest

caitlynholl's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Violence, Gore, Self harm, Incest, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Rape