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A review by nolalee
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
4.0
No one writes the disgusting, walking, talking, scientific experiment that is the human body quite like Ottessa Moshfegh.
Lapvona is a novel that lingers like the stench of a rotten potato lost in your pantry; something is rancid but you aren't sure what.
Every perspective narrative is unreliable and every character is the worst version of themselves. Moshfegh has created a Hieronymus Bosch painting of horrors with words.
Lapvona is a novel that lingers like the stench of a rotten potato lost in your pantry; something is rancid but you aren't sure what.
Every perspective narrative is unreliable and every character is the worst version of themselves. Moshfegh has created a Hieronymus Bosch painting of horrors with words.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Death of parent