Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

243 reviews

kayarosee's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a weird book. And I don’t think there was really any meaning behind anything. I genuinely think Moshfegh wrote this book just to weird people out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Murder

vonny_coy's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

First book I've read by Moshfegh, so I'm not used to how she writes. This was a struggle to read through; there are no chapter breaks, the only breaks you get are with indented paragraphs spaced apart, the book wasn't really focused on a plot in particular, and despite the blurb on the back describing occult happenings there was little to none. Overall, the book is filled with misery and the suffering of all the characters involved in a telling of a fictional historic medieval town, and the only technical plot point that barely keeps the story going.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

mosswood's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

2.0

Not the type of historical fiction I normally read and I absolutely loved the historical context that surrounded the plot, it was beautifully immersive. However, the plot wasn’t for me, I didn’t feel the stakes were high, I wasn’t emotionally interested in the characters, and it felt that being gruesome was just for shock than plot honestly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, Suicide, and Torture

uranuz's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Physical abuse, Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence

quirkko24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, Cannibalism, Excrement, Violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Infertility, Gore, Child death, Blood, Suicide, Incest, Religious bigotry, Body horror, and Animal death

Minor: Vomit, Pedophilia, and Torture

avamariearm'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

2.75

Not my favorite, although the plot was creative. Unexpectedly super dark and confusing at times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Abortion, and Cannibalism

pickledllama'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

1.25

This book felt violent for violence sake. I despised it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

beth_mullier's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

2.0

A book for people that are obsessed with the Banshies of Inisherin  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Rape, Child death, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Animal death

streetmuseums's review against another edition

this was just vile with no plot! i tried but it just wasn't redeeming itself, moshfegh is clearly preoccupied with shock factor. this is the 2nd and last of her books i'll ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Self harm

lyricdeletedherinsta's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Gore, Pregnancy, Suicide, Incest, Blood, Sexual violence, Classism, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Drug use