Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

65 reviews

adampjt's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Grief, Child death, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Animal death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Excrement, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage and Incest

cleotheo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Holier than thou.
You are in for a ride. Lots of Christianity in here, but not in a missionary sort of way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Incest, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Infidelity, Self harm, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage

lizzyamurray's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Gross but hooked me from the start. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Body horror, and Death

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

makayla_m812's review

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

kittycatcaitlyn's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Blood, Abortion, Child death, Death, and Cannibalism

b00murded's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

kind of disgusting in a "car crash you can't look away from" kind of way 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Blood, Child death, Self harm, Body shaming, Death, Incest, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Death of parent

hedsek's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

A train wreck I couldn't look away from but in the end I wonder if there's any point to this book. Idk it just feels over the top ironic with how meaningless all the violence and gore is when all it seems to say is religion bad and humans bad.

Maybe it's because I'm used to fucked up stuff from reading Dutch literature but it's not as shocking as some reviews make it out. Still, unpleasant stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Excrement, Murder, Rape, Body horror, Classism, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Animal death, Child death, Self harm, Sexism, Pedophilia, Ableism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Suicide, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

safiewafie's review against another edition

challenging dark 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: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Rape, Abortion, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Excrement, Death, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny and Miscarriage

baileyherman's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Child death, Incest, Mental illness, Gore, Rape, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent