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Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

126 reviews

rosie_tyl_er's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

all of these characters are bonkers cray cray and i didn't like any of them but it was still a really fast read, and i couldn't put the book down ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bloupibloupreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.0

Imagine having top quality ingredients and yet still baking a disastrous cake because you can’t follow the recipe correctly. This was my opinion on Ottessa Moshfegh’s “My Year of Rest and Relaxation”. This opinion still stands with her latest book, Lapnova. 

The intrigue picked my curiosity, the idea in itself is great but the way Moshfegh worked around with it was just not it. It’s always tell, never shown, the book is trying to be “something” deep in a way but completely fails because there is no substance, there’s nothing concrete in this story. 

For My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh just scratched  the top of an amazing idea with her fingernail and never tried to go deeper, here she sprinkles a semblance of deeper knowledge onto a great idea, she works around it never on it. She adds stuff here and there, left and right to the story that just makes everything feel a little bit too much. The book just comes off as trying too hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Excrement, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

v333spertine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Self harm

reading_112's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ameliethemoomin's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

don't read this book while eating food it made me feel so incredibly sick ms moshfegh you are amazing and this was a deeply horrible book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

caitlynholl's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence

allisonz6's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

1.5

what the actual f was that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage

gia0203's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

As someone who has a complicated relationship with religion/faith, I really enjoyed the themes in this. I particularly enjoyed the use of the seasons (Summer being the most effective). 

However, as we moved towards the end of the novel, the pace slowed down, and the narrative became more dull, ultimately leading to an ending I didn’t find satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

eemily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

jazthegreat's review against another edition

dark medium-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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy