Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

46 reviews

c_aitli_n's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Kidnapping, Self harm, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Sexual assault

scarfires's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gore, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Torture, Suicide, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Abortion, Ableism, Mental illness, Grief, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Abandonment

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

kendalsbookcase's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Ableism, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Incest, and Kidnapping

Minor: Miscarriage, Excrement, Pedophilia, Suicide, Abortion, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

seanamcphie's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Child death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Ableism, Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Suicide, Violence, Body shaming, Death of parent, Excrement, Sexual violence, Incest, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Classism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

fionagerman's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

I dont really know what I just read. It was a good read though. Seeing how people are created and formed through the way society sees them and how they see society was interesting. Absolutely everyone is terrible in this book, some through no fault of their own for sure but they still do horrible things to themselves, to each other. Placing it in ( I assume) Medieval europe is an interesting choice since I think it allows you to see clearly how it doesn't really matter what time period you're in, people are gonna people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

issyd23's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0

Elites use religion and class to control masses 3🍇 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Classism, Torture, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Incest, Gore, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Rape, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide

memegi's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicide, Body horror, Rape, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Kidnapping, Child death, Pedophilia, and Incest

aweso10's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.25

this the most disturbing shi i've read in a long time. props to ottessa mosfegh for creating theee most horrifying images in my head i guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Gore, Death, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, and Sexism

Minor: Incest

jabberwalky's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

A window into the generously disturbing part of humanity or lack there of. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Misogyny, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Incest, Pregnancy, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Abortion, and Cannibalism

Minor: Cursing