Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

598 reviews

hannaheperry's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Classism

Minor: Excrement and Death of parent

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

gingerrogers's review against another edition

dark 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

1.5

I enjoyed Eileen, a different novel by the same author even though it was also dark and had unlikeable characters, however this one was disturbing but also boring and disappointing at the same time

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Cannibalism

nasolireads's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

This book felt like a fever dream filled with the most gruesome and depraved things you could ever think of. I found it interesting and wanted to know if it was going to end up more messed up than how it started. But the ending fell flat and it got kind of boring. Even with the little reveal at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Cannibalism

j4sper_maca's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Murder

buud_w0rm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I couldn’t put it down but at the same time it was hard to read at some points.Not sure if I’d recommend it to anyone but it somehow felt fitting for October.The ending is

fucking

crazy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

hick's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Abortion, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Excrement and Fire/Fire injury

jesslynnking's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Rape, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy

shay_talksbooks's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

Borrowed from my local library

I don't know where to start with reviewing this book: it was all vibes, no plot. And I didn't particularly like the vibes!

Filled with the most horrid characters, behaving in the worst of ways and doing vile things to each other. The writing was good, and I got a decent impression of this medieval village (which felt somewhere in Eastern Europe) and the people who lived there. Their struggle and starvation was clear as crops failed & rain refused to fall, and the contrast between those in power and those without during that period was made clear. The author made some very valid points about how those in power keep it, and how those without often end up blaming each other instead of those truly responsible - but it was very loosely done and sometimes felt like it tipped into satire and back out again, which I wasn't sure on.

Although the writing itself was engaging, the content turned my stomach at times. Some of those moments felt necessary to show a characters desperation, but others felt like they were put in purely for impact/gross factor/trauma p*rn.

It's not a long book (only about 300 pages), however it took me forever to read because it left me feeling heavy and icky each time I entered the story. I've rated 2☆ but I may revise that in time. It's definitely a book that will stick in my mind, although maybe not for the reasons I want it to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Cannibalism, and Murder

lanamackreads's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic