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Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

592 reviews

emilychristina'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

is there a single character with any redeeming qualities in this book? absolutely not. does the plot move along in an enjoyable and captivating way? the plot has left the room. does the author allude to a supposed 2nd christ child being flung off a cliff? allegedly. someone said they felt like ottessa moshfegh was trying to waterboard the reader and it's absolutely true and yet i'm giving it 4 stars. no i cannot and will not elaborate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, and Abortion

Minor: Body horror and Vomit

tastytakoyaki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Excrement, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

lilylivresque's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Utterly disturbing yet—whether due to the deplorable characters and their plights, or the embrace of the natural sublime—I could not put this book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

fanni_ambr_'s review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Maiming, extreme religious guilt

nicoleannreads's review against another edition

Dark, and incredibly disturbing, but not in an interesting way. Honestly, I can’t handle something this bleak, and kept dreading picking it up. I was going to finish it for a reading challenge, but decided life is too short. 
This might be for someone, but it’s not for me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Vomit, and Cannibalism

gatocario's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Violence, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and Abandonment

erikaraz's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

zabz0013's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.75

Spend through it to not linger on the horrors of this book, The Great type energy but much more graphic and GoT level sex. Definitely gives you something to chew on

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mikuish's review against another edition

dark fast-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

3.5

Not sure what to say after finishing Lapvona. It definitely kept me interested throughout the read. World-building is good and so is the writing. But reflecting on it, while there are clear themes (religion, authority, etc) and ideas you could pull from it, I don’t think it has enough substance. This goes particularly for the sexual assault in the story. It doesn’t feel out of place but it does make me wonder what Moshfegh’s intent was in including it, or if there was much intent beyond telling you a bit more about the characters and the horror/disgust factor. Ultimately you can find media of all kinds that include these topics on the internet. I’m not sure what would place Lapvona above the others aside from better (but not amazing) execution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Incest

aviary's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

read 12/19/24

read this because my friend recommended it to me. texted her halfway through asking why the hell she recommended it to me, and she said she hadn't gotten far in it yet LOL. very wild content, but the way the author presents the society and the strong flaws within the society was really interesting and intense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Abortion, and Classism