A review by lameura
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

As always I love a bit of dark and grotesque storytelling, superbly well written but lacking a solid plot I feel. All the characters were unlikable in their own right, but in themselves feel justified in their actions, making this a difficult read at certain points. 

The observations of the characters and the story itself felt very distanced, making some of the more brutal scenes more palatable but for themes like this I almost want to be viscerally disgusted and not

watching a rape from the rapists POV

if you get me? 

Anyway, still a great piece of storytelling and would recommend for fans of the genre.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Emotional abuse, Incest, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal death, Bullying, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault