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bibliocinephile's review against another edition
4.0
wow....this is so intense. the fact that ottessa uses free indirect discourse to make warped, lonely views of the world seem like facts in her narration is so haunting. her word choice is striking and i liked the fact that this was more character driven than plot driven
mars_clutter's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lit_laugh_luv's review against another edition
4.0
I surprisingly really enjoyed this! It absolutely is as disgusting and horrific as people claim it to be, and in general the cast of characters are intensely dislikable (by design). Relative to other work by Moshfegh this is certainly more immersive - the inner workings of the Village of Lapvona were interesting to see and I liked how some of the subplots connected. It was somewhat predictable towards the latter half but the increasingly surreal and religious undertones were interesting!
"But a person should never judge someone else's faith. Nobody knows the truth. Perhaps hell is a tiny place, a single flame."
"But a person should never judge someone else's faith. Nobody knows the truth. Perhaps hell is a tiny place, a single flame."
missmarycrawford's review against another edition
dark
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Child abuse
Minor: Child death
mi_mi99's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-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
4.0
mglietz'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
amirahazhar's review against another edition
1.0
A lot of details on excrement and shit. Loads of grape, sexual harassment, incest, regurgitated food, eyeballs, cannibalism ...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Incest, Rape, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy
bengaliyaoi's review against another edition
2.0
so I came to the reviews and I was shocked by the amount of people that were like ooooooh the grape scene is soooo visceral and ooooh the cannibalism meanwhile I was just like oh… that was important? i think the book just, from the get-go, desensitized me to like poopenfarten stuff so when those things do happen I had no real reaction. so sick of coming to novels reading 5-star reviews like “this was deeply dark and disturbing” and actually reading the book and finding it boring in its banality
kaleereads's review against another edition
i can’t give this book a rating. i can’t even tell you if i liked it or hated it? all i know is, yorgos lanthimos should be looking at adapting this over MYORAR