A review by polysemy
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.

I found the book too triggering and bleak for me. I understand that the purpose was to disgust and alienate the reader, but it did this too well for me to find it redeemable. The graphic description of rape was the last straw for me and I just couldn’t continue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Classism