Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

340 reviews

lizzymcalpine's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

mixed feelings with this one. kinda feel like the plot was lost about 3/4 of the way through the book, but at the same time the ending felt predetermined. 
so much to explore and reflect on about the exploitation of the poor and women, about morality and its role in religion, religious justification, governmental neglect. definitely a thinker book, but left me wanting closure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

miafromorchardstreet's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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? Yes

3.5

moshfegh continues to be a genius, but this one made me too nauseous to rate it any higher than this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Bullying and Pedophilia

bubwub's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

1.75

I could not put it down for the first 1/3. But by the halfway mark, it felt cheap and hollow. Eh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

jheriro's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

2.75

A phenomenally written extremely uncomfortable book. The way she cycles through character perspectives effortlessly makes this book a quick read. Dark and almost blasé but that’s what I’d expect from this author. It’s not necessary to have a deep understanding of Christianity but think it would help with some of the symbolism within the book. Overall, just not a book I enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abortion

v_ganczar's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Abandonment

kagebrain's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

This is a very dark book, with bad people and bad things happening to them and innocent people alike. If you aren't in the right mindset for this book, please be careful. That being said, it has a fascinating world and exploration of its people, so it's worth a read if you can.

mangonana's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

ew ??? omg ?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kaiabellamy's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely bizarre and brilliant. I devoured this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

ellakate_25's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Moshfegh tells a surface level story about religion and human nature that has been told before with worse characters and a boring plot.

To put it plainly i did not like this book. It was so boring. The provocative details just felt so unnecessary. Every character annoyed me to no end and were written in a kids movie villain type of way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

hunterpatersonn_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence