Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

213 reviews

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

sallak's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Murder, Kidnapping, Incest, Body horror, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Rape, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Gore, Death of parent, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship

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

paperbackinmybackpack's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Excrement, Pedophilia, Rape, Body horror, Cannibalism, Abortion, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Ableism, and Blood

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

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.75

Disgusting, excellent, ruthless critique. I thought it would be challenging religion but instead it illuminated the damage done from ignorance and selfishness. The writing was excellent, and the imagery stays with you. Not for the squeamish though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Sexual violence, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Animal death, Addiction, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

emjuddz's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Abortion

august_18's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Blood, and Abortion

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Grief, and Sexism

theperksofbeingabooklover's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

The struggle I have with writing my review is ... where the hell is the story going, and what's the importance? I do get the point of it but it still felt like it lacked depth and meaning somehow..? In the end, it felt like a waste, which was disappointing because I enjoyed the unsettling characters and setting of the story. I oddly enjoyed reading it until I got to the end and realized that was.. it... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Classism, Abortion, and Sexual assault

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