Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

82 reviews

hounded's review against another edition

dark tense

4.5

Really good and very disturbing. At first I felt very lost in some parts of the book but it ended neatly and gave me a reason to re-read it and think about it even more! The characters were so good and consistent. It was a strange experience reading it but a recommended one. Look at the trigger warnings before reading!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Cannibalism, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Rape, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Vomit

gloebugg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I throughly enjoyed this book, although it is dark and twisted and all of the characters are really awful people. The story is engaging and I couldn't put it down!
I felt like it was Game of Thrones in setting and topics, with the mysticism of Pans Labyrinth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Child abuse, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Rape, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Animal death, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, and Vomit

captainyaht's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, and Murder

gabi_06's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Incest, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cannibalism, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child death

hoole95'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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

bellepierson's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Rape

Minor: Abortion

geraldinerowe's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I'm not entirely sure what this book was about, but I enjoyed it. Yes, the book is gory and unpleasant at times, but not unnecessarily so as It's set in unpleasant times (although not quite in our universe as there are magical elements). The masses being kept in poverty by an idiot man-child ruler advised by a self-serving hypocrite could be a story for our time, as it could for pretty much any other time. Power corrupts. The consequences of blind faith. Any of these things could be the message of Lapvona. Whatever the case, I'll miss this grumpy bunch of characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Rape

kirareads02'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book was so weird and disgusting but I couldn't stop listening to it. There wad no real sense of plot or movement really it was basically a year in lapvona. 

I don't know what I expected from the ending but it was very fitting. 

Just a weird story and I loved it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cannibalism, Confinement, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Ableism, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Rape, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Abortion, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Alcohol, Classism, Blood, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Pedophilia

Minor: Vomit

missymaus's review against another edition

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

2.25

One of the most grotesque books I've ever read. Interesting but definitely not for the faint of heart/stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Bullying, Classism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gore, Colonisation, Death, Child death, Abortion, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Religious bigotry, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Incest, Excrement, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit