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annvalentine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death and Fatphobia
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
hannahmager98's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
seawarrior's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death
Minor: Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Terminal illness
sydexo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
You stay with Vesta the whole time after she discovers a note reading:
“Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn’t me. Here is her dead body.”
You follow along with her action and inner monologue as she uncovers what happened to this girl who was potentially murdered.
A story with touching quotes, a lovable dog named Charlie, plus themes of grief, madness, murder, and more.
I always have mixed feelings with Ottessa Moshfegh’s work because she has a way of writing unlikable, unreliable, and unattractive characters. However, I don’t think it’s as effective when she writes about “fat” characters. It just usually rubs me personally the wrong way…idk.
It took me soooo long to finally finish this book. Also not sure why, but maybe the pacing or plot wasn’t as pleasing to me as past books?? I enjoyed the second half quite a bit and finally felt myself feeling more intrigued/hooked.
Still searching for my fav Ottessa book
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Fatphobia
hannahlouise_'s review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Excrement
Minor: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship
v1rgo's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
alisha247's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Fatphobia
Minor: Sexual assault