Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

43 reviews

mnatale100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

vvabecca's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

ameya's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest

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

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

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

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

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

Minor: Vomit

abi_ch0m's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

nixieba25f'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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

erenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

this definitely was one of the books i’ve read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage

belle_oftheball's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

Impossible to rate with stars. Great book, hated every minute of it. It takes a great author to write something this upsetting and also worthy of the time and effort to get though it. Give it a try if you want to feel bad, read about gross things, and write "ugh," "gross," and "Jeeeesus" in the margins every few pages.

*EDIT* I'm adding a star rating because I haven't stopped thinking about it since I read it. Unforgettable book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

seanamcphie's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism