A review by canascorner
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

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

3.5

This story was beautiful and chaotic. The MC is as unreliable and aggravating as she is vulnerable and pitiful. It’s so hard to understand her train of thought because she is so paranoid but it’s so easy to go along with her logic. It was impossible to not get swept up in the mystery because of the lack of differentiation in what she was creating and what was actually happening. This writing is so beautiful. I was immersed in the story and found myself being paranoid right along with her.   
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