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A review by ahartfullofbooks
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
2.0
I don’t really know what to say about this one. It’s a bleak story set in medieval Europe about terrible people doing terrible things and that’s about it. It’s well written and I didn’t hate it but I didn’t necessarily enjoy myself either. What a weird book.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail